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gâcher — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.
  • squander verb To waste money, time, or an opportunity carelessly.
  • waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.

Senses

gâcher is used for these senses in English:

  • goof up (slang) To make a mistake.
  • mess up (transitive) To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
  • ruin To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
  • squander To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
  • waste (transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.

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.

spoil — full definition

  1. verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
  2. verb To indulge someone, especially a child, so much that it damages their character.
  3. verb (of food) To go bad.
  4. noun Plunder or loot taken by force, often in the phrase "the spoils of war."

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