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1 mildew [mildiú]
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2 mildeu SM
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3 mildiu SM
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4 mildiú SM
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7 roya
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8 moho
m.1 mold (hongo).2 rust (herrumbre).3 mildew.* * *1 mould, (US mold)2 (de metales - hierro) rust; (- cobre) verdigris\criar moho to go mouldy (US moldy)no criar moho figurado to be always on the move* * *SM1) [en metal] rust2) [en alimentos] mould, mold (EEUU), mildewcubierto de moho — mouldy, moldy (EEUU)
* * *a) (en fruta, pan) mold*, mildewcriar moho — fruta/queso to go moldy*
* * *= mould [mold, -USA], mildew.Ex. It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.Ex. One week elapsed between discovery of the damage and the day archivists were called to begin restoration, so mildew in bound volumes became a problem.* * *a) (en fruta, pan) mold*, mildewcriar moho — fruta/queso to go moldy*
* * *= mould [mold, -USA], mildew.Ex: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.
Ex: One week elapsed between discovery of the damage and the day archivists were called to begin restoration, so mildew in bound volumes became a problem.* * *1 (en fruta, pan) mold*, mildewcriar moho «fruta/queso» to go moldy*;«persona» to vegetate2 (en cobre) patina, verdigris; (en hierro) rust* * *
moho sustantivo masculino
( en hierro) rust
moho sustantivo masculino
1 Bot mould, US mold: el pan tiene moho, this bread is mouldy
2 (óxido) rust
' moho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lama
- mufa
- verdín
English:
mildew
- mold
- moss
- mould
- musty
* * *moho nm1. [hongo] mould;criar moho to go o get mouldy2. [herrumbre] rust* * *m mold, Brmould;criar moho go moldy;no criar moho fig not let the grass grow beneath one’s feet* * *moho nm1) : mold, mildew2) : rust* * *moho n mould -
9 mildiu
m.mildew.* * *1 mildew* * *
Multiple Entries:
mildiú
mildíu
mildíu sustantivo masculino mildew
' mildíu' also found in these entries:
English:
mildew
* * *mildiú, mildíu nmmildew* * *m BOT mildew -
10 oídio
m.1 Oidium, asexually produced fungal spore.2 mildew.* * *= mildew.Ex. One week elapsed between discovery of the damage and the day archivists were called to begin restoration, so mildew in bound volumes became a problem.----* afectado por el oídio = mildewed.* * *= mildew.Ex: One week elapsed between discovery of the damage and the day archivists were called to begin restoration, so mildew in bound volumes became a problem.
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12 enfermedad de la vid
(n.) = mildewEx. One week elapsed between discovery of the damage and the day archivists were called to begin restoration, so mildew in bound volumes became a problem.* * *(n.) = mildewEx: One week elapsed between discovery of the damage and the day archivists were called to begin restoration, so mildew in bound volumes became a problem.
