guastare — meaning in English

English meaning

• go off phrasal verb To speak or act with sudden intense energy — either ranting angrily or performing brilliantly. Which one is meant depends entirely on tone.
• taint noun A trace of contamination, corruption, or disgrace attached to something or someone.

Senses

guastare is used for these senses in English:

• go off (intransitive, UK, Australia, Canada) To putrefy or become inedible, or to become unusable in any way.
• taint (transitive) To spoil (food) by contamination.

go off — full definition

1. phrasal verb To speak or act with sudden intense energy — either ranting angrily or performing brilliantly. Which one is meant depends entirely on tone.
2. phrasal verb Of a bomb, gun or firework, to explode or be fired; of an alarm or alert, to start sounding.
3. phrasal verb Of food or drink, to become unfit to eat through spoiling.

taint — full definition

1. noun A trace of contamination, corruption, or disgrace attached to something or someone.
2. verb To contaminate or spoil something, physically or morally.

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