estropear
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verb
to ruin, spoil
to break downto stop working
to go bad, spoilof food
Used in the library
- Precisamente el martes se estropeó la nevera del bar.It was precisely on Tuesday that the bar's fridge broke down.B1Otra vez, por favor (1) — Once more, please (1) (B1)
- Precisamente el día del estreno se estropeó el foco.It was precisely on the day of the premiere that the spotlight broke.B1Otra vez, por favor (15) — Once more, please (15) (B1)
- Precisamente el martes se estropeó la grúa del muelle.It was precisely on Tuesday that the quay's crane broke down.B1Otra vez, por favor (8) — Once more, please (8) (B1)
- Eso lo dice usted ahora, señora Torres, pero cuando se le estropeó la caldera todos pagamos, y usted vive sola en noventa metros.That's what you say now, Mrs Torres, but when your boiler broke we all paid, and you live alone in ninety square metres.B2La comunidad de vecinos — The residents' association
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