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13 enfermedad
f.1 illness.enfermedades del corazón/de la piel heart/skin diseasesenfermedad de Alzheimer Alzheimer's diseaseenfermedad hereditaria hereditary diseaseenfermedad infecciosa infectious diseaseenfermedad laboral industrial diseaseenfermedad mental mental illnessenfermedad profesional occupational diseaseenfermedad de transmisión sexual sexually transmitted diseasela enfermedad de las vacas locas mad cow diseaseenfermedad venérea venereal disease2 disease, ailment, illness, sickness.* * *1 illness, disease, sickness2 figurado malaise, sickness\estar de baja por enfermedad to be off sickenfermedad contagiosa contagious diseaseenfermedad infantil children's complaintenfermedad mental mental illnessenfermedad venérea venereal disease* * *noun f.1) disease2) illness, sickness* * *SF1) (=estado) illness, sicknessbaja 3)2) [en concreto] [gen] illness, disease; (=mal) complaint, maladyENFERMEDAD ¿"Illness" o "disease"? Enfermedad tiene dos traducciones principales en inglés: illness y disease. ► Lo traducimos por illness cuando no concretamos la enfermedad de la que se trata, y también cuando se refiere al tiempo que una persona está enferma: Su enfermedad no le permite llevar una vida normal Her illness prevents her from living a normal life Adelgazó mucho durante su enfermedad She lost a lot of weight during her illness ► Lo traducimos por disease cuando nos referimos a una enfermedad infecciosa, a una enfermedad en concreto o a un tipo específico de enfermedad: Este tipo de enfermedad venérea es muy común This type of venereal disease is very common ... mineros que sufren de enfermedades de pulmón...... miners suffering from lung diseases... Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entradapegar * o contagiar una enfermedad a algn — to give sb a disease
* * *femenino illnesscontraer una enfermedad — to contract an illness/a disease (frml)
* * *= disease, illness, infirmity, sickness, ill health, disorder.Ex. For example, a fairly straightforward document such as 'A medical dictionary of diseases' would be summarized as: Medicine/Disease/Dictionary.Ex. Thus the base could contain some facts about deficiency and illness, for example.Ex. We must also consider those people who could and would use a library but are prevented from doing so by physical factors such as infirmity.Ex. The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc..Ex. Donker Duyvis continued in that office until his enforced retirement (due to ill health) in 1959.Ex. Consider this title 'A handbook of heart disease, blood pressure and strokes: the cause, treatment and prevention of these disorders'.----* ausencia por enfermedad = sickness absence.* baja por enfermedad = sick leave, sickness leave.* con enfermedades mentales = mentally challenged.* contraer una enfermedad = contract + disease.* control de las enfermedades = disease control.* embates de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* enfermedad adquirida = acquired disorder.* Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad.* enfermedad bacteriana = bacterial disease.* enfermedad bucal = mouth disease.* enfermedad cardíaca = heart disease.* enfermedad cardíaca isquémica = ischemic heart disease.* enfermedad cardiovascular = cardiovascular disorder, cardiovascular disease.* enfermedad cerebrovascular = cerebrovascular disease, cerebrovascular disorder.* enfermedad congénita = congenital disorder.* enfermedad contagiosa = infectious disease, communicable disease.* enfermedad coronaria = coronary disease.* enfermedad coronaria del corazón = coronary heart disease.* enfermedad crónica = chronic disease, chronic illness.* enfermedad cutánea = skin disease.* enfermedad de Alzheimer = Alzheimer's disease.* enfermedad de arteria coronaria = coronary artery disease.* enfermedad de la lengua azul = bluetongue disease.* enfermedad de la piel = skin disease.* enfermedad de las vacas locas = mad cow disease.* enfermedad de la vid = mildew.* enfermedad del corazón = heart disease.* enfermedad del legionario = legionnaire's disease.* Enfermedad del Linotipista = Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI).* enfermedad del siglo viente = twentieth-century disease.* enfermedad del sueño = sleeping sickness.* enfermedad del tiroide = thyroid disease.* enfermedad de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* enfermedad de Peyronie = Peyronie's disease.* enfermedad discapacitante = crippling illness.* enfermedad endémica = endemic illness, endemic disease.* enfermedad física = physical illness.* enfermedad genética = genetic disease.* enfermedad heredada = inherited disorder, inherited illness, inherited disease.* enfermedad infecciosa = infectious disease.* enfermedad laboral = occupational disease.* enfermedad mental = mental illness, mental disease, brain disorder, mental disorder.* enfermedad neurodegenerativa = neurodegenerative disease.* enfermedad neurológica = neurological disorder.* enfermedad poco común = rare disease.* enfermedad profesional = occupational disease.* enfermedad rara = rare disease.* enfermedad respiratoria = respiratory disease.* enfermedad reumática = rheumatic disease.* enfermedad reumática del corazón = rheumatic heart disease.* enfermedad siquiátrica = psychiatric illness.* enfermedad social = social disease.* enfermedad terminal = terminal illness.* enfermedad transmisible = communicable disease.* enfermedad tropical = tropical disease.* enfermedad vascular periférica = peripheral vascular disease.* enfermedad venérea = venereal disease (VD).* enfermedad viral = viral disease.* estar de baja por enfermedad = be off work sick.* estragos de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* insecto portador de enfermedad = insect vector.* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.* padecer enfermedad = suffer from + condition.* prevención de enfermedades = disease prevention.* propagar una enfermedad = spread + disease.* seguro de enfermedad = health insurance.* * *femenino illnesscontraer una enfermedad — to contract an illness/a disease (frml)
* * *= disease, illness, infirmity, sickness, ill health, disorder.Ex: For example, a fairly straightforward document such as 'A medical dictionary of diseases' would be summarized as: Medicine/Disease/Dictionary.
