spoil

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• /spɔɪl/
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Etymology tree Latin spolium Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin spoliāre Old French espoillierbor. Middle English spoilen English spoil From Middle English spoilen, spuylen, borrowed from Old French espoillier, espollier, espuler, from Latin spoliō, spoliāre (“pillage, ruin, spoil”).

295 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: трофе́й (troféj) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Bulgarian: плячка (pljačka) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Czech: lup — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Czech: kořist — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Dutch: buit — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Finnish: saalis — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Finnish: ryöstösaalis — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Finnish: sotasaalis — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• French: dépouilles — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• French: butin — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Georgian: ნადავლი (nadavli) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• German: Beute — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Greek: λάφυρο (láfyro) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Greek: λεία (leía) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Ancient Greek: σκῦλα (skûla) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Ancient Greek: λάφυρα (láphura) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Ancient Greek: ἕλωρ (hélōr) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Hebrew: שָׁלָל (shalál) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Hungarian: zsákmány — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Irish: aicseam — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Irish: slad — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Italian: bottino — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Japanese: 略奪品 (ryakudatsu-hin) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Japanese: 利権 (riken) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Māori: parakete — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Portuguese: pilhagem — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Portuguese: saque — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Portuguese: butim — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Portuguese: espólio — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Romanian: pradă — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Russian: трофе́й (troféj) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Spanish: botín — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Spanish: expolio — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Spanish: despojo — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Spanish: despojo — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Swedish: byte — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Thai: ของโจร (kɔ̌ɔng-joon) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Turkish: yağma — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Ottoman Turkish: چاپول (çapul) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Ottoman Turkish: تاراج (tarac) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Ottoman Turkish: پلاچقه (plaçka) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Ottoman Turkish: غنیمت (ganimet) — plunder taken from an enemy or victim
• Finnish: jätemassa — material moved
• Finnish: jätemaa — material moved
• Finnish: louhe — material moved
• Finnish: ruoppausmassa — material moved
• German: Abraum — material moved
• German: Schotter — material moved
• German: Aushub — material moved
• Greek: μπάζα (báza) — material moved
• Japanese: 廃棄物 (haiki-butsu) — material moved
• Portuguese: saque — material moved
• Romanian: steril — material moved
• Welsh: rwbel — material moved
• Bulgarian: обирам (obiram) — to strip
• Bulgarian: ограбвам (ograbvam) — to strip
• Catalan: espoliar — to strip
• Galician: esbullar — to strip
• German: plündern — to strip
• Hungarian: kifoszt — to strip
• Hungarian: kirabol — to strip
• Hungarian: elprédál — to strip
• Portuguese: despojar — to strip
• Spanish: expoliar — to strip
• Spanish: despojar — to strip
• Thai: ปล้น (bplôn) — to strip
• Thai: แย่ง (yɛ̂ɛng) — to strip
• Thai: ชิง (ching) — to strip
• Thai: แย่งชิง — to strip
• Arabic: أَفْسَدَ (ʔafsada) — to ruin
• Armenian: փչացնել (pʻčʻacʻnel) — to ruin
• Azerbaijani: korlamaq — to ruin
• Bulgarian: развалям (razvaljam) — to ruin
• Catalan: espatllar — to ruin
• Catalan: fer malbé — to ruin
• Cherokee: ᎠᏲᏍᏗᎭ (ayosdiha) — to ruin
• Chinese Mandarin: 損壞 /损坏 (sǔnhuài) — to ruin
• Chinese Mandarin: 損傷 /损伤 (sǔnshāng) — to ruin
• Czech: zkazit — to ruin
• Czech: zhatit — to ruin
• Dutch: verbrodden — to ruin
• Dutch: verprutsen — to ruin
• Estonian: rikkuma — to ruin
• Finnish: pilata — to ruin
• French: gâter — to ruin
• French: gâcher — to ruin
• North Frisian: ferdiirwe — to ruin
• Galician: estragar — to ruin
• Galician: destragar — to ruin
• Galician: escralacar — to ruin
• Galician: escoletrar — to ruin
• German: ruinieren — to ruin
• German: verderben — to ruin
