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"Shrivel" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "marchitar", and "wilt" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "marchitarse". Learn more about the difference between "shrivel" and "wilt" below.
shrivel(
shrih
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vuhl
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (to wither)
a. marchitarse
All my beautiful plants had shriveled and died from lack of water.Todas mi bellas plantas se habían marchitado y habían muerto por falta de agua.
b. secarse
Direct sunlight will cause the leaves to shrivel.La luz directa del sol hará que se sequen las hojas.
4. (to wrinkle)
a. arrugarse
The skin of the peppers will blister and shrivel under the broiler.La piel de los pimentones se ampollará y se arrugará en el grill.
wilt(
wihlt
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. marchitarse
This past summer was so hot that many of the plants in the yard started to wilt.Este verano pasado fue tan caliente que muchas de las plantas en el patio comenzaron a marchitarse.
We have to water the garden or all the plants will wilt.Tenemos que regar el jardín o todas las plantas se van a marchitar.
a. debilitarse
Juan seemed to be wilting in his hospital bed from his long illness.Juan parecía debilitarse en su cama de hospital por su larga enfermedad.
a. languidecer
The project wilted due to the economic crisis.El proyecto languideció a raíz de la cris económica.
b. desanimarse
Take a break if you need to. There's no point in wilting under all this pressure.Toma una pausa si la necesitas No sirve para nada desanimarte con toda esta presión.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