Ex: Thus the base could contain some facts about deficiency and illness, for example.Ex: We must also consider those people who could and would use a library but are prevented from doing so by physical factors such as infirmity.Ex: The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc..Ex: Donker Duyvis continued in that office until his enforced retirement (due to ill health) in 1959.Ex: Consider this title 'A handbook of heart disease, blood pressure and strokes: the cause, treatment and prevention of these disorders'.* ausencia por enfermedad = sickness absence.* baja por enfermedad = sick leave, sickness leave.* con enfermedades mentales = mentally challenged.* contraer una enfermedad = contract + disease.* control de las enfermedades = disease control.* embates de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* enfermedad adquirida = acquired disorder.* Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad.* enfermedad bacteriana = bacterial disease.* enfermedad bucal = mouth disease.* enfermedad cardíaca = heart disease.* enfermedad cardíaca isquémica = ischemic heart disease.* enfermedad cardiovascular = cardiovascular disorder, cardiovascular disease.* enfermedad cerebrovascular = cerebrovascular disease, cerebrovascular disorder.* enfermedad congénita = congenital disorder.* enfermedad contagiosa = infectious disease, communicable disease.* enfermedad coronaria = coronary disease.* enfermedad coronaria del corazón = coronary heart disease.* enfermedad crónica = chronic disease, chronic illness.* enfermedad cutánea = skin disease.* enfermedad de Alzheimer = Alzheimer's disease.* enfermedad de arteria coronaria = coronary artery disease.* enfermedad de la lengua azul = bluetongue disease.* enfermedad de la piel = skin disease.* enfermedad de las vacas locas = mad cow disease.* enfermedad de la vid = mildew.* enfermedad del corazón = heart disease.* enfermedad del legionario = legionnaire's disease.* Enfermedad del Linotipista = Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI).* enfermedad del siglo viente = twentieth-century disease.* enfermedad del sueño = sleeping sickness.* enfermedad del tiroide = thyroid disease.* enfermedad de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* enfermedad de Peyronie = Peyronie's disease.* enfermedad discapacitante = crippling illness.* enfermedad endémica = endemic illness, endemic disease.* enfermedad física = physical illness.* enfermedad genética = genetic disease.* enfermedad heredada = inherited disorder, inherited illness, inherited disease.* enfermedad infecciosa = infectious disease.* enfermedad laboral = occupational disease.* enfermedad mental = mental illness, mental disease, brain disorder, mental disorder.* enfermedad neurodegenerativa = neurodegenerative disease.* enfermedad neurológica = neurological disorder.* enfermedad poco común = rare disease.* enfermedad profesional = occupational disease.* enfermedad rara = rare disease.* enfermedad respiratoria = respiratory disease.* enfermedad reumática = rheumatic disease.* enfermedad reumática del corazón = rheumatic heart disease.* enfermedad siquiátrica = psychiatric illness.* enfermedad social = social disease.* enfermedad terminal = terminal illness.* enfermedad transmisible = communicable disease.* enfermedad tropical = tropical disease.* enfermedad vascular periférica = peripheral vascular disease.* enfermedad venérea = venereal disease (VD).* enfermedad viral = viral disease.* estar de baja por enfermedad = be off work sick.* estragos de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* insecto portador de enfermedad = insect vector.* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.* padecer enfermedad = suffer from + condition.* prevención de enfermedades = disease prevention.* propagar una enfermedad = spread + disease.* seguro de enfermedad = health insurance.