Finnish-English translations for pilata

ruin
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We must not ruin some very good systems. Emme saa pilata joitakin erittäin hyviä järjestelmiä. Parliament is running the risk of needlessly ruining its reputation. Parlamentti uhkaa suotta pilata maineensa. In the light of the possibility of negotiations being reopened, everyone is hoping to improve everything and running the risk of ruining everything. Koska neuvottelut saatetaan aloittaa uudelleen, kaikki haluavat parantaa kaikkea mutta saattavatkin pilata kaiken.
spoil
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Things were going well, so why spoil them? Jos asiat ovat sujuneet hyvin, miksi ne pitäisi pilata? Mr President, the last thing I want to do is to spoil a party. – Arvoisa puhemies, en millään haluaisi pilata juhlatunnelmaa. A dishonest car salesman can spoil the market for his competitors. Epärehellinen autokauppias voi pilata kilpailijoidensa markkinat.

taint
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These efforts should not be tainted by the bad example set by the European Police College (CEPOL). Näitä ponnistuksia ei pitäisi pilata Euroopan poliisiakatemian antamalla huonolla esimerkillä. Meat soon taints in warm weather.
blemish
blightThis vine never blightsThose obscene tattoos are going to blight your job prospects
buggerThe British Sexual Offences Act of 1967 is a buggers′ charterHes a silly bugger for losing his keysThe bugger′s given me the wrong change
butcher
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The band at that bar really butchered "Hotel California
clobber

cock up
contaminate
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In its opinion, putting out to tender is 'a purely economic process which should not be contaminated so as to achieve other goals'. Se katsoo, että tarjouskilpailuttaminen on puhtaasti taloudellinen prosessi, jota ei pitäisi pilata pyrkimällä muihin tavoitteisiin. We are first of all asking for a list of all the toxic substances which can contaminate our food through pollution, be it of air, water, or soil. Vaadimme ensiksi inventaariota kaikista myrkyllisistä aineista, jotka voivat pilata ravintomme ilman, veden ja maaperän saastumisen välityksellä. This water is contaminated. It isnt safe to drink
mar
overindulge
scupperThe bad media coverage scuppered his chances of being elected
sour
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Lemons have a sour tasteDont drink that milk; its turned sourHis sour breath makes it unpleasing to talk to him
vitiate
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