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1 adulterar
v.1 to adulterate (food).Minor adulteró su inocencia Minor adulterated her innocence.María adulteró la leche con agua Mary adulterated the milk with water.2 to doctor, to distort.3 to commit adultery.Silvia adulteró sin pensarlo Silvia committed adultery without thinking.4 to corrupt, to debase.* * *1 to adulterate* * *verb* * *1.VT (=viciar) to adulterate2.VI (=cometer adulterio) to commit adultery* * *verbo transitivo <alimento/vino> to adulterate; < información> to falsify* * *verbo transitivo <alimento/vino> to adulterate; < información> to falsify* * *adulterar [A1 ]vt1 ‹alimento/vino› to adulterate2 ‹información› to falsify* * *
adulterar ( conjugate adulterar) verbo transitivo ‹alimento/vino› to adulterate;
‹ información› to falsify
adulterar verbo transitivo to adulterate
' adulterar' also found in these entries:
English:
adulterate
- dilute
- doctor
- drug
- unadulterated
* * *adulterar vt1. [alimento] to adulterate2. [información, verdad] to doctor, to distort* * *v/t adulterate* * *adulterar vt: to adulterate -
2 viciar
v.1 to falsify.2 to debase, to butcher, to adulterate, to bastardize.* * *1 (corromper) to corrupt, lead astray2 (aire) to pollute3 DERECHO to vitiate, nullify4 (estropear) to spoil5 figurado (tergiversar) to twist, distort1 (enviciarse) to take to vice, become corrupted* * *1. VT1) (=corromper) to corrupt, pervert2) (Jur) to nullify, invalidate3) [+ texto] (=alterar) to corrupt; (=interpretar mal) to interpret erroneously4) [+ droga, producto] to adulterate; [+ aire] to pollute; [+ comida] to spoil, contaminate5) [+ objeto] to bend, twist; [+ madera] to warp2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < persona> to get... into a bad habit; <estilo/lenguaje> to mar2) (Der) to invalidate, vitiate (frml)2.viciarse v prona) personab) estilo/lenguaje to deteriorate* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < persona> to get... into a bad habit; <estilo/lenguaje> to mar2) (Der) to invalidate, vitiate (frml)2.viciarse v prona) personab) estilo/lenguaje to deteriorate* * *viciar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹persona› to get … into a bad habit2 ‹estilo/lenguaje› to mar■ viciarse1 «persona» to get into a bad habitse vició con el alcohol he became addicted to alcohol, he got hooked on drink ( colloq)2 «estilo/lenguaje» to deteriorate* * *
viciar ( conjugate viciar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to get … into a bad habit;
‹estilo/lenguaje› to mar
viciarse verbo pronominala) [ persona]: viciarse con algo to become addicted to sth
viciar verbo transitivo
1 (una persona) to get into a bad habit
2 (un ambiente) el aire de este cuarto está muy viciado, this room is very stuffy
' viciar' also found in these entries:
English:
debase
* * *♦ vt1. [persona] [enviciar] to get into a bad habit;[pervertir] to corrupt2. [aire] [de habitación] to make stuffy;[contaminar] to pollute3. [deformar] [tuerca] to ruin, to twist o bend out of shape;[zapato] to ruin, to spoil (the shape of); [proceso, sistema] to blight, to spoil4. [falsear] to distort, to twist;los enfrentamientos personales viciaron el debate personal animosities distorted the debate* * *v/t1 objeto twist2 sentido distort3 JUR invalidate4:viciar a alguien con algo get s.o. addicted to sth, get s.o. hooked on sth* * *viciar vt1) : to corrupt2) : to invalidate3) falsear: to distort4) : to pollute, to adulterate
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adulterate — adulterator, n. v. /euh dul teuh rayt /; adj. /euh dul teuhr it, teuh rayt /, v., adulterated, adulterating, adj. v.t. 1. to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the… … Universalium
