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f sgt (moral) corruption, moral decay- szerzyć demoralizację to spread (moral) corruptionThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > demoralizacj|a
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23 acusar1
1 = accuse, make + accusation, charge, litigate, face + charges, arraign, indict, denounce, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out, single out for + criticism, point + (a/the) finger(s) at.Ex. He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.Ex. From time to time the accusation is made that libraries are run for the convenience of the staff.Ex. In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.Ex. The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.Ex. This article consider some hypothetical situations in which information providers might face charges of negligence.Ex. 25.5 percent of the 247 juveniles arraigned in 3 months alone in 1989 had handicapping conditions.Ex. Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.Ex. Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex. Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.Ex. It is easy to point the fingers at the refs.----* acusar a Alguien = confront + Alguien + with accusation.* acusar de = lambast [lambaste], make + Nombre + out to be.* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge. -
24 envilecimiento
m.1 debasement.2 degradation, moral decay, bastardisation, bastardization.* * *1 degradation, debasement* * *SM degradation, debasement* * *masculino degradation, debasement* * *= depravity, depravation.Ex. Booth conducted his surveys to study 'the numerical relation which poverty, misery, and depravity bear to the regular earnings and comparative comfort and to describe the general conditions under which each class lives'.Ex. Poverty and depravation impacts on those directly affected and also influences the well being of the whole macro structure of the nation.* * *masculino degradation, debasement* * *= depravity, depravation.Ex: Booth conducted his surveys to study 'the numerical relation which poverty, misery, and depravity bear to the regular earnings and comparative comfort and to describe the general conditions under which each class lives'.
Ex: Poverty and depravation impacts on those directly affected and also influences the well being of the whole macro structure of the nation.* * *degradation, debasement* * *debasement* * *m degradation, debasement* * *: degradation, debasement -
25 acusar
v.1 to accuse.lo acusaron de asesinato he was accused of o charged with murderLuisa acusa a su marido Louise accuses her husband.2 to show.su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo his face showed the passage of timeacusar el golpe to show the effectssu espalda acusó el esfuerzo the effort had taken its toll on his back3 to acknowledge (recibo).acusamos la recepción del paquete we acknowledge receipt of your package4 to press charges, to accuse, to prefer charges, to make an accusation.La empresa acusó al fin The company pressed charges at last.5 to manifest, to show.María acusó su ira contra Ricardo Mary manifested her anger against Richard.* * *1 (echar la culpa) to accuse (de, of)2 DERECHO to charge (de, with)3 (manifestar) to give away1 (confesarse) to confess2 (acentuarse) to become more pronounced\acusar recibo de to acknowledge receipt of* * *verbto accuse, charge* * *1. VT1) (=culpar) to accuse2) (Jur) (=incriminar) charge3) (=mostrar)4) (=registrar) to pick up, registereste sismógrafo acusa la menor vibración — this seismometer picks up o registers the least vibration
5) (Correos)2.See:ACUSAR ► Traducimos acusar (de) por accuse (of) en la mayoría de los casos: Me acusó de haber mentido He accused me of lying ¿De qué me estás acusando? What are you accusing me of? ► Traducimos acusar (de) por charge (with) cuando se trata de una acusación formal que llevará a la celebración de un juicio: No lo han acusado de ninguno de los cargos He hasn't been charged with anything Hasta ahora, la policía lo ha acusado solamente de uno de los asesinatos So far, the police have only charged him with one of the murders El verbo indict tiene un significado parecido a charge, pero solo se usa en contextos legales muy especializados. Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( culpar) to accuseb) (Der)c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)
2)a) (mostrar, revelar) to show signs ofb) ( advertir) to pick up, register3) ( reconocer)2.acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something
acusarse v pron (refl)* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( culpar) to accuseb) (Der)c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)
2)a) (mostrar, revelar) to show signs ofb) ( advertir) to pick up, register3) ( reconocer)2.acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something
acusarse v pron (refl)* * *acusar11 = accuse, make + accusation, charge, litigate, face + charges, arraign, indict, denounce, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out, single out for + criticism, point + (a/the) finger(s) at.Ex: He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.
