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decay [dɪˈkeɪ]
sustantivo
1. putrefacción (f) descomposición (f) (of wood); caries f inv (of teeth)
2. declive (m) decadencia (f) (decline); ruina (f) (of building)
verbo intransitivo
3. pudrirse (timber); picarse, cariarse (teeth)
4. declinar (decline)
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decay [di-kei]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1. Decaer, descaecer, declinar (empire, culture, civilization); empeorar, ir a menos; deteriorarse (deteriorate/building, machine); pudrir, degenerar, pasarse, marchitarse. (n)
2. Descomponerse, pudrirse (rot/foodstuffs, corpse); pudrirse (wood); cariarse, picarse (tooth). (n)
va. Arruinar, destruir, echar a perder. Descomponer (rot/food, corpse). Pudrir (wood); picar, cariar (tooth).
sustantivo
1. Descaecimiento, menoscabo, decadencia, declinación, caimiento, disminución; pobrez
adjetivo
2. Deterioro (of building); decadencia (of culture).
3. Descomposición (of organic matter); caries (tooth decay).
"decay" in the Answers forum
| Q: | ¿Cómo se dice "the carcasses of the camels will be left to decay in the desert"? |
| A: | "**Los cadáveres de los camellos se dejarán en el desierto para que se descompongan**" :-) |
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