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He felt dazed and somewhat annoyed at the adventure, however, for it would spoil his morning's work.Il restait étourdi, il se grattait les jambes, ennuyé de cette aventure dans laquelle il retombait, et qui allait lui gâter sa matinée de travail.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Then lowering his voice still more he told her of his mother's insanity, and placed his finger on his lips, as if to say: "Not a word; that would spoil the whole evening."Il baissa encore la voix pour lui apprendre la folie de sa mère, en mettant un doigt sur sa bouche, comme pour dire: «Pas un mot, ça gâterait notre soirée.»Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
You've a knavish Tuscarora in your company there, who has art and malice enough to spoil the character of any tribe with which he consorts, though he found the Mingos ready ruined to his hands, I fear.Vous avez parmi vous un coquin de Tuscarora qui possède assez de malice et d’artifice pour perdre de réputation toute tribu à laquelle il se joint ; mais je crois que chez les Mingos il avait trouvé l’affaire déjà faite.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
"My dear," said he, "we must go to see those people, since you are bent on it, though it will certainly spoil our day.« Ma chère, il faut pourtant aller visiter ces gens, puisque tu t’entêtes à ce caprice, qui va sûrement nous gâter la belle journée...Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
But if I spoil you that only concerns ourselves, does it not ?Si je te gâte, ça ne regarde que nous deux, n’est-ce pas ?Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
One cleanly little citizen went away declaring that if he remained any longer it would spoil his appetite for dinner.Un petit bourgeois propret se retira, en déclarant que s’il restait davantage, ça l’empêcherait de dîner.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
You would only wrangle and spoil all.Toi, tu te disputerais, tu gâterais tout…Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
‘Those monsters spoil the landscape.'Ils gâtent le paysage, ces monstres! »Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
'I ain't the man to spoil a bit of sport.C'est pas moi qui empêcherai jamais la rigolade.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
Why should he spoil his life of egotistical pleasure by resisting that mad creature ?Pourquoi aurait-il gâté sa vie d’égoïste jouissance, en tenant tête à la folle qu’il avait désormais chez lui ?Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
After the victory, while the spoil lay there, still warm, the wolves had come.Après la victoire, lorsque le butin se trouvait là, chaud encore, les loups étaient venus.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
Eva is enough to spoil a whole house-full.À elle seule Éva gâterait une habitation entière.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
Why spoil this happy hour of new life and reconquered youth by mingling with it the image of death?À quoi bon gâter cette heure si heureuse de résurrection, de jeunesse reconquise, en y mêlant l’image de la mort ?Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
Ton understand, I don't intend to let him spoil such a day as this."Vous comprenez, je ne vais pas lui permettre de nous gâter un pareil jour.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Now he contemplated the spoil-his fish-with the joyful thrill of a miser; seeing as he looked up at the sky that the sun was getting low: "Well, boys," said he, "suppose we turn homeward.»Maintenant il regardait le poisson capturé, son poisson, avec une joie vibrante d'avare; puis il leva les yeux vers le ciel, remarqua que le soleil baissait: Eh bien! les enfants, dit-il, si nous revenions un peu?Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et JeanPierre et JeanMaupassant, Guy dePierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de
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Collocations
spoiling attack
attaque préventive de harcèlement
Word forms
spoil
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | spoiled, *spoilt |
Imperative | spoil |
Present Participle (Participle I) | spoiling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | spoiled, *spoilt |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I spoil | we spoil |
you spoil | you spoil |
he/she/it spoils | they spoil |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am spoiling | we are spoiling |
you are spoiling | you are spoiling |
he/she/it is spoiling | they are spoiling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have spoiled, *spoilt | we have spoiled, *spoilt |
you have spoiled, *spoilt | you have spoiled, *spoilt |