Ex: From time to time the accusation is made that libraries are run for the convenience of the staff.Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.Ex: The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.Ex: This article consider some hypothetical situations in which information providers might face charges of negligence.Ex: 25.5 percent of the 247 juveniles arraigned in 3 months alone in 1989 had handicapping conditions.Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.Ex: Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.Ex: It is easy to point the fingers at the refs.* acusar a Alguien = confront + Alguien + with accusation.* acusar de = lambast [lambaste], make + Nombre + out to be.* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.acusar22 = reveal, show.Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.
Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.* * *acusar [A1 ]vtA1 (culpar) to accuse¿me estás acusando a mí? are you accusing me?cada vez que falta algo me acusan a mí every time something goes missing they blame o accuse meacusar a algn DE algo to accuse sb OF sthme acusan de haber faltado a mi palabra they accuse me of breaking my word, they say I didn't keep my word2 ( Der) acusar a algn DE algo to charge sb WITH sthlo han acusado de cuatro delitos de estafa he has been charged with four counts of fraudestá detenido acusado de espionaje he is being held on charges of spying o he is charged with spying3 ( fam)(delatar): lo acusó a or con la maestra she went to the teacher and told on him ( colloq), she snitched to the teacher ( AmE colloq)B (mostrar, revelar) to show signs ofacusaban el cansancio del viaje they were showing signs of fatigue after their journeyC■ acusarse( refl) acusarse DE algo to confess TO sth* * *
acusar ( conjugate acusar) verbo transitivo
1
acusar a algn de algo to accuse sb of sth;
b) (Der) acusar a algn de algo to charge sb with sth
2 ( reconocer):◊ acusar recibo de algo (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of sth
acusar verbo transitivo
1 to accuse [de, of]
Jur to charge [de, with]
2 (sentir los efectos de un golpe, una sustancia, una ausencia, etc) to feel: la niña acusó el cansancio del viaje, the tiring journey was beginning to affect the child
3 (mostrar, denunciar) to show: su rostro acusaba su crueldad, his face showed his cruelty
4 Com acusar recibo, to acknowledge receipt [de, of]
' acusar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
negligencia
- recibo
- tachar
- delatar
- incriminar
English:
accuse
- acknowledge
- charge
- denounce
- indict
- publicity
- receipt
- impeach
- level
- tell
* * *♦ vt1. [culpar] to accuse;acusar a alguien de algo to accuse sb of sth;siempre me acusan a mí de todo they always blame me for everything2. Der to charge;acusar a alguien de algo to charge sb with sth;lo acusaron de asesinato he was charged with murder3. [mostrar, resentirse de]su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo the passage of time had taken its toll on his face;los atletas acusaron el calor the athletes were showing the effects of the heat;cada vez acusa más el paso de los años she is showing her age more and more;su espalda acusó el esfuerzo his back ached from the effort;la bolsa ha acusado el golpe de las declaraciones del ministro the stock exchange has registered the effects of the minister's statement4. [recibo] to acknowledge;acusamos la recepción del paquete we acknowledge the receipt of your package* * *v/t1 accuse (de of)2 JUR charge (de with)3 ( manifestar) show4:acusar recibo de acknowledge receipt of* * *acusar vt1) : to accuse, to charge2) : to reveal, to betraysus ojos acusaban la desconfianza: his eyes revealed distrust* * *Si la policía te acusa oficialmente, el verbo es charge -
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f sgt książk. moral decayThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > degrengola|da
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28 het bederf van de zeden
het bederf van de zedenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > het bederf van de zeden
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29 כשלון
