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1 empeorar
v.1 to make worse.2 to get worse, to deteriorate.* * *1 to worsen, deteriorate1 to make worse1 to get worse* * *verb* * *1.VT to make worse, worsen2.VISee:* * *1. 2.empeorar vt to make... worse* * *= aggravate, become + worse, deteriorate, worsen, take + an unfortunate turn, get + worse, go from + bad to worse, bring out + the worst in, flare up, inflame, grow + worse, take + a turn, take + a turn for the worse, fuel, exacerbate.Ex. This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.Ex. There were no respondents who did not think that the situation could become worse in the future.Ex. But the relationship between the source of most of the shared cataloging data, the Library of Congress, and nonresearch libraries shows signs of deteriorating rather than improving.Ex. There were fears that opening on holidays would worsen the overall quality of the service provided and lead to higher staff turnover.Ex. If events take an unfortunate turn and a dismissal action must be initiated, the supervisor must make certain that the applicable personnel rules and procedures have been followed.Ex. Reports confirm that what seems bad now is going to get worse.Ex. This reawakening brought a determination to help make atomic energy a positive factor for humanity but things have gone from bad to worse re genuine disarmament.Ex. Although there are some bad stepparents in the real world, becoming a stepmother or stepfather does not inevitably bring out the worst in people.Ex. There will always be conflicts that flare up suddenly and call for a rapid response.Ex. Focuses on two areas, economics and race, and argues that government policy has done much to inflame the conflict.Ex. As we all know, the situation has only grown worse since then.Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex. This new virus has taken a turn for the worse with some variations now able to infect PCs without any user intervention.Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex. They exist in manual systems, and as we have already pointed out, they are only exacerbated by automated systems.----* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* empeorar la situación = make + things worse.* empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.* empeorar un conflicto = exacerbate + conflict.* empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* estar empeorando = be in decline.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* * *1. 2.empeorar vt to make... worse* * *= aggravate, become + worse, deteriorate, worsen, take + an unfortunate turn, get + worse, go from + bad to worse, bring out + the worst in, flare up, inflame, grow + worse, take + a turn, take + a turn for the worse, fuel, exacerbate.Ex: This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.
Ex: There were no respondents who did not think that the situation could become worse in the future.Ex: But the relationship between the source of most of the shared cataloging data, the Library of Congress, and nonresearch libraries shows signs of deteriorating rather than improving.Ex: There were fears that opening on holidays would worsen the overall quality of the service provided and lead to higher staff turnover.Ex: If events take an unfortunate turn and a dismissal action must be initiated, the supervisor must make certain that the applicable personnel rules and procedures have been followed.Ex: Reports confirm that what seems bad now is going to get worse.Ex: This reawakening brought a determination to help make atomic energy a positive factor for humanity but things have gone from bad to worse re genuine disarmament.Ex: Although there are some bad stepparents in the real world, becoming a stepmother or stepfather does not inevitably bring out the worst in people.Ex: There will always be conflicts that flare up suddenly and call for a rapid response.Ex: Focuses on two areas, economics and race, and argues that government policy has done much to inflame the conflict.Ex: As we all know, the situation has only grown worse since then.Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex: This new virus has taken a turn for the worse with some variations now able to infect PCs without any user intervention.Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex: They exist in manual systems, and as we have already pointed out, they are only exacerbated by automated systems.* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* empeorar la situación = make + things worse.* empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.* empeorar un conflicto = exacerbate + conflict.* empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* estar empeorando = be in decline.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* * *empeorar [A1 ]vi«salud» to deteriorate, get worse; «tiempo/situación» to get worse, worsen■ empeorarvtto make … worsesu intervención no ha hecho más que empeorar las cosas his intervention has only made things worse* * *
