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1 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 -
2 rot
I [rɒt]1) decomposizione f., putrefazione f.; fig. corruzione f., marcio m.II 1. [rɒt] 2.the rot set in when... — le cose cominciarono a guastarsi quando
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - tt-) (anche rot away) decomporsi, imputridire, marcire; fig. [ person] marcire* * *[rot] 1. past tense, past participle - rotted; verb(to make or become bad or decayed: The fruit is rotting on the ground; Water rots wood.) marcire, far marcire2. noun1) (decay: The floorboards are affected by rot.) putrefazione2) (nonsense: Don't talk rot!) sciocchezze•- rotten- rottenness
- rotter* * *[rɒt]1. n(decay) putrefazione f, marciume m, (fam: nonsense) fesserie fpl, stupidaggini fplto stop the rot Brit fig — salvare la situazione
dry/wet rot — funghi parassiti del legno
2. vt3. vito rot (away) — marcire, imputridire
* * *rot /rɒt/n. [u]1 decomposizione; putrefazione2 marciume3 (fig.) decadimento; sfacelo; The government has promised to stop the rot in the financial system, il governo ha promesso di arrestare il decadimento del sistema finanziario; the rot has set in, le cose cominciano a deteriorarsi4 (bot.) carie del legno6 (antiq., fam. ingl., = tommy rot) assurdità; sciocchezze: Don't talk rot!, non dire sciocchezze!; What rot!, che assurdità!● (tecn.) rot proofing, trattamento anticorrosione.(to) rot /rɒt/A v. i.1 decomporsi; putrefarsi; marcire ( anche fig.): It's best to use treated wood, as it doesn't rot, è meglio usare legno trattato, dato che non marcisce; The prisoner was left to rot in jail, hanno lasciato il prigioniero a marcire in galera3 (fig.) corrompersi; degenerare; guastarsiB v. t.1 far marcire; far imputridire2 cariare● to rot away, putrefarsi e cadere; ( di denti) cadere per carie avanzata □ ( di foglia, ecc.) to rot off, putrefarsi e cadere; cadere per il marciume.* * *I [rɒt]1) decomposizione f., putrefazione f.; fig. corruzione f., marcio m.II 1. [rɒt] 2.the rot set in when... — le cose cominciarono a guastarsi quando
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - tt-) (anche rot away) decomporsi, imputridire, marcire; fig. [ person] marcire
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