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1 decay
n. förfall, upplösning; förruttnelse--------v. ruttna, förmultna; förfalla* * *[di'kei] 1. verb(to (cause to) become rotten or ruined: Sugar makes your teeth decay.) förfalla, förstöra[], ruttna2. noun(the act or process of decaying: tooth decay; in a state of decay.) förfall, förruttnelse, []röta -
2 fell into decay
råkade i förfall -
3 moral decay
moralisk förfall (kulturell nergång, andlig upplösning) -
4 radioactive decay
radioaktivt sönderfall (gradvis minskning av antalet radioaktiva atomer i materian) -
5 slow decay
långsamt förfall (långsamt sönderfall) -
6 caries
n. tandröta (läkekonst), benröta (läkekonst), karies* * *['keərii:z](decay or rottenness of the teeth.) karies -
7 decompose
v. lösa upp, bryta ljusstrålar; sönderdela; ruttna* * *[di:kəm'pouz]((of vegetable or animal matter) to (cause to) decay or rot: Corpses decompose quickly in heat.) lösa[] upp, bryta[] ner, ruttna- decomposer -
8 embalm
v. balsamera; bevara* * *(to preserve (a dead body) from decay by treatment with spices or drugs: The Egyptians embalmed the corpses of their kings.) balsamera -
9 fluoride
n. fluorid (kemisk förening som används för att förhindra karies)* * *(any of several substances containing fluorine, especially one which helps to prevent tooth decay.) fluor[]- fluorine -
10 gangrene
n. kallbrand--------v. orsaka kallbrand i; angripas av kallbrand (medicin)* * *['ɡæŋɡri:n](the decay of a part of the body of a living person, animal etc, because the blood supply to that part of the body has stopped.) kallbrand -
11 go to rack and ruin
(to get into a state of neglect and decay.) falla sönder -
12 rot
n. ruttenhet, röta; motgångar, rad misslyckanden; dumheter--------v. ruttna; prata strunt* * *[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.) [] ruttna2. noun1) (decay: The floorboards are affected by rot.) röta2) (nonsense: Don't talk rot!) strunt, smörja•- rotten- rottenness
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13 ruin
n. ruin, undergång; spillror; fördärv, förstörelse, ödeläggelse--------v. förstöra, ödelägga; fördärva; ruinera; bli ruinerad; falla sönder* * *['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) ruin[], spillror2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) undergång, fördärv, olycka3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) ruin, ruinerande2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) ruinera, fördärva2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) skämma bort•- ruined
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14 taint
n. fläck; förruttnelse--------v. fläcka; besudla; fördärva* * *[teint] 1. verb1) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) göra skämd2) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) fläcka, besudla, fördärva2. noun(a mark or trace of something bad, rotten or evil: the taint of decay.) smitta, fördärv, skamfläck- tainted -
15 waste away
(to decay; to lose weight, strength and health etc: He is wasting away because he has a terrible disease.) försvagas, tyna bort -
16 wither
v. tyna bort, förtvina; skrumpna; urarta; förbrylla; förstöra, ödelägga; förtorka, vissna* * *['wiðə]((of plants etc) to (cause to) fade, dry up, or decay: The plants withered because they had no water; The sun has withered my plants.) [] vissna
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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
