/estɾopeˈaɾ/
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Translation
to ruin, to spoil
Word origin
Most often traced to Italian stroppiare ('to maim, to cripple'), itself from a Vulgar Latin form. The sense shifted from harming a body to spoiling any thing.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- stroppiare
Other proposed origins
- Some accounts derive it instead from a Vulgar Latin exturpare, from ex- plus turpis ('foul, ugly'). (exturpare)
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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The rain is going to ruin the party.
ordenador .
My computer broke down again.
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Do not let one mistake spoil your day.
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The heat spoils the food very quickly.
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They have ruined the ending of the film.
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