испортить — meaning in English

English meaning

• botch verb To do something badly or carelessly, ruining the result.
• 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.
• flaw noun A defect or imperfection, often one that is hidden or not obvious at first.
• mar verb To spoil or damage something, often leaving a lasting flaw.
• off adv Away from a place, position, or reference point.
• 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.
• vitiate verb To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.

Senses

испортить is used for these senses in English:

• botch (transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something
• botch up (informal, transitive) To ruin, mess up.
• 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.
• flaw (transitive) To add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.
• mar (transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
• off (chiefly, UK, ) Rancid, rotten, gone bad.
• ruin (transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.

botch — full definition

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

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.

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