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

przystrajać w jaskrawy sposób, ubierać się w krzykliwy sposób
to corrupt something by adding inferior substances, especially to reduce its purity or quality

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

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

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

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

zwęglać, przypalać
an extremely intense and destructive fire

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

osuszać, odwadniać
to completely destroy or remove something

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

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

zniekształcać, niszczyć
a person or thing that ruins an otherwise positive or enjoyable situation
to cause problems, often by ruining or interrupting something that was planned
a substance, mess, or residue that looks gross or unclean

brud, syf
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