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Meanings of spoil in English

Portuguese
furto
Catalan
despullament

The act of stripping and taking by force.

furto
Portuguese
borrar
Catalan
espifiar
Spanish
arruinar

Make a mess of, destroy or ruin.

borrar
Portuguese
contrariar
Catalan
desbaratar
Spanish
frustrar

To hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.

Related terms
contrariar
Portuguese
mimosear
Catalan
amanyagar

Treat with excessive indulgence.

mimosear
Usage of spoil in English
1
However, I also strongly believe in the right to spoil your vote.
The Irish Times
2
I wanted to spoil the party by a long way, Abbott said.
News.com.au
3
No way was he going to let a woman spoil the moment.
Snow melts in spring
4
We should not interfere in case we spoil an official criminal investigation.
In a gilded cage
5
The only result will be to spoil the control of the aeroplane.
The Aeroplane Speaks
6
Once people turn up, they are fully entitled to spoil their vote.
The Irish Times
7
And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
The King James Bible
8
Cut corn in the decrease of the moon, else it will spoil.
Current Superstitions / Collected from the Oral Tradition of Eng...
9
Surely, wife, you would not wish to spoil that moment for him?
The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate
10
I don't want to spoil it for people like my family members.
News.com.au
11
If you feel the need to go out and spoil yourself, fine.
Report for Murder
12
I'd never let the best friend in the world spoil my wife.
Confession; Or, The Blind Heart. A Domestic Story
13
It won't spoil your appreciation of what follows-atleast, I hope not.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
14
Many hands make light work but too many cooks spoil the broth.
The Irish Times
15
In France, they spoil us; but that was no business of mine.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3
16
It would spoil half the concert; but that did not matter-nothingmattered.
Rilla of Ingleside