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decay [dɪˈkeɪ]a. [food, vegetation, corpse, flesh] se décomposer ; [tooth] se carierb. [building] se délabrerc. [radioactive particle] se désintégrerd. [civilization] décliner ; [district, system] se délabrer[+ tooth] carier3. nouna. [of food, vegetation] pourriture fb. [of tooth] carie fc. [of building] délabrement md. [of radioactive particle] désintégration fe. [of system, region, city] déclin m• social/industrial decay déclin m social/industriel* * *[dɪ'keɪ] 1.1) ( rot) (of timber, vegetation) pourriture f; (of house, area) délabrement mto fall into decay — [building] se délabrer
2) ( dental) carie f2.1) ( rot) [timber, vegetation, food] pourrir; [corpse] se décomposer; [tooth] se carier; [bone] se détériorer2) ( disintegrate) [building] se détériorer -
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A n1 ( rot) (of timber, meat, vegetation) pourriture f ; (of building, area, façade) délabrement m ; to fall into decay [building] se délabrer ;2 Dent carie f ; tooth ou dental decay la carie dentaire ; to have decay avoir des caries ; to prevent decay éviter les caries ;3 Geol décomposition f ;4 Phys désintégration f ;5 fig (of society, culture) déclin m ; (of economy, institution, industry) délabrement m, déclin m ; (of nation, civilization) décadence f, déchéance f ; moral decay déchéance morale.C vi1 ( rot) [timber, vegetation, food] pourrir ; [corpse] se décomposer, se putréfier ; [tooth] se gâter, se carier ; [bone] se détériorer, se carier spec ;4 Geol se décomposer ;5 Phys se désintégrer. -
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decay [dɪ'keɪ](a) (rot → food, wood, flowers) pourrir; (→ meat) s'avarier, pourrir; (→ corpse) se décomposer; (→ tooth) se carier; (→ building) se délabrer; (→ stone) s'effriter, se désagréger3 noun(a) (of food, wood, flowers) pourriture f; (of corpse) décomposition f; (of teeth) carie f; (of building) délabrement m; (of stone) effritement m, désagrégation f;∎ area of decay (in tooth) zone f cariée(b) figurative (of beauty, faculties) délabrement m; (of family, country) décadence f, déchéance f; (of civilization) déclin m;∎ also figurative to fall into decay se délabrer;∎ in an advanced state of decay (building) dans un état de délabrement avancé; (corpse) dans un état de putréfaction avancé;∎ moral decay déchéance f morale -
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Idécomposition f, délabrement mII v.pourrir, se décomposerDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > decay
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1) décomposition; désagrégation; effritement; déliquescence; délabrement2) Nucl. désintégration; décroissanceEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > decay
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7 decay
English-French architecture and construction dictionary > decay
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8 decay of the institutions
Pol. déliquescence des institutionsEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > decay of the institutions
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2) taux de décroissance mEnglish-French architecture and construction dictionary > decay rate
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11 tooth decay
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12 urban decay
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13 incipient decay
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > incipient decay
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14 moral decay
déliquescence des valeurs morales; détérioration de la fibre moraleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > moral decay
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disparition du son au seuilEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > threshold tone decay
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tooth [tu:θ]• back tooth molaire f• to have a tooth out or pulled se faire arracher une dent• there's nothing you can get your teeth into il n'y a pas grand-chose à se mettre sous la dent (fig)* * *[tuːθ] 1.set of teeth — ( false) dentier m
to cut one's teeth — lit faire ses dents
2.to cut one's teeth on — fig se faire les dents sur
- toothed combining formfine-/wide-toothed comb — peigne m fin/à dents larges
••to be a bit long in the tooth — (colloq) n'être plus tout jeune
to do something in the teeth of — faire quelque chose malgré or en dépit de
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Decay — De*cay , n. 1. Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the decay of the body; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decay — vb Decay, decompose, rot, putrefy, spoil, disintegrate, crumble mean to undergo or, in some cases, to cause something to undergo destructive dissolution. Decay implies change, commonly a natural and gradual change, from a state of soundness or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
decay — [dē kā′, dikā′] vi. [ME decaien < Anglo Fr & OFr decäir < VL * decadere: see DECADENCE] 1. to lose strength, soundness, health, beauty, prosperity, etc. gradually; waste away; deteriorate 2. to rot or decompose 3. to undergo radioactive… … English World dictionary
Decay — De*cay , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Decayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decaying}.] [OF. decaeir, dechaer, decheoir, F. d[ e]choir, to decline, fall, become less; L. de + cadere to fall. See {Chance}.] To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decay — De*cay , v. t. 1. To cause to decay; to impair. [R.] [1913 Webster] Infirmity, that decays the wise. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To destroy. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decay — [n] breaking down, collapse adulteration, atrophy, blight, caries, consumption, corrosion, crumbling, decadence, decline, decomposition, decrease, decrepitude, degeneracy, degeneration, depreciation, deterioration, dilapidation, disintegration,… … New thesaurus
decay — I verb addle, atrophy, be reduced in worth, become enfeebled, become lower in quality, become putrescent, blight, break down, break up, canker, consume, corrode, corrupt, crumble, decline, decompose, decompound, degenerate, depreciate,… … Law dictionary
decay — ► VERB 1) rot through the action of bacteria and fungi. 2) decline in quality or vigour. 3) Physics (of a radioactive substance, particle, etc.) undergo change to a different form by emitting radiation. ► NOUN 1) the state or process of decaying … English terms dictionary
Decay — Contents 1 Science and technlogy 1.1 Biology 1.2 Physics 1.3 … Wikipedia
decay — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ rapid ▪ slow ▪ dental (esp. BrE), tooth ▪ industrial (esp. BrE), urban … Collocations dictionary
decay — 01. The [decaying] leaves in the garden are actually good for it and make the soil richer. 02. Tooth [decay] is preventable with proper oral hygiene. 03. The dentist said my tooth is so [decayed] that he may have to pull it. 04. The rise in… … Grammatical examples in English