* * *illnesscontraer una enfermedad to contract an illness/a disease ( frml)padece una enfermedad incurable he has an incurable disease, he is suffering from o he has an incurable illnessuna enfermedad que afecta a los humanos a disease that affects humanstras una larga enfermedad after a long o lengthy illnessestá de baja por enfermedad he's off sickenfermedades de la piel skin diseasesenfermedad contagiosa contagious diseaseCompuestos:(Chi, Col) illness entailing high costs for treatmentcoeliac diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseCreutzfeld-Jacob's diseaseCrohn's diseasenotifiable diseasedegenerative diseaseLegionnaires' diseasesleeping sicknessParkinson's Diseasesexually transmitted diseaseWeil's diseasehereditary diseasechildhood diseasemental illnessnervous disorderoccupational diseasesocial diseaseterminal illnessvenereal disease, VD* * *
enfermedad sustantivo femenino
illness;◊ contraer una enfermedad to contract an illness/a disease (frml);
después de una larga enfermedad after a long illness;
está con permiso por enfermedad he's off sick;
enfermedades de la piel skin diseases;
enfermedad mental mental illness;
enfermedad nerviosa nervous disorder
enfermedad sustantivo femenino illness
una enfermedad crónica, a chronic disease ➣ Ver nota en disease
' enfermedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adolecer
- aguda
- agudo
- baja
- brote
- cañón
- combatir
- contagiar
- contagiosa
- contagioso
- contraer
- cura
- darse
- defensa
- desarrollarse
- esteroide
- ETS
- evitar
- extracorpórea
- extracorpóreo
- fiebre
- galopante
- larvada
- larvado
- lisura
- padecer
- pegar
- pegarse
- pescar
- pillar
- recobrarse
- rehacerse
- reliquia
- remedio
- renacer
- restablecimiento
- rondar
- sacrificar
- secuela
- seguimiento
- sufrir
- terminal
- tos
- transmitir
- vivir
- abatir
- afectado
- amarillo
- antecedente
- arrastrar
English:
acute
- ailment
- bends
- bout
- carrier
- carry
- catch
- catching
- clear up
- come down
- come on
- come through
- communicable
- condition
- congenital
- critical
- cure
- dangerous
- develop
- disease
- dormant
- downhill
- exposure
- fight
- flare up
- get
- get over
- go down with
- have
- heal
- illness
- infect
- infection
- infectious
- infirmity
- life-threatening
- lingering
- major
- outbreak
- Parkinson's
- pay
- prevalent
- prevent
- pull through
- rampant
- recover
- serious
- seriousness
- severe
- severity
* * *enfermedad nf1. [física] illness;contraer una enfermedad to catch a disease o illness;enfermedades del corazón/de la piel heart/skin diseasesenfermedad de Alzheimer Alzheimer's disease;enfermedad autoinmune autoimmune disease;enfermedad congénita congenital disease;enfermedad contagiosa contagious disease;enfermedad de Chagas Chagas' disease;enfermedad de Creutzfeld(t)-Jakob Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease;enfermedad degenerativa progressive disease;enfermedad hereditaria hereditary disease;enfermedad incurable incurable disease;enfermedad infecciosa infectious disease;enfermedad inflamatoria pélvica pelvic inflammatory disease;enfermedad laboral occupational disease;enfermedad mental mental illness;enfermedad notificable notifiable disease;enfermedad obsesivo compulsiva obsessive compulsive disorder;enfermedad de los olmos Dutch elm disease;enfermedad de Parkinson Parkinson's disease;enfermedad profesional occupational disease;enfermedad del sueño sleeping sickness;enfermedad de transmisión sexual sexually transmitted disease;Fam enfermedad de las vacas locas mad cow disease;enfermedad vascular vascular disease;enfermedad venérea venereal disease2. [problema] ill;una de las enfermedades de nuestra sociedad one of the ills of our society* * *f illness, disease* * *enfermedad nf1) indisposición: sickness, illness2) : disease* * *2. (grave) disease -
14 vid
f.vine.* * *1 grapevine, vine* * *noun f.* * *SF vine* * *femenino vine* * *= vine.Ex. The article 'Fruit of the vine: world wine magazines' evaluates the wine journals of the world.----* enfermedad de la vid = mildew.* * *femenino vine* * *= vine.Ex: The article 'Fruit of the vine: world wine magazines' evaluates the wine journals of the world.
