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1 rotten rot·ten adj
['rɒtn]1) (fruit, eggs) marcio (-a), (meat) andato (-a) a male, (tooth) cariato (-a), (wood) marcio (-a), marcito (-a), (fig: morally) corrotto (-a), marcio (-a)2) (fam: bad) schifoso (-a), brutto (-a), (action) vigliacco (-a)what a rotten thing to do! — che vigliaccata!, che carognata!
FALSE FRIEND: rotten is not translated by the Italian word rottoI feel rotten — (ill) mi sento da cani, (mean) mi sento un verme
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2 decay
I [dɪ'keɪ]1) (rot) (of timber, vegetation) decomposizione f.; (of area, house) decadimento m., rovina f.2) med. carie f.3) fig. (of society, industry) declino m.; (of civilization) decadenza f.II 1. [dɪ'keɪ] 2.1) (rot) [timber, vegetation, food] decomporsi, marcire; [ corpse] decomporsi, putrefarsi; [ tooth] cariarsi2) (disintegrate) [ building] andare in rovina* * *[di'kei] 1. verb(to (cause to) become rotten or ruined: Sugar makes your teeth decay.) deteriorare; cariarsi2. noun(the act or process of decaying: tooth decay; in a state of decay.) decadimento; carie* * *decay /dɪˈkeɪ/n. [u]2 marciume; putredine: The timbers were full of decay, il legname era mezzo marcio; (med.) ( tooth o dental) decay, carie (dentaria)4 (fig.) decadenza; declino: moral decay, decadenza morale; social decay, degrado sociale; the decay of civil society [of capitalism], il declino della società civile [del capitalismo]; All civilizations eventually fall into decay, tutte le civiltà alla fine entrano in declino5 (fis. nucl.) disintegrazione ( di sostanze radioattive); decadimento: radioactive decay, decadimento radioattivo; decay constant, costante di decadimento(to) decay /dɪˈkeɪ/A v. i.1 decomporsi, marcire: the decaying process, il processo di decomposizione; Bamboo has the disadvantage of decaying fast in wet conditions, il bambù ha l'inconveniente di marcire in fretta in condizioni di umidità2 andare in rovina, degradarsi: Long neglected historic buildings are decaying visibly, gli edifici storici, trascurati a lungo, si stanno visibilmente degradando3 (med.) cariarsi: My teeth are starting to decay, i miei denti cominciano a cariarsi; a decayed tooth, un dente cariato5 (fis. nucl.) decadere; disintegrarsiB v. t.1 far marcire; far imputridire* * *I [dɪ'keɪ]1) (rot) (of timber, vegetation) decomposizione f.; (of area, house) decadimento m., rovina f.2) med. carie f.3) fig. (of society, industry) declino m.; (of civilization) decadenza f.II 1. [dɪ'keɪ] 2.1) (rot) [timber, vegetation, food] decomporsi, marcire; [ corpse] decomporsi, putrefarsi; [ tooth] cariarsi2) (disintegrate) [ building] andare in rovina
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