estropear
break down ; mar ; ruin ; spoil ; mutilate ; disfigure ; vandalise [vandalize, -USA] ; corrupt ; despoil ; deface ; bungle ; fudge ; wash out ; cast + a blight on ; blight ; put + a damper on ; make + a (real) mess ; muck up ; screw up ; goof up ; fuck up ; eff up ; mess up.
It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.
Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.
Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.
But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.
Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.
Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.
This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.
Libraries which have public access computers should take precautions to prevent their systems being corrupted.
The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.
Do not write or scribble in books or otherwise deface them.
Regrettably, the well-intentioned publication of Devereux's typescript has been incurably bungled, and Rastell remains without either a complete or trustworthy bibliography.
This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.
Some sections of road washed out by flood waters.
Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.
The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.
Heavy and gusty storms will put a damper on the end of the weekend in parts of Texas.
I made a mess out of my life because I cheated on my current ex boyfriend with my current boyfriend then I cheated on my boyfriend.
Oh, well, at least try to keep it as simple as one can without mucking it up.
Although we're lucky to have them, eager beavers can screw up if you give them the opportunity.
The initial thing you need to do is acknowledge that you goofed up - don't make excuses for it and don't try to obscure it up.
They don't even have the balls to admit they fucked up big time!.
What has Obama done to eff up my country today?.
I'm scared that somehow I will mess it up.
algo que estropea el paisaje
a blot on the landscape
The priest is just another body, however, a dark blot on the landscape, a mere spectator who becomes transparent in the eyes of his flock.
estar estropeándose
be on the way out
Today, many things indicate that we are going thorough a transitional period, when it seems that something is on the way out and something else is painfully being born.
estropear el efecto
spoil + effect
And its episodic plot, without the kind of mystery climax that has to be led up to without interruption means that the gaps between readings won't spoil the effect.
estropear el placer
spoil + pleasure
My problem was to make the other children aware of that truth about literature without at the same time spoiling William's pleasure in reading 'Ransome'.
estropearlo
crap it up
What the Americans have found is that no matter how carefully you do it, you always crap it up somehow.
estropear los planes
upset + the applecart
It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.
estropearlo todo
throw + a (monkey) wrench in the works
put + a (monkey) wrench in the works
put + a spanner in the works
throw + a spanner in the works
We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink - life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
However, the one crucial factor that could put a wrench in the works is that the self-healing process is almost entirely dependent on the availability of water.
Chelsea have put a spanner in the works of Real Madrid and Barcelona over the future destination of Valencia forward David Villa.
Last Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI threw a spanner in the works with his long-awaited, much-rumored, and oft-debated apostolic letter which more or less gives any priest the choice of which Mass to offer.
estropear + Posesivo + imagen
ruin + Posesivo + style
cramp + Posesivo + style
Katie ruined her style with the rolled up baggy jeans - just pure ugliness and not flattering for any figure.
As New York's premiere party promoter, she has glitz, riches, and steers clear of any man who threatens to cramp her style.
estropear + Posesivo + planes
upset + Posesivo + plans
ruin + Posesivo + plans
spoil + Posesivo + plans
The trouble for all the imperialist scoundrels is that working people keep upsetting their plans.
She has filed a lawsuit against the actor and his business manager for allegedly ruining her plans to sell her house.
She agreed but threatened that the deal was off as long as there was still a witness who could spoil her plans.
estropearse [Aplicado a ordenadores]
go down
sour
give up + the ghost
conk out
go + kaput
be kaput
go to + seed
go + haywire
go + haywire
be up the spout
go + bad
go off
break down
But this is much more of a problem than losing a machine and going down for two days or something like that.
His poetry is characterized by a distinctive and attractive tone that is neither sentimental nor soured by experience.
This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's 'Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.
With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.
I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
She berated him for having 'gone to seed' and lambasted him for not living up to his ideals.
The formatting on my main page has gone haywire for apparently no reason.
They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.
Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.
Cooking wine has salt in it so it does not go bad after you open it.
A lot depends on how dry the weather is outside because humidity is a real enemy and enables bacteria to quickly make the meat go off.
It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.
estropear una relación
poison + a relationship
Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
estropear un chiste
kill + a joke
kill + a joke
Under normal circumstances, nothing kills a joke faster than trying to explain it.
Under normal circumstances, nothing kills a joke faster than trying to explain it.
que estropea el paisaje [Nombre y adjetivo]
eyesore
He argues for special attention to faculty offices, landscaping, 'green' architecture, preservation of heritage buildings, removal of eyesore buildings, and safety.
