 | English  | German | |
| – |
 | to spoil | 1170 verderben | |
| to spoil [a child] | 379 verwöhnen [verziehen] | |
| to spoil sth. | 210 etw. ruinieren | |
| to spoil | 181 beschädigen | |
| to spoil | 94 behindern | |
| to spoil [a child] | 80 verziehen [Kind] | |
| to spoil sb. [children] | 62 jdn. verhätscheln [ugs.] [Kinder] | |
| to spoil [evening, good mood, landscape] | 58 versauen [ugs.] | |
| to spoil | 47 berauben | |
| to spoil | 38 vereiteln | |
| to spoil [landscape, townscape, looks] | 32 verschandeln [ugs.] | |
| to spoil | 21 plündern | |
| to spoil | 21 rauben | |
| to spoil sb. | 21 jdn. verderben | |
| to spoil sth. | 19 etw. verpfuschen [ugs.] | |
| to spoil sb. | 17 jdn. verziehen | |
| to spoil [design, looks, landscape] | 9 verhunzen [ugs.] | |
| to spoil | 8 zerstören [fig.] [verderben, verunstalten] | |
| to spoil [go bad] | 8 gammeln [ungenießbar werden] | |
| to spoil | 7 verunzieren | |
| to spoil | 5 verhageln [fig.] | |
| to spoil | vergällen | |
| to spoil sth. [mood etc.] | etw. verderben [Stimmung etc.] | |
| Nouns |
| spoil | 74 Ausbeute {f} | |
| constr. mining spoil | 19 Aushub {m} | |
| archaeo. mining spoil | 9 Abraum {m} | |
| spoil | Baggergut {n} | |
| mining spoil | Endmaterial {n} | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| sb./sth. would spoil | jd./etw. verdürbe | |
| Spoil yourself! | Verwöhn dich! | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to spoil sb. rotten [coll.] | jdn. total verwöhnen [ugs.] | |
| idiom to spoil sb. rotten [coll.] | jdn. nach Strich und Faden verwöhnen | |
| to spoil sb.'s appetite | jdm. den Appetit verderben | |
| to spoil sb.'s character | jdm. den Charakter verderben | |
| to spoil sb.'s fun | jdm. die Freude vergällen | |
| to spoil sb.'s looks | jds. Gesicht verunzieren | |
| to spoil sth. for sb. | jdm. etw. verderben | |
| to spoil sth. for sb. | jdm. etw. verleiden | |
| to spoil sth. for sb. | jdm. etw. vermasseln | |
| to spoil sth. for sb. | jdm. etw. vermiesen [ugs.] | |
| to spoil sth. for sb. [sb.'s prospects for the future] | jdm. etw. verbauen [fig.] [z. B. Zukunft] | |
| to spoil things | querschießen [ugs.] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| archaeo. constr. spoil heap | Abraumhaufen {m} | |
| spoil heap | Aushubhügel {m} | |
| archaeo. mining spoil pile | Abraum {m} | |
| mining spoil pile | Abraumhalde {f} [Kohlebergwerk] | |
| print spoil sheet | Fehlbogen {m} | |
| spoil sport | Spielverderber {m} | |
| mining spoil tip [Br.] | Abraumhalde {f} | |
| mining spoil tip [Br.] | Bergehalde {f} | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to spoil a child | ein Kind verziehen | |
| to spoil by raining | verregnen | |
| pol. to spoil one's ballot | eine ungültige Stimme abgeben | |
| to spoil one's ballot | seinen Stimmzettel ungültig machen | |
| to spoil one's chances | sich seine Chancen verderben | |
| pol. to spoil one's vote | eine ungültige Stimme abgeben | |
| to spoil sb.'s enjoyment of sth. | jdm. den Spaß an etw. verderben | |
| film lit. to spoil the ending [by giving it away] | das Ende verraten | |
| idiom to spoil the party | den Spaß verderben | |
| idiom to spoil the party | ein Spaßverderber sein | |
| idiom to spoil things for sb. | jdm. die Suppe versalzen [ugs.] | |
| to spoil things with sb. [for oneself] | es sich mit jdm. verscherzen | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to be a spoil-sport | ein Spielverderber sein | |
| idiom to spoil for a fight | Streit suchen | |
| to spoil the look of | verunzieren | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| hist. law relig. right of spoil / spoils [ius spolii] | Spolienrecht {n} | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| idiom Do not spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar. | Man sollte nicht am falschen Ende sparen. | |
| proverb Spare the rod and spoil the child. | Wer mit der Rute spart, verzieht das Kind. | |
| proverb Spare the rod, spoil the child. / Spare the rod and spoil the child. | Wer sein Kind liebt, züchtigt es. / Wer sein Kind liebt, der züchtigt es. | |
| They don't spoil two marriages. [Br.] [hum.] | Da haben sich zwei gefunden. | |
| proverb Too many cooks spoil the broth. | Zu viele Köche verderben den Brei. | |