כִּשָּׁלוֹןm. (b. h.; preced.) downfall, stumbling, weakness. Ḥag.14a; Sabb.119b אפי׳ בשעת כִּשְׁלוֹנָהּוכ׳ even at the period of Jerusalems downfall (moral decay) the men of faith did not fail her. Midr. Till. to Ps. 22 (ref. to Prov. 24:16) תכף לכ׳ רעה the evil immediately follows their stumbling (leaving no time to rise). Yalk. Job 897 (ref. to Job 4:4) היית מנחם כל בעלי כ׳ thou didst console all the afflicted (Tanḥ. Vayishl., ed. Bub. 8 יסורין). -
30 כִּשָּׁלוֹן
כִּשָּׁלוֹןm. (b. h.; preced.) downfall, stumbling, weakness. Ḥag.14a; Sabb.119b אפי׳ בשעת כִּשְׁלוֹנָהּוכ׳ even at the period of Jerusalems downfall (moral decay) the men of faith did not fail her. Midr. Till. to Ps. 22 (ref. to Prov. 24:16) תכף לכ׳ רעה the evil immediately follows their stumbling (leaving no time to rise). Yalk. Job 897 (ref. to Job 4:4) היית מנחם כל בעלי כ׳ thou didst console all the afflicted (Tanḥ. Vayishl., ed. Bub. 8 יסורין). -
31 corrupción
f.1 corruption, vice, corruptedness, immorality.2 corruption, corruptness, crookedness, improbity.* * *1 (putrefacción) rot, decay2 figurado corruption, degradation\corrupción de menores corruption of minors* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=pudrición) rot, decay2) [moral] corruption3) (Jur) corruption, graft; (=soborno) graft, bribery4) [de lengua, texto] corruption* * *a) ( de materia) decayb) (de moral, persona, lengua) corruption* * *= corruption, depravation.Ex. For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.Ex. Poverty and depravation impacts on those directly affected and also influences the well being of the whole macro structure of the nation.----* corrupción de datos = data corruption.* corrupción de la policía = police corruption.* corrupción del gobierno = government corruption.* corrupción moral = moral corruption.* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.* revelación de escándalos o corrupción = muckraking.* * *a) ( de materia) decayb) (de moral, persona, lengua) corruption* * *= corruption, depravation.Ex: For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.
Ex: Poverty and depravation impacts on those directly affected and also influences the well being of the whole macro structure of the nation.* corrupción de datos = data corruption.* corrupción de la policía = police corruption.* corrupción del gobierno = government corruption.* corrupción moral = moral corruption.* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.* revelación de escándalos o corrupción = muckraking.* * *1 (de la materia) decay2 (de la moral, de una persona) corruption; (de la lengua) corruptionCompuesto:corruption of minors* * *
corrupción sustantivo femenino
corrupción sustantivo femenino
1 (perversión moral) corruption
corrupción de menores, corruption of minors
2 (putrefacción) rot, decay
' corrupción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asco
- lacra
- rebajar
- cuajo
- perversión
- vicio
English:
blatant
- corruption
- expose
- graft
- riddled
- rife
- rottenness
- sack
- rid
* * *corrupción nf1. [delito, decadencia] corruption;brigada anti corrupción fraud squadDer corrupción de menores corruption of minors2. [soborno] bribery3. [de una sustancia] decay* * *f decay; figcorruption* * *corrupción nf, pl - ciones1) : decay2) : corruption -
32 Zerfall
m2. PHYS. (atomic) disintegration3. nur Sg.; fig., der Kultur etc.: decline; eines Reichs etc.: auch collapse; moralischer Zerfall moral decline ( oder decay)* * *der Zerfallbreakup; decay* * *Zer|fạllm no pldisintegration; (von Gebäude auch, von Atom) decay; (von Leiche, Holz etc) decomposition; (von Land, Kultur) decline, decay, fall; (von Gesundheit) decline* * *Zer·fallm2. NUKL decay* * *der; Zerfall[e]s disintegration; (fig.): (der Moral) breakdown; (einer Leiche) decomposition; (eines Gebäudes) decay* * *Zerfall m2. PHYS (atomic) disintegration3. nur sg; fig, der Kultur etc: decline; eines Reichs etc: auch collapse;moralischer Zerfall moral decline ( oder decay)* * *der; Zerfall[e]s disintegration; (fig.): (der Moral) breakdown; (einer Leiche) decomposition; (eines Gebäudes) decay -
33 zerfallen
