German-English translation for "versalzen"

"versalzen" English translation

versalzen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <Partizip Perfekt | past participlepperf versalzenund | and u. versalzt; h>

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  • oversalt
    versalzen Speisen
    versalzen Speisen
  • spoil
    versalzen verderben figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg <Partizip Perfekt | past participlepperf versalzen>
    versalzen verderben figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg <Partizip Perfekt | past participlepperf versalzen>
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  • die Suppe versalzen <Partizip Perfekt | past participlepperf versalzen>
    to oversalt the soup
    die Suppe versalzen <Partizip Perfekt | past participlepperf versalzen>
  • jemandem die Suppe versalzen, jemandem in die Suppe spucken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg <Partizip Perfekt | past participlepperf versalzen>
    to spoil sb’s fun
    jemandem die Suppe versalzen, jemandem in die Suppe spucken figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg <Partizip Perfekt | past participlepperf versalzen>
versalzen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <sein>

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  • become salty
    versalzen von Boden, Gewässer
    versalzen von Boden, Gewässer
die Suppe versalzen
to oversalt the soup
die Suppe versalzen
jemandem die Suppe versalzen, jemandem in die Suppe spucken
to spoil sb’s fun
jemandem die Suppe versalzen, jemandem in die Suppe spucken
jemandem den Braten versalzen
to spoil sb’s plans
jemandem den Braten versalzen
There is, therefore, the risk that the governments are going to put a spanner in the works.
Deshalb besteht die Gefahr, dass die Regierungen die Suppe versalzen.
Source: Europarl
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