Dictionary Romanian – English

strica



Verb tranzitiv
1.

to spoil


2.

to mar


3.

to impair


4.

to injure


5.

to damage


6. pop.

to deuce with


7. (a deteriora)

to make worse


8. (a deteriora)

to deteriorate


9. (a distruge)

to destroy


10. (a distruge)

to ruin


11. (a distruge)

to blight


12. (a distruge)

to blast


13. (ceva clădit)

to demolish


14. (ceva clădit)

to pull down


15. (prin lovituri)

to batter


16. (aerul, apa)

to batter


17. (aerul, apa)

to taint


18. (aerul, apa)

to pollute


19. (aerul, apa)

to contaminate


20. (aerul)

to vitiate


21. (a distruge)

to wreck


22. (a sparge, a sfărâma)

to break


23. (în bucăți)

to break to pieces


24. (a desfigura)

to deface


25. (a desfigura)

to disfigure


26. (a dezorganiza)

to disorganize


27. (a frustra)

to frustrate


28. (a frustra)

to dash


29. (a frustra)

to blast


30. fig. (pe cineva)

to pervert


31. fig. (pe cineva)

to corrupt


32. fig. (pe cineva)

to deprave


33. fig. (pe cineva)

to debauch



Verb reflexiv
1. pas

to be spoil


2. pas

to v. I.


3.

to deteriorate


4.

to go bad


5. (d. dinți)

to decay


6. (a putrezi)

to rot


7. (moralicește)

to become corrupt/demoralized


8. (a nu funcționa)

to be out of order


9. (d. ceas)

to go wrong



Verb intranzitiv
1. (a face rău)

to hurt


2. (a face rău)

to harm


3. (a face rău)

to injure


4. (a aduce prejudicii)

to prejudice


5. (a aduce prejudicii)

to be noxious/injurious


Expressions:
n-ar strica (ca dumneata) să...  =  it would not be amiss for you to...
ce stric eu?  =  it's not my fault
cine strică? eu stric?  =  whose fault is it? who's to blame but yourself?
politețea nu strică niciodată  =  politeness never comes amiss
n-o să-ți strice  =  it won't hurt you
n-o să-ți strice  =  it won't do you harm
n-o să-ți strice  =  you'll not be the worse for it
n-o să-ți strice  =  you will be none the worse for it
nu-i strică  =  (it) severs him right
se strică vremea  =  we are in for a spell of bad weather
nu vrea să se strice nici cu unii, nici cu alții  =  he sits on the hedge/fence/amer. rail
nu vrea să se strice nici cu unii, nici cu alții  =  he is/rides on the fence, he is on both sides of the fenc
a se strica de râs  =  to split one's sides with laughter
și-a stricat ceasul  =  he has put his watch out of order
asta e de ajuns ca să stricetot cheful  =  it's enough to entirely spoil one's pleasure
o să-ți strici ochii  =  you will spoil your eyes
n-o să vă stric plăcerea  =  I won't be a spoil-game/a kill-joy
a-și strica reputația  =  to compromise/injure one's reputation