v/i (unreg.)1. fall apart ( oder to pieces); in seine Bestandteile: disintegrate; Gebäude: collapse, crumble; (sich auflösen) decompose (auch CHEM.); in seine Bestandteile zerfallen break down into its component parts; zu Staub zerfallen crumble to dust2. PHYS. disintegrate3. fig., Reich etc.: decline, decay, collapse4. fig.: zerfallen in (+ Akk) be divided into, fall into; der Aufsatz zerfällt in 4 Teile the essay is in ( oder is divided into) four parts—I P.P. zerfallen1II Adj.1. Schloss: ruined; Haus: attr. tumbledown...; zerfallen sein auch be in ruins, be in a state of decay2. fig.: mit jemandem zerfallen sein have fallen out with s.o.; mit sich ( und der Welt) zerfallen sein have fallen out with o.s., be at odds with o.s. and the world* * ** * *zer|fạl|len I ptp zerfa\#llenvi irreg aux sein1) (= sich auflösen) to disintegrate; (Gebäude) to decay, to fall into ruin; (Atomkern) to decay; (= auseinanderfallen) to fall apart, to disintegrate; (Leiche, Holz etc) to decompose; (Reich, Kultur, Moral) to decay, to decline; (Gesundheit) to decline2) (= sich gliedern) to fall (in +acc into) IIadj2)(= verfeindet)
mit jdm zerfallen sein — to have fallen out with sbselbst zerfallen sein — to be at odds with the world/oneself
* * *zer·fal·len *vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein1. (sich zersetzen) to disintegrate; Fassade, Gebäude to disintegrate, to decay, to fall into ruin; Körper, Materie to decompose; Atom to decay; Gesundheit to decline2. (auseinanderbrechen) Reich, Sitte to decline, to fallin Ionen \zerfallen to dissociate to ions▪ mit jdm \zerfallen to fall out with sb* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) (auch fig.) disintegrate (in + Akk., zu into); < building> fall into ruin, decay; < corpse> decompose, decay2) (unterteilt sein) be divided (in + Akk. into)* * *zerfallen1 v/i (irr)1. fall apart ( oder to pieces); in seine Bestandteile: disintegrate; Gebäude: collapse, crumble; (sich auflösen) decompose ( auch CHEM);in seine Bestandteile zerfallen break down into its component parts;zu Staub zerfallen crumble to dust2. PHYS disintegrate3. fig, Reich etc: decline, decay, collapse4. fig:zerfallen in (+akk) be divided into, fall into;der Aufsatz zerfällt in 4 Teile the essay is in ( oder is divided into) four partszerfallen2A. pperf → zerfallen1B. adjzerfallen sein auch be in ruins, be in a state of decay2. fig:mit jemandem zerfallen sein have fallen out with sb;mit sich (und der Welt) zerfallen sein have fallen out with o.s., be at odds with o.s. and the world* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) (auch fig.) disintegrate (in + Akk., zu into); < building> fall into ruin, decay; < corpse> decompose, decay2) (unterteilt sein) be divided (in + Akk. into)* * *v.to disintegrate v.to molder v.to moulder v. -
34 Verfall
m; -(e)s, kein Pl.1. (Zerfallsprozess) decay, ruin; auch MED. decline; eines Gebäudes: dilapidation; einer Kultur etc.: decline; (Zusammenbruch) fall; (Entartung) degeneracy; sittlicher: decay, corruption; dem Verfall preisgeben let s.th. go to (rack and) ruin; der Verfall hat schon eingesetzt the rot has set in; den Verfall des Kranken mit ansehen müssen have to join in watching the patient deteriorate2. (Fristablauf) expiry, Am. expiration; eines Wechsels: maturity; bei Verfall upon expiry (Am. expiration); Wechsel: at maturity* * *der Verfall(Niedergang) descent; decline;(Sitten) fall;(Ungültigwerden) expiration; expiry; maturity;(Zerfallsprozess) decay; dilapidation; ruin* * *Ver|fạllmno plin Verfall geraten (Gebäude) — to become dilapidated; (stärker) to fall into ruins
2) (= Niedergang) (von Kultur, der Sitten, sittlich) decline; (des Römischen Reichs) fall; (von Reichtum, Vermögen) fall (von in)3) (= das Ungültigwerden) (von Schuldansprüchen, Rechnung etc) lapsing; (von Scheck, Karte) expiry* * *der1) (the act or process of decaying: tooth decay; in a state of decay.) decay2) (the state of needing repair: The old house has fallen into disrepair.) disrepair* * *Ver·fall<-s>[fɛɐ̯ˈfal]der \Verfall historischer Gebäude the dilapidation of historical buildingsin \Verfall geraten to fall into decaybei \Verfall FIN at [or on] maturityder \Verfall der Moral the decline in morals nplder \Verfall des Römischen Reiches the fall of the Roman Empire* * *der; o. Pl1) decay; dilapidation2) (Auflösung) decline3) (das Ungültigwerden) expiry* * *1. (Zerfallsprozess) decay, ruin; auch MED decline; eines Gebäudes: dilapidation; einer Kultur etc: decline; (Zusammenbruch) fall; (Entartung) degeneracy; sittlicher: decay, corruption;dem Verfall preisgeben let sth go to (rack and) ruin;der Verfall hat schon eingesetzt the rot has set in;den Verfall des Kranken mit ansehen müssen have to join in watching the patient deteriorate* * *der; o. Pl1) decay; dilapidation2) (Auflösung) decline3) (das Ungültigwerden) expiry* * *-¨e m.decadence n.dilapidation n.disrepair n.expiration n.fall (of a regime, society) n.fall into disrepair n. -
