estragar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- damage noun Harm or injury that reduces the value, soundness, or usefulness of something.
- deteriorate verb To get worse in quality or condition.
- rot verb To decay or break down through the action of bacteria or fungi.
- soil noun The loose top layer of earth in which plants grow, made up of minerals, organic matter, and nutrients.
- spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
- turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
- wreck noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.
Senses
estragar is used for these senses in English:
- bang up (transitive, informal) To damage.
- break (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
- damage (transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
- deteriorate (transitive) To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
- go bad (of foods and commodities) To spoil, rot, or otherwise become unusable due to age or storage conditions.
- soil To make invalid, to ruin.
- 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.]
break — full definition
- verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
- verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
- verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
- noun A short pause or rest from an activity.
damage — full definition
- noun Harm or injury that reduces the value, soundness, or usefulness of something.
- verb To harm or reduce the value or condition of something.