empeorar ( conjugate empeorar) verbo intransitivo [ salud] to deteriorate, get worse;
[tiempo/situación] to get worse, worsen
verbo transitivo
to make … worse
empeorar
I verbo intransitivo to get worse: el tiempo empeoró durante la noche, the weather got worse during the night
II verbo transitivo to make worse: manténte al margen, no empeores las cosas, stick to the sidelines, you'll only make things worse
' empeorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
degradar
English:
aggravate
- decline
- fail
- fuel
- grow
- turn
- worse
- worsen
- deteriorate
- go
- only
* * *♦ vi[enfermo, tiempo, conflicto] to get worse, to deteriorate♦ vtto make worse;sólo consiguió empeorar las cosas she only managed to make things worse* * *I v/t make worseII v/i deteriorate, get worse* * *empeorar vi: to deteriorate, to get worseempeorar vt: to make worse* * *empeorar vb to get worse / to deteriorate -
2 agudizar
v.1 to make keener (sentido).agudizar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits2 to exacerbate, to make worse (problema, crisis).el frío agudizó el dolor the cold made the pain worse3 to intensify, to accentuate, to sharpen, to whet.* * *1 (afilar) to sharpen2 (empeorar) to worsen, intensify, make more acute1 (afilarse) to become sharper2 (empeorar) to worsen, intensify, become more acute* * *1.VT [+ los sentidos, la mente] to sharpen, make more acute; [+ crisis] to aggravate2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo < sensación> to heighten; <crisis/conflicto> make worse; < instinto> to heighten; < sentido> to sharpen2.agudizarse v pron sensación to heighten; dolor to get worse; crisis to worsen; instinto to become heightened; sentido to become sharper* * *1.verbo transitivo < sensación> to heighten; <crisis/conflicto> make worse; < instinto> to heighten; < sentido> to sharpen2.agudizarse v pron sensación to heighten; dolor to get worse; crisis to worsen; instinto to become heightened; sentido to become sharper* * *agudizar11 = sharpen, stoke.Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.agudizar22 = worsen.Ex: There were fears that opening on holidays would worsen the overall quality of the service provided and lead to higher staff turnover.
* * *agudizar [A4 ]vt1 ‹sensación› to heighten; ‹crisis/conflicto› to intensify, make worse2 ‹instinto› to heighten; ‹sentido› to sharpenha agudizado su olfato para estas cosas she's sharpened up her instinct for this sort of thing1 «sensación» to heighten; «dolor» to get worse, intensify; «crisis/conflicto» to worsen, intensify2 «instinto» to become heightened; «sentido» to become sharperse le ha agudizado el ingenio he's become sharper* * *
agudizar ( conjugate agudizar) verbo transitivo ‹ sensación› to heighten;
‹crisis/conflicto› to make worse;
‹ instinto› to heighten;
‹ sentido› to sharpen
agudizarse verbo pronominal [ sensación] to heighten;
[ dolor] to get worse;
[ crisis] to worsen;
[ instinto] to become heightened;
[ sentido] to become sharper
agudizar verbo transitivo to intensify, make more acute
' agudizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguzar
English:
sharpen
* * *♦ vt1. [afilar] to sharpen2. [sentido] to make keener;[mente] to sharpen;agudizar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits3. [problema, crisis] to exacerbate, to make worse;el frío agudizó el dolor the cold made the pain worse;la sequía agudizó la hambruna the drought exacerbated the famine* * *v/t1 sentido sharpen2:agudizar un problema make a problem worse* * *agudizar {21} vt: to intensify, to heighten -
3 agravar
v.1 to aggravate.Su soberbia enconó la ira de María His pride exacerbated Ann's wrath.2 to make more sick, to make more ill, to make sicker.* * *1 to aggravate, worsen1 to get worse, worsen* * *1. VT1) (=hacer más grave) [+ pena] to increase; [+ dolor] to make worse; [+ situación] to aggravate; (fig) (=oprimir) to oppress, burden ( con with)2) (=hacer más pesado) to weigh down, make heavier2.VISee:* * *1.verbo transitivo to make... worse, aggravate2.* * *= aggravate, exacerbate.Ex. This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.Ex. They exist in manual systems, and as we have already pointed out, they are only exacerbated by automated systems.----* agravarse = see + at their worst, flare up.* agravar una crisis = exacerbate + crisis.* agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.* agravar un conflicto = exacerbate + conflict.* agravar un problema = compound + problem.* dificultades + agravarse = difficulties + exacerbate.* problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.* situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.* * *1.verbo transitivo to make... worse, aggravate2.* * *= aggravate, exacerbate.Ex: This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.
