erode

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erode
[ɪˈrəʊd]
verbo transitivo
1erosionar (rock, soil, metal); erosionar, minar (confidence, power); mermar (savings, income)
verbo intransitivo
2erosionarse (rock, soil, metal); minarse (confidence, power); mermar (savings, income)

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erode [i-roud]
1Corroer (acid, metal); roer; comer.
2Gastar, por medio de diversos agentes. (Geología)
va. Minar, socavar (confidence, faith). Erosionar (water, wind, waves).

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erode [ɪˈrəʊd]
verb:transitive
1 (Geol) erosionar; [+acid] corroer
smaller watercourses erode the sides of mountains This rock has weathered and eroded into a kaolinitic clay acidic citrus drinks erode tooth enamel
2 [+confidence, power, authority] mermar; [+support, rights] reducir
army intervention in local administration eroded popular support for the non-communist parties
inflation has eroded the value of their savings la inflación ha mermado el valor de sus ahorros
the recession has eroded consumer confidence the buying power of cash is eroded by inflation undermining its foundations by further eroding the rights of its nation states political instability erodes the confidence of investors the attitude of his parents eroded his confidence even further his party recognized that such a strategy could erode their own powers and privileges a plan for a national minimum wage which would erode differentials for skilled workers the ANC is searching for a way to erode the power of the central government
verb:intransitive
1 (Geol) erosionarse
when one piece of land started to erode, the peasants would shift to another
2 [+confidence] mermarse
there's a risk consumer confidence could erode further
 [+support] disminuir
support for his party is eroding el apoyo a su partido está disminuyendo

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Verb Conjugation for "erode"

Imperative
  • erode
  • you erode
  • he/she erodes
  • we erode
  • you erode
  • they erode
Preterite
  • I eroded
  • you eroded
  • he/she eroded
  • we eroded
  • you eroded
  • they eroded
Present Continuous
  • I am eroding
  • you are eroding
  • he/she is eroding
  • we are eroding
  • you are eroding
  • they are eroding
Present Perfect
  • I have eroded
  • you have eroded
  • he/she has eroded
  • we have eroded
  • you have eroded
  • they have eroded
Past Continuous
  • I was eroding
  • you were eroding
  • he/she was eroding
  • we were eroding
  • you were eroding
  • they were eroding
Past Perfect
  • I had eroded
  • you had eroded
  • he/she had eroded
  • we had eroded
  • you had eroded
  • they had eroded
Future
  • I will erode
  • you will erode
  • he/she will erode
  • we will erode
  • you will erode
  • they will erode
Future Perfect
  • I will have eroded
  • you will have eroded
  • he/she will have eroded
  • we will have eroded
  • you will have eroded
  • they will have eroded
Future Continuous
  • I will be eroding
  • you will be eroding
  • he/she will be eroding
  • we will be eroding
  • you will be eroding
  • they will be eroding
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been eroding
  • you have been eroding
  • he/she has been eroding
  • we have been eroding
  • you have been eroding
  • they have been eroding
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been eroding
  • you will have been eroding
  • he/she will have been eroding
  • we will have been eroding
  • you will have been eroding
  • they will have been eroding
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been eroding
  • you had been eroding
  • he/she had been eroding
  • we had been eroding
  • you had been eroding
  • they had been eroding
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