spoil
verb
/spɔɪl/
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- (transitive) To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable. [from 16th c.]
- (transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]
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gâter,
gâcher
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- (intransitive, of food or drink) To go bad; to become sour or rancid; to decay. [from 17th c.]
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gâter,
tourner
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- (transitive) To prematurely reveal major events or the ending of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing ahead of time as a spoiler.
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dévoiler,
révéler,
spoiler
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spoil
noun
/spɔɪl/
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- (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
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dépouille,
butin
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spoiled
adjective
/spɔɪld/
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- (of a person, usually a child) Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering.
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gâté,
pourri
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spoils
noun
/spɔɪlz/
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- Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage.
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distribution de postes à des membres du parti,
favoritisme
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pillage,
sac
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