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rovinare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • botch verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
  • butcher noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
  • damage noun Harm or injury that reduces the value, soundness, or usefulness of something.
  • hurtle verb To propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
  • 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.
  • tumble verb To fall suddenly, often rolling or turning over as it happens.
  • wreck noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.

Senses

rovinare is used for these senses in English:

  • banjax (UK, originally, Irish, slang) To ruin or destroy.
  • botch (transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something
  • butcher (transitive) To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.
  • damage (transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
  • hurtle To cause (someone or something) to collide with or hit another person or thing; or (two people or things) to collide with or hit each other.
  • 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.]
  • tumble (intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.

botch — full definition

  1. verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
  2. noun A poorly done piece of work; a mess.

butcher — full definition

  1. noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
  2. noun Someone who kills brutally or without mercy.
  3. verb To slaughter animals and cut up the meat for sale.
  4. verb To ruin or botch something badly.

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