spoils

[US]/spɔɪlz/
[UK]/spɔɪlz/

Translation

n. krigsbytter, udbytte
v. tredje person ental af spoil: at blive dårlig eller beskadiget; at beskadige, ødelægge eller forstyrre

Phrases & Collocations

spoil the fun

ødelægge sjov

spoil the surprise

ødelægge overraskelsen

spoil the ending

ødelægge slutningen

spoiled child

forkælet barn

spoiled rotten

fuldstændig ødelagt

spoil someone's plans

spoil ande en persons planer

take spoils

tage krigsbytte

spoils of war

krigens udbytte

spoiling for a fight

utålmodig efter et slagsmål

spoiled food

fordærvet mad

Example Sentences

the pirate buried the spoils of his raid on the island.

piraten begravede byttet fra sit raid på øen.

she felt no joy in the spoils of victory after such a hard fight.

hun følte ingen glæde ved krigens bytte efter en så hård kamp.

they divided the spoils of the treasure hunt among themselves.

de delte byttet fra skattejagten mellem sig.

the spoils of war often include valuable resources and territory.

krigens bytte omfatter ofte værdifulde ressourcer og territorium.

he wanted to avoid the spoils system and maintain meritocracy.

han ønskede at undgå systemet med bytte og opretholde meritokrati.

the company’s spoils included a significant increase in market share.

firmaets bytte omfattede en betydelig stigning i markedsandelen.

the spoils of their hard work were a promotion and a bonus.

byttet for deres hårde arbejde var en forfremmelse og en bonus.

the team celebrated the spoils of their successful season.

holdet fejrede byttet fra deres succesfulde sæson.

the spoils of the investigation led to several arrests.

efterforskningens bytte førte til flere anholdelser.

she hoped to enjoy the spoils of her new career.

hun håbede at nyde byttet fra sin nye karriere.

the spoils of the election were a chance to implement new policies.

byttet fra valget var en chance for at implementere nye politikker.

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