he/she/it has spoiled, *spoilt | they have spoiled, *spoilt |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been spoiling | we have been spoiling |
you have been spoiling | you have been spoiling |
he/she/it has been spoiling | they have been spoiling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I spoiled, *spoilt | we spoiled, *spoilt |
you spoiled, *spoilt | you spoiled, *spoilt |
he/she/it spoiled, *spoilt | they spoiled, *spoilt |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was spoiling | we were spoiling |
you were spoiling | you were spoiling |
he/she/it was spoiling | they were spoiling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had spoiled, *spoilt | we had spoiled, *spoilt |
you had spoiled, *spoilt | you had spoiled, *spoilt |
he/she/it had spoiled, *spoilt | they had spoiled, *spoilt |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been spoiling | we had been spoiling |
you had been spoiling | you had been spoiling |
he/she/it had been spoiling | they had been spoiling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will spoil | we shall/will spoil |
you will spoil | you will spoil |
he/she/it will spoil | they will spoil |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be spoiling | we shall/will be spoiling |
you will be spoiling | you will be spoiling |
he/she/it will be spoiling | they will be spoiling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have spoiled, *spoilt | we shall/will have spoiled, *spoilt |
you will have spoiled, *spoilt | you will have spoiled, *spoilt |
he/she/it will have spoiled, *spoilt | they will have spoiled, *spoilt |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been spoiling | we shall/will have been spoiling |
you will have been spoiling | you will have been spoiling |
he/she/it will have been spoiling | they will have been spoiling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would spoil | we should/would spoil |
you would spoil | you would spoil |
he/she/it would spoil | they would spoil |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be spoiling | we should/would be spoiling |
you would be spoiling | you would be spoiling |
he/she/it would be spoiling | they would be spoiling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have spoiled, *spoilt | we should/would have spoiled, *spoilt |
you would have spoiled, *spoilt | you would have spoiled, *spoilt |
he/she/it would have spoiled, *spoilt | they would have spoiled, *spoilt |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been spoiling | we should/would have been spoiling |
you would have been spoiling | you would have been spoiling |
he/she/it would have been spoiling | they would have been spoiling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am spoiled, *spoilt | we are spoiled, *spoilt |
you are spoiled, *spoilt | you are spoiled, *spoilt |
he/she/it is spoiled, *spoilt | they are spoiled, *spoilt |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being spoiled, *spoilt | we are being spoiled, *spoilt |
you are being spoiled, *spoilt | you are being spoiled, *spoilt |
he/she/it is being spoiled, *spoilt | they are being spoiled, *spoilt |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been spoiled, *spoilt | we have been spoiled, *spoilt |
you have been spoiled, *spoilt | you have been spoiled, *spoilt |
he/she/it has been spoiled, *spoilt | they have been spoiled, *spoilt |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was spoiled, *spoilt | we were spoiled, *spoilt |
you were spoiled, *spoilt | you were spoiled, *spoilt |
he/she/it was spoiled, *spoilt | they were spoiled, *spoilt |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being spoiled, *spoilt | we were being spoiled, *spoilt |
you were being spoiled, *spoilt | you were being spoiled, *spoilt |
he/she/it was being spoiled, *spoilt | they were being spoiled, *spoilt |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been spoiled, *spoilt | we had been spoiled, *spoilt |
you had been spoiled, *spoilt | you had been spoiled, *spoilt |
he/she/it had been spoiled, *spoilt | they had been spoiled, *spoilt |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be spoiled, *spoilt | we shall/will be spoiled, *spoilt |
you will be spoiled, *spoilt | you will be spoiled, *spoilt |
he/she/it will be spoiled, *spoilt | they will be spoiled, *spoilt |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been spoiled, *spoilt | we shall/will have been spoiled, *spoilt |
you will have been spoiled, *spoilt | you will have been spoiled, *spoilt |
he/she/it will have been spoiled, *spoilt | they will have been spoiled, *spoilt |
spoil
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | spoil | spoils |
Possessive case | spoil's | spoils' |