Ex: They exist in manual systems, and as we have already pointed out, they are only exacerbated by automated systems.* agravarse = see + at their worst, flare up.* agravar una crisis = exacerbate + crisis.* agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.* agravar un conflicto = exacerbate + conflict.* agravar un problema = compound + problem.* dificultades + agravarse = difficulties + exacerbate.* problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.* situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.* * *agravar [A1 ]vtto make … worse, aggravate«problema/situación» to become worse, worsen; «enfermo» to deteriorate, get worse* * *
agravar ( conjugate agravar) verbo transitivo
to make … worse, aggravate
agravarse verbo pronominal [problema/situación] to become worse, worsen;
[ enfermo] to deteriorate, get worse
agravar verbo transitivo to aggravate
' agravar' also found in these entries:
English:
aggravate
- compound
- exacerbate
* * *♦ vt[situación, enfermedad] to aggravate* * *v/t make worse, aggravate* * *agravar vt1) : to increase (weight), to make heavier2) empeorar: to aggravate, to worsen* * *agravar vb to make worse -
4 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 -
5 recrudecer
v.to get worse.Me recrudeció la fiebre My fever got worse.* * *1 (empeorar) to worsen, aggravate2 (aumentar) to be increasing1 (empeorar) to worsen, aggravate2 (aumentar) to be increasing* * *1.VT to worsen2.VI see VPR3.See:* * *= flare up.Ex. There will always be conflicts that flare up suddenly and call for a rapid response.* * *= flare up.Ex: There will always be conflicts that flare up suddenly and call for a rapid response.
* * *
recrudecer(se) verbo transitivo & verbo reflexivo to worsen, intensify
recrudecerse el frío, to become colder
' recrudecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
recrudecerse
English:
flare
- intensify
* * *♦ vt[conflicto, crisis económica] to intensify; [tormenta, incendio] to make worse* * *v/t worsen* * *recrudecer {53} v: to intensify, to worsen -
6 agravarse
pron.v.to worsen, get worse.* * *1 to get worse, worsen* * *VPR (=empeorarse) to worsen, get worse* * *(v.) = see + at their worst, flare upEx. The problems of retrospective bibliography, as indeed of national library development, are usually seen at their worst in former colonial territories which have evolved late into nationhood.Ex. There will always be conflicts that flare up suddenly and call for a rapid response.* * *(v.) = see + at their worst, flare upEx: The problems of retrospective bibliography, as indeed of national library development, are usually seen at their worst in former colonial territories which have evolved late into nationhood.
Ex: There will always be conflicts that flare up suddenly and call for a rapid response.* * *
■agravarse verbo reflexivo to worsen, get worse
' agravarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agravar
English:
snowball
* * *vprto get worse, to worsen* * *v/r get worse, deteriorate* * *vr -
7 exacerbar
v.1 to exacerbate, to aggravate.Sus comentarios exacerbaron su ira Her comments exacerbated his wrath.Su audacia exacerbó a Ricardo Her audacity exacerbated Richard.2 to irritate, to infuriate.* * *1 (agravar) to exacerbate, aggravate, make worse2 (irritar) to exacerbate, exasperate, irritate1 (agravarse) to be exacerbated, worsen2 (irritarse) to become exasperated* * *VT1) (=agravar) to aggravate, exacerbate2) (=irritar) to irritate* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (agravar, empeorar) (frml) <problema/enfermedad/dolor> to aggravate, exacerbate2.exacerbarse v pron1) ( agravarse) (frml) enfermedad/dolor/problema to worsen2) persona to become exasperated* * *= exacerbate.Ex. They exist in manual systems, and as we have already pointed out, they are only exacerbated by automated systems.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (agravar, empeorar) (frml) <problema/enfermedad/dolor> to aggravate, exacerbate2.exacerbarse v pron1) ( agravarse) (frml) enfermedad/dolor/problema to worsen2) persona to become exasperated* * *= exacerbate.Ex: They exist in manual systems, and as we have already pointed out, they are only exacerbated by automated systems.