• German: kaputtmachen — to ruin
• Gothic: 𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (riurjan) — to ruin
• Greek: καταστρέφω (katastréfo) — to ruin
• Greek: αλλοιώνω (alloióno) — to ruin
• Greek: αμαυρώνω (amavróno) — to ruin
• Ancient Greek: φθείρω (phtheírō) — to ruin
• Hebrew: קִלְקֵל (qilqél) — to ruin
• Hungarian: tönkretesz — to ruin
• Hungarian: elront — to ruin
• Hungarian: rongál — to ruin
• Ido: domajar — to ruin
• Irish: mill — to ruin
• Irish: loit — to ruin
• Italian: rovinare — to ruin
• Japanese: 台無しにする (dainashi ni suru) — to ruin
• Japanese: 傷める (itameru) — to ruin
• Japanese: 傷つける (kidzutsukeru) — to ruin
• Japanese: だめにする (dame ni suru) — to ruin
• Japanese: こわす (kowasu) — to ruin
• Korean: 망치다 (mangchida) — to ruin
• Māori: kōpeka — to ruin
• Māori: whakapirau — to ruin
• Polish: psuć — to ruin
• Polish: zepsuć — to ruin
• Portuguese: estragar — to ruin
• Portuguese: arruinar — to ruin
• Romanian: strica — to ruin
• Romanian: ruina — to ruin
• Romanian: distruge — to ruin
• Russian: по́ртить (pórtitʹ) — to ruin
• Russian: испо́ртить (ispórtitʹ) — to ruin
• Russian: поврежда́ть (povreždátʹ) — to ruin
• Russian: повреди́ть (povredítʹ) — to ruin
• Sicilian: sbinnari — to ruin
• Spanish: dañar — to ruin
• Spanish: arruinar — to ruin
• Spanish: echar a perder — to ruin
• Spanish: estropear — to ruin
• Spanish: dar al traste — to ruin
• Swedish: fördärva — to ruin
• Tamil: பாழ் (pāḻ) — to ruin
• Thai: ทําลาย (tam-laai) — to ruin
• Thai: ทําให้เสียหาย (tam-hâi-sǐia-hǎai) — to ruin
• Turkish: mahvetmek — to ruin
• Turkish: bozmak — to ruin
• Ukrainian: псува́ти (psuváty) — to ruin
• Welsh: difetha — to ruin
• Welsh: andwyo — to ruin
• Zazaki: alıznen — to ruin
• Arabic: دَلَّلَ (dallala) — to coddle or pamper
• Arabic: غَنَّجَ (ḡannaja) — to coddle or pamper
• Armenian: լկստացնել (lkstacʻnel) — to coddle or pamper
• Armenian: լկստել (lkstel) — to coddle or pamper
• Armenian: երես տալ — to coddle or pamper
• Bulgarian: разглезвам (razglezvam) — to coddle or pamper
• Catalan: consentir — to coddle or pamper
• Catalan: mimar — to coddle or pamper
• Chinese Mandarin: 溺愛 /溺爱 (nì'ài) — to coddle or pamper
• Czech: rozmazlit — to coddle or pamper
• Dutch: verwennen — to coddle or pamper
• Dutch: bederven — to coddle or pamper
• Finnish: pilata — to coddle or pamper
• Finnish: hemmotella — to coddle or pamper
• Finnish: lelliä — to coddle or pamper
• French: gâter — to coddle or pamper
• Galician: badar — to coddle or pamper
• Galician: aprouguer — to coddle or pamper
• Galician: aprouver — to coddle or pamper
• Galician: engouxar — to coddle or pamper
• Galician: ameiroar — to coddle or pamper
• German: verwöhnen — to coddle or pamper
• German: verziehen — to coddle or pamper
• Greek: κακομαθαίνω (kakomathaíno) — to coddle or pamper
• Greek: καλομαθαίνω (kalomathaíno) — to coddle or pamper
• Greek: χαλάω (chaláo) — to coddle or pamper
• Hebrew: פינק (pinéq) — to coddle or pamper
• Hungarian: elkényeztet — to coddle or pamper
• Hungarian: kényeztet — to coddle or pamper
• Indonesian: memanjakan — to coddle or pamper
• Indonesian: manja — to coddle or pamper
• Ingrian: raisata — to coddle or pamper
• Irish: mill — to coddle or pamper
• Irish: loit — to coddle or pamper
• Italian: viziare — to coddle or pamper
• Japanese: 甘やかす (amayakasu) — to coddle or pamper
• Marathi: बिघडवणे (bighḍavṇe) — to coddle or pamper
• Nepali: उमाल्नु (umālnu) — to coddle or pamper
• Portuguese: mimar — to coddle or pamper
• Romanian: răsfăța — to coddle or pamper
• Russian: балова́ть (balovátʹ) — to coddle or pamper
• Russian: ба́ловать (bálovatʹ) — to coddle or pamper
• Russian: избалова́ть (izbalovátʹ) — to coddle or pamper
• Russian: изба́ловать (izbálovatʹ) — to coddle or pamper
• Spanish: malcriar — to coddle or pamper
• Spanish: consentir — to coddle or pamper
• Spanish: malacostumbrar — to coddle or pamper
• Spanish: chiquear — to coddle or pamper
• Spanish: regalonear — to coddle or pamper
• Spanish: mimar — to coddle or pamper
• Spanish: popar — to coddle or pamper
• Spanish: achechar — to coddle or pamper
• Spanish: contumeriar — to coddle or pamper
• Swahili: dekeza — to coddle or pamper
• Swedish: skämma bort — to coddle or pamper
• Tagalog: konsentihin — to coddle or pamper
• Thai: ตามใจ (dtaam-jai) — to coddle or pamper
• Turkish: üzerine titremek — to coddle or pamper
• Turkish: şımartmak — to coddle or pamper
• Vietnamese: nuông chiều — to coddle or pamper
• Yiddish: באַלעווען (baleven) — to coddle or pamper
• Yiddish: פּיעשטשען (pyeshtshen) — to coddle or pamper
• Yiddish: איבערנעמען (ibernemen) — to coddle or pamper