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déchéance [de∫eɑ̃s]feminine nounb. [de souverain] deposition* * *deʃeɑ̃s1) ( décadence morale) decline2) ( décrépitude) degeneration3) ( déclin) ( d'une nation) decline* * *deʃeɑ̃s nf[personne, mœurs] decline, (= chute) [civilisation] fall* * *déchéance nf1 ( décadence morale) decline, degeneration; tomber dans la déchéance to go into total decline;2 ( décrépitude) degeneration;3 ( déclin) (d'une nation, civilisation) decline, decay;4 Jur déchéance des droits forfeiture of rights; déchéance de nationalité loss of nationality; déchéance de l'autorité parentale loss of parental rights;[deʃeɑ̃s] nom féminin1. [avilissement] (moral) degradation2. [déclin social] lowering of social standing -
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чdecline, decadence, decay; despondency; ( моральний розклад) degradationзанепад духу — depression; low spirits
занепад сил — weakness; collapse, breakdown
доходити до занепаду — to decay, to fair into decay
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37 decadenza
f decadence* * *decadenza s.f.1 decay, decline: è un attore in decadenza, he is an actor in decline; molte furono le cause che portarono alla decadenza l'Impero Romano, there were a lot of factors which brought about the decline of the Roman Empire; lottare contro la decadenza delle istituzioni sociali, to struggle against the decline of social institutions; decadenza fisica, morale, physical, moral decadence2 (lett.) decadence3 (dir.) forfeiture, loss, withdrawal, foreclosure, lapse: decadenza della patria potestà, loss of parental authority; decadenza di un diritto, forfeiture (o loss) of a right.* * *[deka'dɛntsa]sostantivo femminile1) (di civiltà, impero) decay, decline2) dir. forfeiture* * *decadenza/deka'dεntsa/sostantivo f.1 (di civiltà, impero) decay, decline2 dir. forfeiture. -
38 zgnili|zna
f sgt 1. (zgniła substancja) rot, decay- zapach zgnilizny the smell of decay a. rot- cuchnie zgnilizną it reeks of decay2. (rozkład) rot, putrefaction- ciało dotknięte zgnilizną a rotting a. decaying a. putrefying body3. przen. (demoralizacja) corruption, depravity- szerzyć zgniliznę moralną to spread depravation a. moral corruption4. Ogr. (choroba roślin) rot- □ brunatna zgnilizna Ogr. brown rot- gorzka zgnilizna Ogr. bitter rotThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zgnili|zna
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39 desmoronarse
1 to crumble, collapse, fall to pieces2 (venir a menos) to crumble, collapse3 figurado (decaer el ánimo) to lose heart, fall apart* * *VPR1) (=derrumbarse) [montaña, casa] to crumble; [ladrillos] to fall, come down2) (=decaer) to decay* * *verbo pronominala) muro/edificio to collapse; imperio/sociedad to crumble, collapseb) fe/moral to crumble* * *(v.) = collapse, crumble, fall + apart, fall to + pieces, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seamsEx. There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization.Ex. Clearly the old barriers between disciplines, which began to crumble in the problem-orientated era, have now effectively disappeared, which presents further difficulties in the transmission of information.Ex. Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.Ex. One must accept that it is impossible to satisfy all people all the time; this author has seen several prison librarians fall to pieces, while the librarian was drowning in details.Ex. The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.* * *verbo pronominala) muro/edificio to collapse; imperio/sociedad to crumble, collapseb) fe/moral to crumble* * *(v.) = collapse, crumble, fall + apart, fall to + pieces, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seamsEx: There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization.
