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1 desmejorar
v.1 to spoil.2 to go downhill, to deteriorate.El virus desmejora su salud The virus deteriorates his health.3 to damage, to harm.El clima desmejora los muros The weather damages the walls.4 to lose quality, to decline to an inferior state, to downgrade, to retrograde.La pintura desmejora con el tiempo Paint loses quality with time.* * *1 to spoil, make worse, damage1 to deteriorate, get worse, go downhill1 to deteriorate, get worse, go downhill\estar desmejorado,-a to look unwell, look worse* * *1. VT1) (=dañar) to spoil2) (Med) to weaken2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( de salud) to get worse, to deteriorateb) ( de atractivo) to lose one's looks2.desmejorar vtb) ( de atractivo) to make... look less attractive* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( de salud) to get worse, to deteriorateb) ( de atractivo) to lose one's looks2.desmejorar vtb) ( de atractivo) to make... look less attractive* * *desmejorar [A1 ]vi1(en cuanto a la salud): sigue desmejorando, pero no quiere ir al médico she's getting worse, but she refuses to go to the doctorhabía desmejorado mucho he was looking much worse2 (en cuanto al atractivo) to lose one's looks■ desmejorarvt1 ‹salud/enfermo› (debilitar) to weaken; (empeorar) to make … worse2 (en cuanto al atractivo) to make … look less attractivetanto maquillaje la desmejora mucho wearing so much makeup makes her look less attractive o spoils her looks3 ‹economía› to damage; ‹condiciones sociales› to make … worsedesmejorar vi* * *♦ vtto spoil;ese peinado la desmejora mucho that hairstyle does absolutely nothing for her♦ vi1. [enfermar] to deteriorate, to get worse;empezó a desmejorar en el verano his health began to deteriorate over the summer2. [perder cualidades, atractivo] to go downhill, to deteriorate;desmejoró mucho con la edad he really went downhill as he got older* * *I v/t spoilII v/i MED get worse, go downhill;ha desmejorado mucho con la edad he’s lost a lot of his good looks as he’s got older* * *desmejorar vt: to weaken, to make worsedesmejorar vi: to decline (in health), to get worse -
2 deteriorar
v.1 to damage, to spoil.2 to deteriorate, to batter, to damage, to impair.El virus desmejora su salud The virus deteriorates his health.* * *1 (estropear) to damage, spoil; (gastar) to wear out1 (estropearse) to get damaged; (gastarse) to wear out2 figurado to deteriorate, go downhill* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=estropear) to damagela falta de medios puede deteriorar la calidad de la enseñanza — the lack of resources could harm o damage the quality of education
2) (Mec) to cause wear and tear to2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <relaciones/salud/situación> to cause... to deteriorate2.deteriorarse v pron relaciones/salud/situación to deteriorate, worsen* * *= damage, impair, spoil, disrupt, corrode, go out + the window.Ex. Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex. At times, however, stresses on the system, whether caused by internal or external forces, threaten to corrode the ethical boundaries.Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.----* deteriorarse = decay, deteriorate, creak, go + downhill, fall into + disrepair, grow + worse, fall + apart, dilapidate, go to + seed, degenerate (into).* empezar a deteriorarse = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* * *1.verbo transitivo <relaciones/salud/situación> to cause... to deteriorate2.deteriorarse v pron relaciones/salud/situación to deteriorate, worsen* * *= damage, impair, spoil, disrupt, corrode, go out + the window.Ex: Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.
Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex: At times, however, stresses on the system, whether caused by internal or external forces, threaten to corrode the ethical boundaries.Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.* deteriorarse = decay, deteriorate, creak, go + downhill, fall into + disrepair, grow + worse, fall + apart, dilapidate, go to + seed, degenerate (into).* empezar a deteriorarse = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* * *deteriorar [A1 ]vt‹relaciones/salud/situación›los conflictos laborales han deteriorado nuestras relaciones the labor disputes have damaged our relations, the labor disputes have caused relations between us to deterioratela situación económica se ha visto deteriorada por estos conflictos the economic situation has been considerably worsened by these conflicts«relaciones/salud/situación» to deteriorate, worsenlas relaciones entre los dos países se han ido deteriorando relations between the two countries have been deteriorating o worsening o getting worse and worselas mercancías se habían deteriorado en el viaje the goods had been damaged in transit* * *
deteriorar ( conjugate deteriorar) verbo transitivo ‹relaciones/salud/situación› to cause … to deteriorate
deteriorarse verbo pronominal [relaciones/salud/situación] to deteriorate, worsen;
[ mercancías] to get damaged
deteriorar verbo transitivo to spoil, damage
' deteriorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dañar
- destrozar
- estropear
English:
slip
* * *♦ vt1. [estropear] to damage, to spoil;el paso del tiempo ha ido deteriorando la fachada the facade has deteriorated with the passage of time2. [empeorar] to worsen;deteriorar las relaciones entre dos países to worsen relations between two countries;la enfermedad ha deteriorado mucho su salud the illness has caused his health to deteriorate a lot* * *v/t damage* * *deteriorar vtestropear: to damage, to spoil* * *deteriorar vb to damage
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