• Arabic: فَسَدَ (fasada) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Arabic: نَتِنَ (natina) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Arabic: زَنِخَ (zaniḵa) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Bulgarian: развалям се (razvaljam se) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Catalan: fer-se malbé — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Cherokee: ᎠᏲᎦ (ayoga) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Czech: zkazit se — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Danish: fordærve — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Dutch: bederven — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Finnish: pilaantua — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Finnish: hapantua — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Finnish: mädäntyä — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Finnish: mädätä — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• French: gâter — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• French: tourner — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• West-Frisian: bedjerre — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Galician: agrear — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Galician: defecer — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Galician: estragarse — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Galician: cortar — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• German: verderben — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• German: schlecht werden — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Greek: αλλοιώνομαι (alloiónomai) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Greek: χαλάω (chaláo) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Greek: κόβω (kóvo) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Greek: μυρίζω (myrízo) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Greek: ξινίζω (xinízo) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Haitian Creole: gate — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Hebrew: הִתְקַלְקֵל (hitqalqél) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Hungarian: tönkremegy — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Hungarian: megromlik — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Hungarian: megsavanyodik — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Ingrian: pilahussa — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Ingrian: pilahua — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Italian: andare a male — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Japanese: 腐る (kusaru) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Manchu: ᡠᠪᠠᠮᠪᡳ (ubambi) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Māori: whakapirau — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Marathi: खराब होणे (kharāb hoṇe) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Norwegian: forderve — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Portuguese: estragar — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Romanian: râncezi — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Romanian: putrezi — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Romanian: strica — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Russian: проки́снуть (prokísnutʹ) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Russian: ски́снуть (skísnutʹ) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Russian: испо́ртиться (ispórtitʹsja) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Sicilian: peddiri — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Sicilian: passari — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Slovak: skaziť sa — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Spanish: agriarse — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Spanish: descomponerse — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Spanish: echarse a perder — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Spanish: avinagrarse — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Spanish: acedarse — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Swedish: fördärva — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Tajik: лухсидан (luxsidan) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Thai: เน่า (nâo) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Thai: บูด (bùut) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Thai: เสีย (sǐia) — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Thai: เน่าเสีย — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Turkish: bozulmak — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Turkish: çürümek — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Zazaki: hermiyen — to become sour or rancid, to decay
• Chinese Mandarin: 劇透 /剧透 (jùtòu) — to reveal the ending of
• Chinese Mandarin: 爆雷 (bàoléi) — to reveal the ending of
• Dutch: verklappen — to reveal the ending of
• Esperanto: malkaŝi — to reveal the ending of
• Esperanto: riveli — to reveal the ending of
• Finnish: spoilata — to reveal the ending of
• French: dévoiler — to reveal the ending of
• French: révéler — to reveal the ending of
• French: spoiler — to reveal the ending of
• Galician: descochar — to reveal the ending of
• Galician: lengoretar — to reveal the ending of
• Galician: palrar — to reveal the ending of
• German: den Spaß verderben — to reveal the ending of
• German: spoilern — to reveal the ending of
• Greek: μαρτυρώ (martyró) — to reveal the ending of
• Greek: προδίδω (prodído) — to reveal the ending of
• Hungarian: elmondja/elárulja a végét — to reveal the ending of
• Hungarian: spoilerez (ik) — to reveal the ending of
• Hungarian: lelövi a poént — to reveal the ending of
• Japanese: ネタバレ (netabare) — to reveal the ending of
• Romanian: dezvălui — to reveal the ending of
• Spanish: destripar — to reveal the ending of
• Spanish: hacer espóiler — to reveal the ending of
• Spanish: espoilear — to reveal the ending of
• Spanish: dañar — to reveal the ending of
• Thai: สปอยล์ (sà-bpɔɔi) — to reveal the ending of