* * *exacerbar [A1 ]vtA (agravar, empeorar) ‹problema/situación› to aggravate, make … worse, exacerbate; ‹enfermedad/dolor› to aggravate, exacerbateexacerbó su indignación it exacerbated their indignation, it made them even more indignantB (irritar) ‹persona› to exasperateA (agravarse) «enfermedad/dolor» to worsen, be exacerbated; «situación/problema» to worsen, become more acuteB «persona» to become exasperated* * *
exacerbar verbo transitivo to aggravate, exacerbate: comer cosas picantes exacerbará tu gastritis, spicy foods will only make your gastritis worse
' exacerbar' also found in these entries:
English:
exacerbate
- fuel
- inflame
* * *♦ vt1. [agudizar] to exacerbate, to aggravate2. [irritar] to irritate, to annoy;su discurso exacerbó los ánimos her speech worked people up even more* * *v/t1 exacerbate, make worse2 ( irritar) exasperate* * *exacerbar vt1) : to exacerbate, to aggravate2) : to irritate, to exasperate -
8 recrudecerse
1 (empeorar) to worsen, aggravate2 (aumentar) to be increasing* * *VPR (=intensificarse) to intensify; (=empeorar) to intensify, worsen; (=aumentar) to recrudesce, break out again* * *verbo pronominal to intensify* * *verbo pronominal to intensify* * *recrudecerse [E3 ]to intensify* * *
recrudecer(se) verbo transitivo & verbo reflexivo to worsen, intensify
recrudecerse el frío, to become colder
' recrudecerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
recrudecer
* * *vpr[conflicto, crisis económica] to worsen; [tormenta, incendio] to grow worse* * *v/r intensify* * *vr -
9 agudizar2
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10 agudizarse
1 (afilarse) to become sharper2 (empeorar) to worsen, intensify, become more acute* * *verbto intensify, sharpen* * *VPR [los sentidos, la mente] to sharpen; (=empeorarse) worsen* * *
■agudizarse verbo reflexivo to intensify, become more acute
' agudizarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agudizar
English:
intensify
* * *vpr1. [problema, crisis] to get worse;la fiebre se agudiza por la noche the fever gets worse at night;su desesperanza se agudiza cada día his despair grows with every passing day2. [ingenio] to get sharper* * *v/r1 MED get worse2 de sentido become sharper -
11 exacerbarse
1 (agravarse) to be exacerbated, worsen2 (irritarse) to become exasperated* * *
■exacerbarse vr (persona) to become exasperated: me exacerbo cuando hace que no me entiende, I get exasperated when she pretends not to understand me
* * *vpr1. [agudizarse] to get worse2. [irritarse] to get o become infuriated* * *v/r1 worsen, become exacerbated fml -
12 deteriorado
adj.1 spoiled, damaged; worn; shopsoiled (géneros).2 impaired, damaged, deteriorated, shop-worn.past part.past participle of spanish verb: deteriorar.* * *1→ link=deteriorar deteriorar► adjetivo1 damaged, worn* * *(f. - deteriorada)adj.1) damaged2) worn* * *ADJ1) [edificio, mueble] dilapidated2) [ropa, alfombra] worn* * ** * *= impaired, decayed, decrepit, decaying, dilapidated, crumbling, disintegrating.Ex. In contrast to higher specificity, higher exhaustivity increases precision at the cost of impaired recall.Ex. The city was considered to be seedy ( decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Ex. No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.Ex. Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.Ex. China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.Ex. We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = Debemos mirar más allá de los libros en deterioro para determinar cuál es el verdadero significado de nuestras obligaciones para el futuro.Ex. For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.----* deteriorado por el humo = smoke-damaged.* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.* no estar deteriorado = unimpaired.* * ** * *= impaired, decayed, decrepit, decaying, dilapidated, crumbling, disintegrating.Ex: In contrast to higher specificity, higher exhaustivity increases precision at the cost of impaired recall.
