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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 ruin
I 1. ['ruːɪn]1) U (collapse) (physical) rovina f., distruzione f.; (financial) rovina f., fallimento m.; (moral) rovina f., fine f.in a state of ruin — [ building] in rovina
to fall into ruin — andare o cadere in rovina
2) (building) rovine f.pl.2.in ruins — distrutto, rovinato (anche fig.)
••II ['ruːɪn]to go to rack and ruin — andare in rovina, in malora
1) (destroy) distruggere [career, economy]* * *['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) rovina, rudere2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) rovina3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) crollo, disastro2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) rovinare2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) rovinare•- ruined
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- in ruins* * *ruin /ˈru:ɪn/n. [uc]1 rovina ( anche fig.); crollo: to fall into ruin, cadere in rovina; The cathedral has gone to ruin, la cattedrale è andata in rovina; Ambition was his ruin ( o the ruin of him), l'ambizione è stata la sua rovina; the ruin of all my hopes, la fine di tutte le mie speranze3 rovina; disastro finanziario: financial [economic] ruin, rovina finanziaria [economica]; Investors are facing ruin, gli investitori devono far fronte al disastro finanziario; The economy is on the road to ruin, l'economia sta andando verso la rovina● to bring to ruin, mandare in rovina; rovinare □ ( anche fig.) to lie [to tumble] in ruins, essere [cadere] in rovina: At the end of the war the country lay in ruins, alla fine della guerra, il paese era in rovina; Her whole life lay in ruins, tutta la sua vita era rovinata.♦ (to) ruin /ˈru:ɪn/v. t.1 rovinare; distruggere ( anche fig.): The crop was ruined by the rain, il raccolto è stato distrutto dalla pioggia; I've ruined my new shoes, ho rovinato le mie scarpe nuove; to ruin sb. 's hopes, distruggere le speranze di qc.; to ruin sb.'s career [fun], rovinare la carriera [il divertimento] a q.; He has ruined his chances of going to university, ha buttato via le sue chance di andare all'università* * *I 1. ['ruːɪn]1) U (collapse) (physical) rovina f., distruzione f.; (financial) rovina f., fallimento m.; (moral) rovina f., fine f.in a state of ruin — [ building] in rovina
to fall into ruin — andare o cadere in rovina
2) (building) rovine f.pl.2.in ruins — distrutto, rovinato (anche fig.)
••II ['ruːɪn]to go to rack and ruin — andare in rovina, in malora
1) (destroy) distruggere [career, economy]
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