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
- verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
- noun A poorly done piece of work; a mess.
butcher — full definition
- noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
- noun Someone who kills brutally or without mercy.
- verb To slaughter animals and cut up the meat for sale.
- verb To ruin or botch something badly.