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spoil noun

  /spɔɪl/
  • (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
 byte

spoil verb

  /spɔɪl/
  • (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.]
  • (intransitive, of food or drink) To go bad; to become sour or rancid; to decay. [from 17th c.]
 fördärva

spoiled adjective

  /spɔɪld/
  • (of a person, usually a child) Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering.
 bortskämd, bortklemad
  • (of food) That has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
 skämd

spoils noun

  /spɔɪlz/
säck
too many cooks spoil the broth
ju fler kockar, desto sämre soppa
spare the rod and spoil the child
aga din son medan han är liten, annars agar han dig när han blir stor, den man älskar, agar man
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Ju fler kockar, desto sämre soppa.
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