Ex: The city was considered to be seedy ( decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.Ex: Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.Ex: We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = Debemos mirar más allá de los libros en deterioro para determinar cuál es el verdadero significado de nuestras obligaciones para el futuro.Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.* deteriorado por el humo = smoke-damaged.* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.* no estar deteriorado = unimpaired.* * *deteriorado -da‹mercancías› damaged; ‹edificio› dilapidated, run downes una mesa bonita pero está muy deteriorada it's a nice table but it's in very bad condition* * *
Del verbo deteriorar: ( conjugate deteriorar)
deteriorado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
deteriorado
deteriorar
deteriorado◊ -da adjetivo ‹ mercancías› damaged;
‹ edificio› dilapidated, run down;
‹mueble/cuadro› in bad condition
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
' deteriorado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gastada
- gastado
English:
shop-soiled
- decrepit
- fail
- shop
* * *deteriorado, -a adj[estropeado] damaged, spoilt; [por los elementos naturales] damaged; [edificio] dilapidated;el género llegó muy deteriorado the goods arrived in poor condition;el famoso cuadro se halla muy deteriorado the famous painting is in very poor condition;las relaciones entre ambos países están muy deterioradas relations between the two countries have greatly deteriorated* * *adj damaged* * *deteriorado, -da adj: damaged, worn -
13 deteriorarse
1 (estropearse) to get damaged; (gastarse) to wear out2 figurado to deteriorate, go downhill* * *2) get damaged* * *VPR1) (=estropearse) to get damaged2) (=empeorarse)su salud se está deteriorando — her health is getting worse o deteriorating
las relaciones entre ambos países se han deteriorado — relations between the two countries have deteriorated
3) (Mec) to wear, get worn* * *(v.) = decay, deteriorate, creak, go + downhill, fall into + disrepair, grow + worse, fall + apart, dilapidate, go to + seed, degenerate (into)Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex. But the relationship between the source of most of the shared cataloging data, the Library of Congress, and nonresearch libraries shows signs of deteriorating rather than improving.Ex. Such recommendations can be viewed as attempts to shortcircuit a system which has creaked more noticeably with the passage of time.Ex. The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.Ex. His bodily frame, verging on obesity, appeared to have fallen into disrepair, as though he had ceased to be interested in it.Ex. As we all know, the situation has only grown worse since then.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. The mission was in the process of building a new wing onto the convent, so the old house was allowed to dilapidate.Ex. She berated him for having ' gone to seed' and lambasted him for not living up to his ideals.Ex. The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).* * *(v.) = decay, deteriorate, creak, go + downhill, fall into + disrepair, grow + worse, fall + apart, dilapidate, go to + seed, degenerate (into)Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
Ex: But the relationship between the source of most of the shared cataloging data, the Library of Congress, and nonresearch libraries shows signs of deteriorating rather than improving.Ex: Such recommendations can be viewed as attempts to shortcircuit a system which has creaked more noticeably with the passage of time.Ex: The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.Ex: His bodily frame, verging on obesity, appeared to have fallen into disrepair, as though he had ceased to be interested in it.Ex: As we all know, the situation has only grown worse since then.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: The mission was in the process of building a new wing onto the convent, so the old house was allowed to dilapidate.Ex: She berated him for having ' gone to seed' and lambasted him for not living up to his ideals.Ex: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).* * *
■deteriorarse verbo reflexivo
1 (echarse a perder, ajarse) to get damaged
2 (desgastarse, dejar de funcionar bien) wear out
