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1 décrépitude
décrépitude [dekʀepityd]feminine noun[de personne] decrepitude ; [d'institution, civilisation] decay* * *dekʀepitydtomber en décrépitude — [idéologie, système] to degenerate; [lieu, monument] to crumble
* * *dekʀepityd nf[immeuble, vieillard] decrepitude, [institution] decayen décrépitude (monde, société) — in a state of decay
* * *décrépitude nf (de mœurs, d'idéologie) degeneration; (de civilisation, régime) decay; ( de personne) decrepitude; tomber en décrépitude [idéologie, système] to degenerate; [lieu, monument] to crumble.[dekrepityd] nom féminin1. [décadence] decaya. [civilisation] to decline, to decayb. [institution] to become obsolete -
2 décomposition
décomposition [dekɔ̃pozisjɔ̃]feminine noun( = pourriture) decomposition ; [de société] breakdown* * *dekɔ̃pozisjɔ̃1) ( de matière) decomposition2) ( de société) disintegration* * *dekɔ̃pozisjɔ̃ nf1) [organisme] decompositionen décomposition — in a state of decay, decomposing
2) (analytique) breakdown3) CHIMIE, [molécule] decomposition4) MATHÉMATIQUE, [expression] decomposition* * *1 ( putréfaction) decomposition; en décomposition decomposing;3 ( altération passagère) la décomposition de son visage or de ses traits his/her distraught face;4 (de phrase, raisonnement, mouvement) breaking down (de into);[dekɔ̃pozisjɔ̃] nom féminin2. PHYSIQUE [de la lumière] dispersion[d'une force] resolution6. [pourrissement - de la matière organique] decomposition, decay, rot ; [ - de la société] decline, decay, decadencea. [cadavre] decomposing, decaying, rottingb. [société] declining, decaying7. [altération - des traits] contortion -
3 abandon
abandon [abɑ̃dɔ̃]masculine nouna. ( = délaissement) abandonmentc. (Computing) abort* * *abɑ̃dɔ̃nom masculin1) ( état) state of neglectêtre à l'abandon — [maison, domaine] to be abandoned; [enfant] to be running wild; [jardin] to be neglected
laisser à l'abandon — to allow [something] to fall into decay [maison]; to allow [something] to become overgrown [terres]
2) (de projet, méthode) abandonment; (de droit, privilège) relinquishment3) (de cours, d'épreuve) withdrawal (de from); ( de fonctions) giving up (de of)4) ( attitude détendue) relaxed attitude•Phrasal Verbs:* * *abɑ̃dɔ̃ nm1) (action d'abandonner) [conjoint, animal domestique] abandoning, [projet, activité, fonctions, ambitions] giving up2) (situation d'une personne abandonnée) abandonment3) SPORT withdrawal4) fig, [pose] relaxationavec abandon [danser] — without a care in the world, [s'amuser, rire] without restraint
5)* * *abandon nm1 ( état) state of neglect; état d'abandon neglected state; à l'abandon [maison, domaine] abandoned, deserted; [enfant] running wild; [jardin] neglected; biens à l'abandon Jur ownerless property; laisser à l'abandon to allow [sth] to fall into decay [maison]; to allow [sth] to become overgrown [jardin, terres];3 (d'idée, de projet, méthode) abandonment; (de droit, privilège) relinquishment; ( de bien) surrender; faire abandon de to relinquish [droit, bien]; faire abandon de qch à qn to make over ou surrender sth to sb;4 (de cours, d'épreuve) Scol, Sport withdrawal (de from) ; ( de fonctions) giving up (de of); être contraint à l'abandon to be forced to withdraw; vainqueur par abandon winner by default;6 ( attitude détendue) relaxed attitude; pose pleine d'abandon attitude of complete relaxation.abandon de créance composition between debtor and creditor; abandon du domicile conjugal desertion of the marital home; abandon d'enfant abandonment of a child; abandon d'épave abandonment of a vehicle; abandon d'incapable abandonment of a person in need of care; abandon de navire notice of abandonment (of a vessel); abandon de poste desertion (of one's post); abandon des poursuites abandonment of action, nolle prosequi spéc.[abɑ̃dɔ̃] nom masculin2. [fait d'être rejeté]3. [état négligé] neglected statedans ses bras, elle avait connu un délicieux abandon she'd experienced such sweet surrender in his armsa. [parler] freelyb. [danser, rire] with gay abandon5. SPORT withdrawal————————à l'abandon locution adjectivale————————à l'abandon locution adverbialelaisser son affaire/ses enfants à l'abandon to neglect one's business/one's children -
4 gaga
I.n. m. 'Yoghurt brain', old dodderer.II.adj. 'Soft in the head', doddering, in a state of senile decay.
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