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spoiling

/ˈspɔɪlɪŋ/ /ˈspɔɪlɪn/

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verb

Dépouiller

To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour.

Examples :

"The soldiers spoiling the enemy general of his armor ensured he couldn't fight back. "

Les soldats dépouillant le général ennemi de son armure ont fait en sorte qu'il ne puisse pas riposter.

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verb

Dépouiller, piller

To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil.

Examples :

"The invading army was spoiling the town of all its valuables, leaving the people with nothing. "

L'armée envahissante pillait la ville de tous ses biens de valeur, ne laissant rien aux habitants.

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verb

Piller, saccager

To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.).

Examples :

"The invading army was accused of spoiling the countryside, taking everything of value from the farms and villages. "

L'armée d'invasion a été accusée de piller la campagne, en prenant tout ce qui avait de la valeur dans les fermes et les villages.

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verb

Voler, piller

To carry off (goods) by force; to steal.

Examples :

"The thieves spoiled the valuable antique furniture from the museum. "

Les voleurs ont pillé les précieux meubles anciens du musée.

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verb

Gâcher, détériorer

To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use.

Examples :

"The rain is spoiling our picnic plans. "

La pluie gâche nos projets de pique-nique.

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verb

Gâter, corrompre

To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.

Examples :

""Her parents are spoiling her by buying her everything she wants, which may lead to her becoming ungrateful." "

Ses parents la gâtent en lui achetant tout ce qu'elle veut, ce qui peut l'amener à devenir ingrate.

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verb

Gâter, se gâter

Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay.

Examples :

"Make sure you put the milk back in the fridge, otherwise it will spoil."

Assurez-vous de remettre le lait au réfrigérateur, sinon il va se gâter.

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verb

Gâcher, annuler

To render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it.

Examples :

"To protest the new school policy, some students spoiled their ballots by drawing pictures all over them. "

Pour protester contre la nouvelle politique scolaire, certains élèves ont annulé leurs bulletins de vote en dessinant des images dessus.

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verb

divulgâcher, gâcher

To reveal the ending or major events of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time.

Examples :

""Please don't start talking about the movie; you'll be spoiling the ending for me!" "

S'il te plaît, ne commence pas à parler du film ; tu vas me divulgâcher la fin !

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noun

Pillage, butin

Plunder; pillage

Examples :

"After the battle, the village suffered from the spoiling carried out by the invading army. "

Après la bataille, le village a souffert du pillage mené par l'armée d'invasion.

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