verspielen meaning and definition in german

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third-person singular simple present verspielt, past tense verspielte, past participle verspielt, auxiliary haben
  1. label to gamble something away lose something in a game Spielsüchtige verspielen oft an einem Tag ganze Monatslöhne. Compulsive gamblers often gamble away entire monthly wages in one day.
  2. label to lose something lightly; to squander; to waste Er hat sein ganzes Erbe mit teuren Partys verspielt. He squandered his whole inheritance on expensive parties. Durch den Einmarsch in Afghanistan verspielten die USA leichtfertig ihre moralische Vorteilslage. By invading Afghanistan the US lightly wasted its moral high ground.
  3. intransitive, chiefly in the perfect tenses, with bei to lose someone’s goodwill Er hat bei ihr verspielt. — He is out of favour with her.
  4. reflexive to make a mistake at playing (e.g. play a wrong note on a music instrument) An dieser Stelle verspiele ich mich immer. I always play it wrong at this point.