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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

  1. verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
  2. verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
  3. verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
  4. verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
  5. noun A short pause or rest from an activity.

damage — full definition

  1. noun Harm or injury that reduces the value, soundness, or usefulness of something.
  2. verb To harm or reduce the value or condition of something.

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