decay

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decay
[dɪˈkeɪ]
sustantivo
1putrefacción (f) descomposición (f) (of wood); caries f inv (of teeth)
2declive (m) decadencia (f) (decline); ruina (f) (of building)
verbo intransitivo
3pudrirse (timber); picarse, cariarse (teeth)
4declinar (decline)

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decay [di-kei]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Decaer, descaecer, declinar (empire, culture, civilization); empeorar, ir a menos; deteriorarse (deteriorate/building, machine); pudrir, degenerar, pasarse, marchitarse. (n)
2Descomponerse, 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
1Descaecimiento, menoscabo, decadencia, declinación, caimiento, disminución; pobrez
adjetivo
2Deterioro (of building); decadencia (of culture).
3Descomposición (of organic matter); caries (tooth decay).

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decay [dɪˈkeɪ]
noun
1 [of vegetation, food] putrefacción; (f) descomposición; (f) [of teeth] caries; (f) [of building] desmoronamiento; (m) ruina; (f)
2 [of civilization] decadencia; (f) [of faculties] deterioro; (m)
verb:intransitive
1 (rot) [+leaves, food] pudrirse; descomponerse; [+teeth] cariarse; [+building] desmoronarse
2 [+civilization] decaer; estar en decadencia; [+faculties] deteriorarse
verb:transitive
[+vegetation, food] pudrir; descomponer; [+teeth] cariar;

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Verb Conjugation for "decay"

Imperative
  • decay
  • you decay
  • he/she decays
  • we decay
  • you decay
  • they decay
Preterite
  • I decayed
  • you decayed
  • he/she decayed
  • we decayed
  • you decayed
  • they decayed
Present Continuous
  • I am decaying
  • you are decaying
  • he/she is decaying
  • we are decaying
  • you are decaying
  • they are decaying
Present Perfect
  • I have decayed
  • you have decayed
  • he/she has decayed
  • we have decayed
  • you have decayed
  • they have decayed
Past Continuous
  • I was decaying
  • you were decaying
  • he/she was decaying
  • we were decaying
  • you were decaying
  • they were decaying
Past Perfect
  • I had decayed
  • you had decayed
  • he/she had decayed
  • we had decayed
  • you had decayed
  • they had decayed
Future
  • I will decay
  • you will decay
  • he/she will decay
  • we will decay
  • you will decay
  • they will decay
Future Perfect
  • I will have decayed
  • you will have decayed
  • he/she will have decayed
  • we will have decayed
  • you will have decayed
  • they will have decayed
Future Continuous
  • I will be decaying
  • you will be decaying
  • he/she will be decaying
  • we will be decaying
  • you will be decaying
  • they will be decaying
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been decaying
  • you have been decaying
  • he/she has been decaying
  • we have been decaying
  • you have been decaying
  • they have been decaying
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been decaying
  • you will have been decaying
  • he/she will have been decaying
  • we will have been decaying
  • you will have been decaying
  • they will have been decaying
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been decaying
  • you had been decaying
  • he/she had been decaying
  • we had been decaying
  • you had been decaying
  • they had been decaying
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