* enfermedad de la vid = mildew.* * *vine* * *
vid sustantivo femenino
vine
vid f Bot vine, grapevine
' vid' also found in these entries:
English:
vine
* * *vid nfvine* * *f vine* * *vid nf: vine, grapevine* * *vid n vine -
15 roya
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16 niebla
f.fog (densa).hay niebla it's foggy/mistyhay niebla densa it's very foggy, there is thick o dense fog* * *1 (nubes) fog2 figurado mist\niebla tóxica smog* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=bruma) fog2) [en asunto, negocio] confusion3) (Bot) mildewniego* * *femenino fog* * *= fog, mist.Ex. With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.Ex. This book is an uncompromising exposure of the ideological mist that envelops romantics and romanticists.----* banco de niebla = fog patch, fog bank.* con niebla = foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.].* niebla condensada = freezing fog.* niebla helada = freezing fog.* * *femenino fog* * *= fog, mist.Ex: With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.
Ex: This book is an uncompromising exposure of the ideological mist that envelops romantics and romanticists.* banco de niebla = fog patch, fog bank.* con niebla = foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.].* niebla condensada = freezing fog.* niebla helada = freezing fog.* * *foguna niebla espesa envolvía la ciudad thick o dense fog enveloped the cityhabía niebla it was foggyun día de niebla a foggy day* * *
niebla sustantivo femenino
fog;
niebla sustantivo femenino fog: había mucha niebla, it was very foggy
' niebla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adivinarse
- banco
- desvanecerse
- disipar
- disiparse
- dispersar
- dispersarse
- envolver
- envuelta
- envuelto
- nada
- tenue
- densidad
- espeso
- retrasar
- tupido
English:
cause
- clear
- discern
- disperse
- dissipate
- envelop
- fog
- foggy
- lift
- lighthouse
- mist
- misty
- smog
- suspend
- thick
- thin out
- patchy
* * *niebla nf1. [densa] fog;[neblina] mist;hay niebla it's foggy/misty;hay niebla densa it's very foggy, there is thick o dense fog;la niebla obligó a cerrar el aeropuerto the airport had to be closed because of the fogniebla tóxica smoguna espesa niebla rodea la designación del nuevo presidente the naming of the new president is shrouded in confusion* * *f fog* * *niebla nf: fog, mist* * *niebla n fog -
17 alheña
f.privet, henna.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: alheñar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: alheñar.* * *1 (planta) privet2 (flor) privet blossom3 (polvo) henna* * *SF1) (Bot) (=arbusto) privet; (=flor) privet flower2) (=hongo) blight, mildew3) [para teñir] henna* * *femenino privet* * *femenino privet* * *privet* * *alheña nfprivet* * *f BOT henna -
18 enmohecer
v.1 to turn moldy.2 to make mouldy, to rust.* * *1 (pan, queso, etc) to make mouldy (US moldy); (metal) to rust2 figurado to make rusty1 (pan, queso, etc) to go mouldy (US moldy); (metal) to rust, go rusty2 figurado to go rusty* * *1. VT1) [+ metal] to rust2) (Bot) to make mouldy, make moldy (EEUU)2.See:* * *1. 2.enmohecerse v pron ropa/pan/queso to become o (BrE) go moldy*; metal to rust, become o (BrE) go rusty* * *1. 2.enmohecerse v pron ropa/pan/queso to become o (BrE) go moldy*; metal to rust, become o (BrE) go rusty* * *enmohecer [E3 ]vt1 ‹ropa› to make … moldy*, make … go moldy*2 ‹metal› to rust1 «ropa/pan/queso» to become o ( BrE) go moldy*2 «metal» to rust, become o ( BrE) go rusty* * *
enmohecer ( conjugate enmohecer) verbo transitivo ‹ ropa› to make … moldy( conjugate moldy);
‹ metal› to rust
