to bedizen
to bedizen
[Czasownik]

to dress or decorate in a flashy, showy, or tasteless way

przystrajać w jaskrawy sposób, ubierać się w krzykliwy sposób

przystrajać w jaskrawy sposób, ubierać się w krzykliwy sposób

Ex: She was bedizened with cheap jewelry and glittering scarves. 
to adulterate
to adulterate
[Czasownik]

to corrupt something by adding inferior substances, especially to reduce its purity or quality

fałszować, zanieczyszczać

fałszować, zanieczyszczać

Ex: The vendor was fined for adulterating olive oil with cheaper vegetable oils. 
bedraggled
bedraggled
[przymiotnik]

looking messy, wet, and soiled, as if having been pulled through mud or rain

zaniedbany, obdarty

zaniedbany, obdarty

Ex: The bedraggled puppy shivered in the rain. 
to botch
to botch
[Czasownik]

to do a task badly or carelessly, causing mistakes or damage

spartolić, zepsuć

spartolić, zepsuć

Ex: He completely botched the repair and made the leak worse. 
to bungle
to bungle
[Czasownik]

to handle a task or activity clumsily, often causing damage or problem

spartaczyć, zepsuć

spartaczyć, zepsuć

Ex: The contractor bungled the construction project, leading to numerous structural issues and delays. 
to besmirch
to besmirch
[Czasownik]

to smear or soil something so that it looks unclean

zbezcześcić, zabrudzić

zbezcześcić, zabrudzić

Ex: His muddy boots besmirched the clean carpet. 
to char
to char
[Czasownik]

to burn something so much that it turns into charcoal or carbon

zwęglać, przypalać

zwęglać, przypalać

Ex: The fire charred the wood, leaving only blackened remains. 
conflagration
conflagration
[Rzeczownik]

an extremely intense and destructive fire

pożar, niszczący ogień

pożar, niszczący ogień

Ex: The forest was reduced to ashes in the massive conflagration, which raged uncontrollably for days. 
to desiccate
to desiccate
[Czasownik]

to preserve something, like food, by ridding it of all its moisture

osuszać, odwadniać

osuszać, odwadniać

Ex: She desiccated the herbs to use them in cooking throughout the year. 
to extirpate
to extirpate
[Czasownik]

to completely destroy or remove something

wytępić, usunąć

wytępić, usunąć

Ex: Conservationists are working to extirpate the invasive plant species threatening the native flora. 
to vitiate
to vitiate
[Czasownik]

to spoil, weaken, or reduce the usefulness or perfection of something

popsuć, osłabić

popsuć, osłabić

Ex: Repeated delays vitiated the effectiveness of the rescue plan. 
to deface
to deface
[Czasownik]

to ruin or damage something's appearance, particularly by writing or sketching on it

zniekształcać, niszczyć

zniekształcać, niszczyć

Ex: Graffiti artists often deface public buildings with their artwork. 
fly in the ointment

a person or thing that ruins an otherwise positive or enjoyable situation

łyżka dziegciu, jedyny minus

łyżka dziegciu, jedyny minus

Ex: The hotel was beautiful, but the noisy road outside was the fly in the ointment. 
to [upset|overturn] the apple cart

to cause problems, often by ruining or interrupting something that was planned

popsuć plany, wywrócić plan

popsuć plany, wywrócić plan

Ex: The last-minute venue change upset the apple cart. 
crud
crud
[Rzeczownik]

a substance, mess, or residue that looks gross or unclean

brud, syf

brud, syf

Ex: The filter was clogged with black crud. 
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