Ex: Clearly the old barriers between disciplines, which began to crumble in the problem-orientated era, have now effectively disappeared, which presents further difficulties in the transmission of information.Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.Ex: One must accept that it is impossible to satisfy all people all the time; this author has seen several prison librarians fall to pieces, while the librarian was drowning in details.Ex: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.* * *
desmoronarse ( conjugate desmoronarse) verbo pronominal
[imperio/sociedad] to crumble, collapse
[ persona] to go to pieces
■desmoronarse verbo reflexivo to crumble, fall to pieces
' desmoronarse' also found in these entries:
English:
crumble
- break
- collapse
* * *vpr1. [edificio, roca] to crumble, to fall to pieces2. [ideales] to crumble, to fall to pieces;[persona] to go to pieces;se desmoronaba mentalmente she was going to pieces mentally;se desmoronó a 100 metros de la llegada he collapsed 100 metres from the finishing line3. [imperio, estado] to collapse, to fall apart* * *v/r tb figcollapse* * *vr: to crumble, to deteriorate, to fall apart* * *desmoronarse vb to crumble -
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f.degradation, abasement, corruption, degeneracy.* * *1 degradation, debasement2 MILITAR demotion3 ARTE gradation* * *SF1) (=deterioro) [de la salud] deterioration; [del litoral] deterioration, degradation frm; [de calidad] worsening, decline2) (=bajeza) degradation3) (Mil) demotion4) (Geol) impoverishment* * *a) (Mil) demotionb) ( envilecimiento) degradation* * *= cheapening, deterioration, debasement, degradation, downgrading.Ex. The cheapening process takes place when we just use the work at hand and don't do any additional work.Ex. And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.Ex. Duplication of publications, debasement of quality, misleading titles, and an unplanned, uncoordinated and piecemeal growth of secondary publications are part and parcel of this information indiscipline.Ex. This article describes how the property of chemiluminescence -- the faint emission of light from organic materials undergoing oxidisation -- may be used to measure the rate of degradation of paper.Ex. Children's librarians have perpetuated beliefs and behaviour patterns that may lead to the elimination, downgrading or ostracism of children's services.----* degradación del clima = climate deterioration.* degradación del suelo = land degradation.* * *a) (Mil) demotionb) ( envilecimiento) degradation* * *= cheapening, deterioration, debasement, degradation, downgrading.Ex: The cheapening process takes place when we just use the work at hand and don't do any additional work.
Ex: And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.Ex: Duplication of publications, debasement of quality, misleading titles, and an unplanned, uncoordinated and piecemeal growth of secondary publications are part and parcel of this information indiscipline.Ex: This article describes how the property of chemiluminescence -- the faint emission of light from organic materials undergoing oxidisation -- may be used to measure the rate of degradation of paper.Ex: Children's librarians have perpetuated beliefs and behaviour patterns that may lead to the elimination, downgrading or ostracism of children's services.* degradación del clima = climate deterioration.* degradación del suelo = land degradation.* * *1 ( Mil) demotion2 (envilecimiento) degradation3 ( Quím) degradation, decomposition4 (de monumentos) decay5 (de la salud, las facultades mentales) decline* * *
degradación sustantivo femenino degradation
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English:
demotion
* * *degradación nf1. [moral] degradation2. [física] [de medio ambiente, naturaleza] degradation;[de calidad, servicio, producto] deterioration3. [de mando militar, cargo] demotion* * *f1 degradation2 MIL demotion* * *degradación nf, pl - ciones1) : degradation2) : demotion
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