decaying

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. en estado de descomposición
Investigators found a decaying body in the building.Los investigadores encontraron un cadáver en estado de descomposición en el edificio.
b. en decomposición
Bears may cover the decaying carcass of their prey to continue eating it another time.Los osos a veces cubren el cuerpo en descomposición de su presa para poder seguir comiendo en otro momento.
c. podrido
The dumpsters behind the restaurant always smelled of decaying food.Los contendores de basura detrás del restaurante siempre olían a comida podrida.
a. muy deteriorado
This decaying building used to be the village school.Este edificio ya muy deteriorado era antes el colegio del pueblo.
a. decadente
He oversaw the final years of the decaying empire.Estuvo en el poder durante los últimos años del imperio decadente.
b. en decadencia
The regime, although decaying, still held power in rural areas.El régimen, aunque en decadencia, seguía manteniendo el poder en las zonas rurales.
a. cariado
The child had several decaying teeth that had to be extracted.El niño tenía varios dientes cariados que tuvieron que ser extraídos.
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