degenerate
degenerate(
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. degenerar
The new leader seemed to get joy out of watching the debate degenerate into violence.El nuevo líder parecía alegrarse de ver que el debate degeneraba en violencia.
b. deteriorarse
Kevin's mental health degenerated quickly after the accident.La salud mental de Kevin se deterioró rápidamente después del accidente.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (decadent)
a. degenerado
The Nazis ordered that so-called degenerate art be removed from the museums.Los nazis ordenaron que se eliminara de los museos el supuesto arte degenerado.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (libertine)
a. el degenerado (M), la degenerada (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I can't believe that degenerate's wife puts up with his lewd comments about other women.No me puedo creer que la esposa de ese degenerado le aguante los comentarios obscenos sobre otras mujeres.
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