decay

decay
I [dɪ'keɪ]
nome
1) (rot) (of timber, vegetation) decomposizione f.; (of area, house) decadimento m., rovina f.

to fall into decay — andare in rovina

2) med. carie f.

to have decay — avere la carie

3) fig. (of society, industry) declino m.; (of civilization) decadenza f.

moral decay — declino morale

II 1. [dɪ'keɪ]
verbo transitivo far marcire [timber]; cariare [teeth]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (rot) [timber, vegetation, food] decomporsi, marcire; [corpse] decomporsi, putrefarsi; [tooth] cariarsi
2) (disintegrate) [building] andare in rovina
3) fig. (decline) [civilization] decadere; [beauty] appassire
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[di'kei] 1. verb
(to (cause to) become rotten or ruined: Sugar makes your teeth decay.) deteriorare; cariarsi
2. noun
(the act or process of decaying: tooth decay; in a state of decay.) decadimento; carie
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decay /dɪˈkeɪ/
n. [u]
1 decomposizione: the natural decay of dead plants, la decomposizione naturale delle piante morte
2 marciume; putredine: The timbers were full of decay, il legname era mezzo marcio; (med.) (tooth o dental) decay, carie (dentaria)
3 degrado, rovina: The temples had fallen into decay, i templi erano caduti in rovina
4 (fig.) decadenza; declino: moral decay, decadenza morale; social decay, degrado sociale; the decay of civil society [of capitalism], il declino della società civile [del capitalismo]; All civilizations eventually fall into decay, tutte le civiltà alla fine entrano in declino
5 (fis. nucl.) disintegrazione (di sostanze radioattive); decadimento: radioactive decay, decadimento radioattivo; decay constant, costante di decadimento
6 (geol.) alterazione (delle rocce).
(to) decay /dɪˈkeɪ/
A v. i.
1 decomporsi, marcire: the decaying process, il processo di decomposizione; Bamboo has the disadvantage of decaying fast in wet conditions, il bambù ha l'inconveniente di marcire in fretta in condizioni di umidità
2 andare in rovina, degradarsi: Long neglected historic buildings are decaying visibly, gli edifici storici, trascurati a lungo, si stanno visibilmente degradando
3 (med.) cariarsi: My teeth are starting to decay, i miei denti cominciano a cariarsi; a decayed tooth, un dente cariato
4 (fig.) essere in declino: a decaying civilisation, una civiltà in declino
5 (fis. nucl.) decadere; disintegrarsi
B v. t.
1 far marcire; far imputridire
2 far cariare (i denti).
* * *
I [dɪ'keɪ]
nome
1) (rot) (of timber, vegetation) decomposizione f.; (of area, house) decadimento m., rovina f.

to fall into decay — andare in rovina

2) med. carie f.

to have decay — avere la carie

3) fig. (of society, industry) declino m.; (of civilization) decadenza f.

moral decay — declino morale

II 1. [dɪ'keɪ]
verbo transitivo far marcire [timber]; cariare [teeth]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (rot) [timber, vegetation, food] decomporsi, marcire; [corpse] decomporsi, putrefarsi; [tooth] cariarsi
2) (disintegrate) [building] andare in rovina
3) fig. (decline) [civilization] decadere; [beauty] appassire

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