spoilings

Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. å få noe til å forringes eller bli skadet.

Example Sentences

spoiling for a fight.

sugne etter slåsskamp.

Cooper was spoiling for a fight.

Cooper var sugne etter slåsskamp.

Are you spoiling for a fight?

Er du sugne etter slåsskamp?

she was afraid of spoiling Christmas for the rest of the family.

hun fryktet å forstyrre julefeiringen for resten av familien.

The teachers’ union is spoiling for a fight with the Government.

lærerforeningen er klar til å gå i kamp med regjeringen.

Mankind is warned to stop spoiling the environment.

Menneskeheten blir advart mot å slutte å ødelegge miljøet.

breakfast in bed—you're spoiling me!.

frokost i seng – du forstyrer meg!

It is useless spoiling the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar.

Det er meningsløst å forstyrre skipet for en halvpenning tar.

I’m not going to put it in the washing machine for fear of spoiling it.

Jeg skal ikke legge det i vaskemaskinen av frykt for å forstyrre det.

He handled the test sample with care, because he was afraid of spoiling it.

Han håndterte prøvesamle med omsorg, fordi han fryktet å forstyrre det.

The murderer attempted to escape from law punishment by spoiling his own face.

Morderen prøvde å unnslippe rettslige straff ved å forstyrre sin egen ansikt.

Real-world Examples

Yes, please don't spoil all this fun.

Ja, vennligst ikke forstør det her morsomheten.

Source: Learn English by listening to "Friends."

People tell me that I have spoiled him. Very likely I have.

Folke forteller meg at jeg har forstør ham. Det er veldig sannsynlig at jeg har.

Source: The Case of the Green Jade Crown in Sherlock Holmes' Investigations

The president is clearly spoiling for a fight on this issue.

Presidenten er tydelig på å forstør en kamp på dette spørsmålet.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

But someone might spoil the movie. No one can spoil Amy's birthday for me.

Men noen kan forstør filmen. Ingen kan forstør Amy's bursdag for meg.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

Then, spirits became an important trade commodity because, unlike beer and wine, they didn't spoil.

Så ble ånder en viktig handelsvare fordi, i motsetning til øl og vin, de ikke forstør.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

No more dragon -- Malfoy in detention -- what could spoil their happiness?

Ingen mer drage -- Malfoy i fengsel -- hva kunne forstør deres lykke?

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

It ages well and does not spoil quickly.

Det eldre godt og forstør ikke raskt.

Source: Perspective Encyclopedia of Gourmet Food

No, don't- Don't spoil my fantasies. Please.

Nei, ikke - Ikke forstør mine fantasier. Vennligst.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

So they die, and the honey doesn't spoil.

Så de dør, og honungen forstør ikke.

Source: Scishow Selected Series

I don't want to spoil my dinner.

Jeg vil ikke forstør middagen min.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

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