3 (ir a peor) to deteriorate, get worse
' deteriorarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deteriorar
- estropear
English:
decay
- decline
- deteriorate
- perish
- degenerate
* * *vpr1. [estropearse] to deteriorate;para que no se deteriore la pintura to prevent the paint from deteriorating2. [empeorar] to deteriorate, to get worse;la situación se fue deteriorando the situation gradually deteriorated o got gradually worse* * *v/r deteriorate* * *vr1) : to get damaged, to wear out2) : to deteriorate, to worsen* * *deteriorarse vb to deteriorate -
14 deterioro
m.1 damage (daño).el deterioro de la situación the worsening of o deterioration in the situation2 deterioration, damage, impairment, staleness.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: deteriorar.* * *1 (daño) damage, deterioration; (desgaste) wear and tear2 figurado (empeoramiento) deterioration, worsening\ir en deterioro de to harm* * *noun m.1) worsening, decline2) deterioration, wear* * *SM1) (=daño) damagesin deterioro de sus derechos — without affecting his rights, without impinging on his rights más frm
2) (=empeoramiento) deterioration3) (Mec) wear and tear* * *a) (de edificio, muebles) deterioration, wearb) ( empeoramiento) deterioration, worsening* * *= damage, decay, deterioration, impairment, embrittlement, slippage, degradation, degeneration, rot, decline, rack and ruin, worsening, dilapidation.Ex. Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.Ex. Nevertheless, deacidification alone will not stop the decay unless soluble copper compounds are removed from the object or converted to chemically inert compounds.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. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex. This article considers the need for a survey of modern printed book collections, in the context of the embrittlement of book papers.Ex. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.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. The article 'The degeneration of the work of man' examines the work of hunter/gathers, farmers, factory workers, and information handlers from the Ice Age to the Information Age.Ex. The article 'Stop the rot!' reports on a half-day seminar on audiovisual conservation.Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.Ex. The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.Ex. We have also considered other possible mechanisms to explain the worsening of hypokalemia in this patient.Ex. If Central Park is to be rescued from the general dilapidation it is much money and energy intelligently directed must be expended.----* acelerar el proceso de deterioro = hasten + rot.* deterioro biológico = biodeterioration.* deterioro cognitivo = cognitive impairment.* deterioro del CDROM = CD rot.* deterioro de los discos = disc rot.* deterioro de los enlaces = link rot.* deterioro de propiedad alquilada = dilapidation.* en deterioro = deteriorating, crumbling, decaying, dilapidated, disintegrating.* en estado de deterioro = decaying, dilapidated.* * *a) (de edificio, muebles) deterioration, wearb) ( empeoramiento) deterioration, worsening* * *= damage, decay, deterioration, impairment, embrittlement, slippage, degradation, degeneration, rot, decline, rack and ruin, worsening, dilapidation.Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.
Ex: Nevertheless, deacidification alone will not stop the decay unless soluble copper compounds are removed from the object or converted to chemically inert compounds.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: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex: This article considers the need for a survey of modern printed book collections, in the context of the embrittlement of book papers.Ex: The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.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: The article 'The degeneration of the work of man' examines the work of hunter/gathers, farmers, factory workers, and information handlers from the Ice Age to the Information Age.Ex: The article 'Stop the rot!' reports on a half-day seminar on audiovisual conservation.Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.Ex: The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.Ex: We have also considered other possible mechanisms to explain the worsening of hypokalemia in this patient.Ex: If Central Park is to be rescued from the general dilapidation it is much money and energy intelligently directed must be expended.* acelerar el proceso de deterioro = hasten + rot.* deterioro biológico = biodeterioration.* deterioro cognitivo = cognitive impairment.* deterioro del CDROM = CD rot.* deterioro de los discos = disc rot.* deterioro de los enlaces = link rot.* deterioro de propiedad alquilada = dilapidation.* en deterioro = deteriorating, crumbling, decaying, dilapidated, disintegrating.* en estado de deterioro = decaying, dilapidated.* * *1 (de un edificio, muebles) deterioration, wear2 (empeoramiento) deterioration, worseningel deterioro de las relaciones entre los dos países the deterioration in relations o the worsening of relations between the two countriessu salud ha sufrido un considerable deterioro his health has deteriorated considerablyel deterioro de la calidad de la enseñanza the decline in the quality of education* * *
Del verbo deteriorar: ( conjugate deteriorar)
deterioro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
deterioró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
deteriorar
deterioro
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
deterioro sustantivo masculino
deteriorar verbo transitivo to spoil, damage
deterioro sustantivo masculino
1 (de la salud, las relaciones, etc) deterioration: he notado un marcado deterioro en su estado de salud, I've noticed that her health has deteriorated considerably
2 (de un cuadro, edificio) damage: estos edificios han sufrido un deterioro notable, these buildings have deteriorated quite a bit
(de una máquina, zapatos, etc) wear: es normal que después de un uso intensivo los zapatos muestren señales de deterioro, it's normal for shoes to show wear and tear after constant use
' deterioro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
causa
- daño
- decadencia
- frenar
English:
damage
- decline
- deterioration
- decay
- degeneration
* * *deterioro nm1. [daño] damage;sufrir deterioro to be damaged;la mercancía no sufrió deterioro alguno the goods were not damaged at all2. [empeoramiento] deterioration;las relaciones entre ambos países han experimentado un serio deterioro relations between the two countries have deteriorated considerably;el deterioro de la situación the worsening of o deterioration in the situation;el progresivo deterioro de los servicios públicos the progressive deterioration in public services;el deterioro medioambiental the deterioration of the environment* * *m deterioration* * *deterioro nm1) : deterioration, wear2) : worsening, decline -
15 gravar
v.1 to tax.El gobierno gravó los autos The government taxed the cars.2 to worsen.3 to put a lien on, to hypothecate, to mortgage.Gravamos nuestras propiedades We put a lien on our properties.* * *1 to tax* * *verb1) to tax2) burden* * *1. VT1) [con impuesto] to tax; (=calcular impuestos) to assess for taxgravar un producto con un impuesto — to place a tax on a product, tax a product
2) [con carga, hipoteca] to burden, encumber (de with)(Jur) [+ propiedad] to place a lien upon2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) ( con impuesto) <ingresos/productos> to taxb) ( con otra carga)las cargas que gravan la propiedad — the encumbrances o charges on the property
* * *= tax.Ex. The administrative procedures to obtain foreign publications are cumbersome and highly taxed.----* gravar con impuestos = tax.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( con impuesto) <ingresos/productos> to taxb) ( con otra carga)las cargas que gravan la propiedad — the encumbrances o charges on the property
* * *= tax.Ex: The administrative procedures to obtain foreign publications are cumbersome and highly taxed.
* gravar con impuestos = tax.* * *gravar [A1 ]vt1(con un impuesto): estos productos serán gravados con un impuesto especial a special tax will be levied on these productsgravar los ingresos de las personas to tax people's income2 ‹casa/tierras›la casa está gravada con una hipoteca the house is mortgaged, there is a mortgage on the houselas cargas que gravan la propiedad the encumbrances o charges on the property* * *
gravar ( conjugate gravar) verbo transitivo ( con impuesto) ‹ingresos/productos› to tax
