La Palabra Del Día "marchitar"
marchitar ( mahr-chee-tahr' )
verb ( to wither, to dry up )
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1: Los vientos helados marchitaron los girasoles.
The icy winds withered the sunflowers.
2: Los tulipanes y las margaritas que planteamos en marzo ya se marchitaron.
The tulips and the daisies we planted in March have all dried up.
10 Answers
Algunos hombres se marchitan en la vid ,y esta puede ser la razón.
Some men wither on the vine, and this may be why.
No tengo un "pulgar verde," así que pensé una suculenta sería una opción más fácil, pero ahora se está marchitando.
I don't have a "green thumb" so I thought a succulent would be an easier option, but now it is withering.
Tuvimos una sequía en el Estado de Victoria que duró diez años,
muchas plantas marchitaron y murieron; Mi jardín estaba devestado.
We had a drought in the State of Victoria that lasted ten years,
many plants withered and died,; My garden was devastated .
Most flowers wither and fade and then are gone until next they bloom.
La mayoría de las flores se marchitan y se desvanecen y luego se van hasta que florecen.
Si esperas demasiado, los oportunidades se marchitan.
If you wait too long, the opportunities dry up.
Si uno no permanece activo a medida que envejece se marchitará lentamente.
If you don't stay active as you get older you will slowly wither away.
La belleza de la bella durmiente no marchito en absoluto, durante los años cuando ella hubo dormido.
The beauty of the Sleeping Beauty not withered at all, during the years when she had slept.
La palabra de Dios es tan poderoso que hizo que un árbol a marchitar.
God's word is so powerful that it caused a tree to wither.
Nuestra república marchitará a menos que votan por mí.
Our republic will wither unless you vote for me.
James had left fresh lilacs on the desk before he left, with its scent wafting through the study, but he never returned and the purple blooms soon withered as a reminder of his absence.
James había dejado las lilas frescas sobre el escritorio antes de irse, con su aroma llevando por el estudio, pero nunca regresó y dentro de poco las flores lilas claros marchitaron como un recuerdo de su ausencia.
