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
- verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
- noun The remains of a destroyed or decayed structure.
spoil — full definition
- verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
- verb To indulge someone, especially a child, so much that it damages their character.
- verb (of food) To go bad.
- noun Plunder or loot taken by force, often in the phrase "the spoils of war."