Verderben

(unreg.)

I v/t (hat verdorben)

1. spoil; sich (Dat) die Augen verderben ruin one’s eyes; ich habe mir den Magen verdorben I’ve got an upset stomach; jemandem etw. verderben (Urlaub etc.) spoil s.th. for s.o.; jemandem die Freude verderben spoil s.o.’s fun; jemandem die Laune oder Stimmung verderben put s.o. in a bad mood; die Preise verderben umg. (von Händlern: sie durch zu billige Waren niedrig werden lassen) force prices down; (von Verbrauchern: sie durch mangelndes Preisbewusstsein in die Höhe treiben) force prices up; daran ist nichts mehr zu verderben umg. it couldn’t be any worse; damit hat er sich alles verdorben as a result he ruined everything; es (sich) mit jemandem verderben fall out with s.o., get into s.o.’s bad books; er will es (sich) mit niemandem verderben he tries to please everybody

2. sittlich: corrupt; Appetit, Koch

II v/i (ist)

1. Lebensmittel: go bad; Brit., bes. Fleisch, Milchprodukte: auch go off; (faulen) rot

2. altm., geh. (zugrunde gehen) perish

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das Verderben

ruin; bane; vitiation; perdition

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Ver|dẹr|ben [fEɐ'dɛrbn]

nt -s,

no pl

1) (= Untergang, Unglück) undoing, ruin

in sein Verderben rennen — to be heading for disaster

jdn ins Verderben stürzen — to bring ruin or disaster (up)on sb

2) (von Material) spoiling, ruining; (von Nahrungsmittel) going off (Brit) or bad; (von Luft, Wasser) pollution

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1) (to make or become evil or bad: He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends.) corrupt

2) (to (cause to) become rotten or ruined: Sugar makes your teeth decay.) decay

3) (fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one): The whole place had an atmosphere of doom; His doom was inevitable.) doom

4) (to spoil or damage (enjoyment, beauty etc): Her beauty was marred by a scar on her cheek.) mar

5) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) ruin

6) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) spoil

7) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) taint

8) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) taint

9) ((the cause of) ruin or disaster: Gambling was his undoing.) undoing

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Ver·der·ben

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[fɛɐ̯ˈdɛrbn̩]

nt kein pl (geh) doom

jds \Verderben sein to be sb's undoing [or ruin]

in sein \Verderben rennen to be heading for the rocks

jdn ins \Verderben stürzen to bring ruin upon sb

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das; Verderbens undoing; ruin

in sein od. ins Verderben rennen — rush headlong towards ruin

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Verderben n; -s, kein pl; (Untergang) ruin(ation), downfall;

Drogen etc

waren ihr Verderben auch drugs etc were her undoing;

(offenen Auges) in sein Verderben rennen head straight for disaster;

jemanden ins Verderben stürzen bring disaster on sb;

Verderben bringend fatal, ruinous; → blindlings

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das; Verderbens undoing; ruin

in sein od. ins Verderben rennen — rush headlong towards ruin

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n.

bane n.

perdition n.

ruin n.

vitiation n.