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espatllar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mar verb To spoil or damage something, often leaving a lasting flaw.
  • ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
  • spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.

Senses

espatllar is used for these senses in English:

  • mar (transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
  • spoil (transitive) To ruin; to damage in such a way as to make undesirable or unusable. [from 16th c.]
  • spoil (transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]

mar — full definition

  1. verb To spoil or damage something, often leaving a lasting flaw.
  2. noun A flaw or blemish.

ruin — full definition

  1. verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
  2. noun The remains of a destroyed or decayed structure.

Related Catalan words