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1. I1) apples (vegetables, etc.) decay фрукты и т. д. портятся /гниют/; the old man's teeth are decaying зубы у старика разрушаются / портятся, гниют/; flowers (plants, etc.) decay цветы и т. д. вянут2) his powers are decaying его силы иссякают, он слабеет3) his farm has decayed его хозяйство пришло в упадок; their family has decayed их род захирел /пришел в упадок/; feudal society (their Empire, etc.) decayed феодальное общество и т. д. распалось2. IIdecay in some manner1) decay swiftly быстро /скоро/ портиться / гнить, разлагаться/2) decay mentally духовно / умственно/ деградировать; decay physically физически слабеть3. XVIdecay with smth. decay with age (with time) разрушаться с возрастом (со временем); his eyesight decays with age с возрастом его зрение слабеет
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