enmohecerse verbo pronominal [ropa/pan/queso] to become moldy( conjugate moldy);
[ metal] to rust, become rusty
' enmohecer' also found in these entries:
English:
mildew
* * *♦ vt1. [con moho] to turn mouldy2. [metal] to rust* * *v/t: -
19 percán
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20 verdín
m.1 moss.2 mold.3 fresh green, verdure.4 verdigris.5 slime.* * *1 (de plantas) verdure, fresh green2 (capa - de algas) green slime; (- de paredes, frutas) green mould (US mold)3 (capa - de óxido) verdigris4 (mancha) green stain, grass stain* * *SM1) (=color) fresh green2) (Bot) (=verdete) verdigris; (=capa) scum; (=musgo) moss3) (en la ropa) green stain* * *a) ( musgo) mossb) ( moho) mold*; ( en el agua) slime; ( en metal) verdigris* * *a) ( musgo) mossb) ( moho) mold*; ( en el agua) slime; ( en metal) verdigris* * *1 (musgo) moss2 (moho) mold*; (en el agua) slime3 (en metal) verdigris* * *
verdín sustantivo masculino
( en el agua) slime;
( en metal) verdigris
' verdín' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lama
* * *verdín nm1. [de plantas, algas] slime2. [moho] mould, mildew3. [musgo] moss4. [cardenillo] verdigris* * *
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См. также в других словарях:
mildew — [mil′do͞o΄, mil′dyo͞o΄] n. [ME mildewe < OE meledeaw, nectar, lit., honeydew, akin to Goth milith, honey < IE base * melit (> L mel, Gr meli, honey) + base of OE deaw,DEW] 1. a thin, furry, usually whitish coating or discoloration,… … English World dictionary
Mildew — Mil dew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mildewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mildewing}.] To taint with mildew; as, mildewed clothing. [1913 Webster] He . . . mildews the white wheat. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mildew — Mil dew, v. i. To become tainted with mildew. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mildew — Mil dew, n. [AS. melede[ a]w; akin to OHG. militou, G. mehlthau, mehltau; prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf. Goth. milip honey. See {Mellifluous}, and {Dew}.] (Bot.) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mildew — (n.) mid 13c., mildeu honeydew, nectar, from O.E. meledeaw honeydew (sticky stuff exuded by aphids), from P.Gmc. compound of *melith honey (see MELISSA (Cf. Melissa)) + *dawwaz dew (see DEW (Cf. dew)). Cf. O.S. milidou, Du … Etymology dictionary
mildew — ► NOUN ▪ a coating of minute fungi on plants or damp organic material such as paper or leather. ► VERB ▪ affect with mildew. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Mildew — (engl., spr. milldju), Meltau des Weinstocks, s. Peronospora … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Mildew — Example of downy mildew (left) along with powdery mildew on a grape leaf … Wikipedia
mildew — mildewy, adj. /mil dooh , dyooh /, n. 1. Plant Pathol. a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usually whitish coating on the surface of affected parts, caused by any of various fungi. 2. any of these fungi. Cf. downy mildew, powdery… … Universalium
mildew — mil•dew [[t]ˈmɪlˌdu, ˌdyu[/t]] n. 1) ppa a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usu. whitish coating on the affected parts, caused by any of various fungi 2) fng any of these fungi, esp. downy mildew or powdery mildew 3) fng any similar … From formal English to slang
mildew — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English meledēaw honeydew; akin to Old High German militou honeydew Date: 14th century 1. a. a superficial usually whitish growth produced especially on organic matter or living plants by fungi (as of… … New Collegiate Dictionary