gravar vtr Jur (cargar con impuestos) to tax
' gravar' also found in these entries:
English:
assess
- tax
- over
* * *gravar vt[con impuestos] to tax;el local está gravado con una fuerte hipoteca the premises are heavily mortgaged* * *v/t tax;la casa está gravada con una hipoteca the house is mortgaged* * *gravar vt1) : to burden, to encumber2) : to levy (a tax) -
16 arreciar
v.1 to get worse (temporal, lluvia).2 to get stronger, to get heavier, to augment, to increase.Los vientos arreciaron The winds got stronger.3 to intensify, to increase.Me arreció la fiebre My fever increased.* * *1 to get stronger, get worse* * *1.VI [tormenta] to get worse, intensify; [viento] to get stronger; [demanda] to intensify2.See:* * *verbo intransitivob) críticas to become more intense o severe* * *verbo intransitivob) críticas to become more intense o severe* * *arreciar [A1 ]vi1 «tormenta» to grow worse, get more severe; «viento» to get stronger2 «críticas» to become more intense o severe* * *
arreciar vi (el temporal) to get worse
' arreciar' also found in these entries:
English:
freshen
- rise
* * *arreciar vi1. [temporal, lluvia] to get worse;[viento] to get stronger, to pick up2. [críticas] to intensify* * ** * *arreciar vi: to intensify, to worsen -
17 enconar
v.1 to inflame.2 to exacerbate, to worsen, to make even worse, to make worse.Su soberbia enconó la ira de María His pride exacerbated Ann's wrath.3 to anger, to rankle.Su soberbia encona a mi padre His pride angers my father.4 to infect.La suciedad encona las heridas Dirt infects wounds.* * *1 MEDICINA to inflame2 figurado to anger1 MEDICINA to become inflamed2 figurado (exasperarse) to get irritated, get angry* * *1. VT1) (=encolerizar) to anger, irritate2) (=enfervorecer) [+ disputa] to inflame, embitter; [+ odio, rencor] to inflame3) (Med) (=inflamar) to inflame2.See:* * *1. 2.enconarse v pron lucha to become fierce, intensify; discusión to become heated; ánimos to become inflamed* * *1. 2.enconarse v pron lucha to become fierce, intensify; discusión to become heated; ánimos to become inflamed* * *enconar [A1 ]vt‹lucha› to intensify; ‹discusión› to inflame, make … more heated; ‹ánimos› to inflame1 «lucha» to become fierce, intensify; «discusión» to become heated; «ánimos» to become inflamedla disputa entre los dos se enconó the dispute between the two of them intensified o got worse2 «herida» to fester, become infected* * *♦ vt1. [lucha, pelea, conflicto] to intensify, to make more bitter;[discusión, debate] to make more heated2. [herida] to inflame* * ** * *enconar vt1) : to irritate, to anger2) : to inflame -
18 empeorarse
1 to get worse* * *VPR to get worse, worsen* * *v/r deteriorate, get worse -
19 radicalizarse
1 (conflicto) to intensify2 (postura) to harden* * *VPR1) (Pol) to become more radical, radicalize2) [conflicto] to intensify* * *
■radicalizarse verbo reflexivo
1 (una situación) to worsen
2 (una persona) to become more radical
* * *vpr[persona, postura] to become more radical; [huelga, conflicto] to intensify -
20 revolverse
1 (moverse) to fidget; (en la cama) to toss and turn2 (volverse con rapidez) to turn around, spin round* * *VPR1) (=volver) to turn round; [en cama] to toss and turn2) (=enfrentarse)revolverse contra algn — to turn on o against sb
3) [sedimento] to be stirred up; [líquido] to become cloudy4) (Meteo) to break, turn stormy5) (Astron) to revolve6) And * (=prosperar) to get a lucky break, have a change of fortunes; pey to look after Number One* * *
■revolverse verbo reflexivo
1 (agitadamente) to fidget
(en la cama) to toss and turn
2 (contra algo o alguien) to turn on o against sb o sthg
3 (el tiempo) to turn stormy
4 (el fondo de un río, etc) to be disturbed
♦ Locuciones: revolverse en la tumba, to turn over in one's grave
' revolverse' also found in these entries:
English:
churn
- thrash
* * *vpr1. [moverse] [en un sillón] to shift about;[en la cama] to toss and turn2. [volverse] to turn around;revolverse contra alguien to turn on sb3. [mar, río] to become rough;[tiempo] to turn;se ha revuelto el día the weather has turned* * *v/r2 ( rebelarse) rebel3:se me revuelve el estómago fig my stomach turns* * *vr1) : to toss and turn2) volverse: to turn aroundrevólver nm: revolver
- 1
- 2
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