marchitarse
marchitarse(
mahr
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chee
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tahr
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seh
)A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
1. (botany)
2. (literary) (to become weak)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. to fade away
Después del incidente noté que algo se había quebrantado en Sandra. Se aisló del mundo y se marchitó.After that incident I noticed that something in Sandra had been destroyed. She cut herself off from the world and faded away.
b. to languish
Marina dejó de comer y empezó a marchitarse por la falta de alimento.Marina stopped eating and began to languish for lack of food.
a. to fade (hopes, beauty, youth)
La salud de mi abuelo comenzó a marchitarse cuando su esposa murió.My grandfather's health started to fade when his wife died.
marchitar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (botany)
La sequía ha marchitado los cultivos de cientos de agricultores.The drought has withered the crops of hundreds of farmers.
La primera helada marchitó los cultivos.The first frost withered the crops.
b. to dry up
El sol marchitó la planta porque olvidé regarla.The sun dried up the plant because I forgot to water it.
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