What does guastare in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word guastare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use guastare in Italian.
The word guastare in Italian means break, spoil, ruin, ruin, corrupt, break down, spoil, turn ugly, ruin your digestion, spoil the party, upset the apple cart. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word guastare
breakverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (rompere) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") A forza di giocare con il mio orologio, lo hai guastato. You've played around so much with my watch, that you've broken it. |
spoil, ruinverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (alterare) (figurative) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Basta poco per guastare il delicato equilibrio tra di loro. It doesn't take much to spoil the delicate balance between them. |
ruin, corruptverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (corrompere) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Lo hanno guastato a forza di fargli bere alcolici. They ruined him by giving him all those alcoholic drinks. |
break downverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (danneggiarsi, rompersi) (cars, machinery) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") Era proprio la giornata giusta perché si guastasse anche la macchina! It was a perfect day for the car to break down! |
spoilverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (andare a male) (food) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Se lasci il latte fuori dal frigo, finirà per guastarsi. If you leave the milk out of the fridge it will go bad. |
turn uglyverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (peggiorare) (colloquial) Il tempo si sta guastando, è meglio che interrompiamo l'escursione. Dopo il litigio tra i due ospiti, l'atmosfera della festa si era guastata. After the two guests argued the atmosphere at the party was ruined. |
ruin your digestion
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spoil the party
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upset the apple cart(idiom) |
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