decay

decay
1. intransitive verb
1) (become rotten) verrotten; [ver]faulen; [Zahn:] faul od. (fachspr.) kariös werden; [Gebäude:] zerfallen
2) (decline) verfallen
2. noun
1) (rotting) Verrotten, das; (of tooth) Fäule, die; (of building) Zerfall, der
2) (decline) Verfall, der
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[di'kei] 1. verb
(to (cause to) become rotten or ruined: Sugar makes your teeth decay.) verderben
2. noun
(the act or process of decaying: tooth decay; in a state of decay.) der Verfall
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de·cay
[dɪˈkeɪ]
I. n no pl
1. (deterioration) Niedergang m, Verfall m
death and \decay Tod und Untergang
to be in a[n advanced] state of \decay in einem Zustand des [fortgeschrittenen] Zerfalls sein
environmental \decay Verfall m der Umwelt
industrial \decay Untergang m der Industrie
mental/moral \decay geistiger/moralischer Verfall
urban \decay Verfall m der Städte, Niedergang m der Stadtkultur
to fall into \decay verfallen
2. BIOL Verwesung f; BOT Fäulnis f; PHYS of radioactive substance Zerfall m
dental [or tooth] \decay Zahnfäule f
\decay chain NUCL radioaktive Zerfallsreihe
\decay factor TECH Dämpfungszahl f
\decay law NUCL Zerfallsgesetz nt
II. vi
1. (deteriorate) verfallen
2. BIOL verwesen, verfaulen, faulen; BOT verblühen, absterben; NUCL zerfallen, abklingen; PHYS zerfallen
III. vt
to \decay sth etw zerstören [o ruinieren]
to \decay wood Holz morsch werden lassen
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[dI'keɪ]
1. vi
1) (lit) verfallen; (PHYS) zerfallen; (= rot, dead body, flesh, vegetable matter) verwesen; (food) schlecht werden, verderben; (tooth) faulen, verfallen; (bones, wood) verfallen, morsch werden
2) (fig) verfallen; (health also) sich verschlechtern; (beauty also) verblühen, vergehen; (civilization, race) untergehen; (friendship) auseinandergehen, zerfallen; (one's faculties) verkümmern; (business, family) herunterkommen
2. vt
food schlecht werden lassen, verderben; tooth faulen lassen, schlecht werden lassen; wood morsch werden lassen
3. n
1) (lit: action) Verfall m; (PHYS) Zerfall m; (= rotting, of dead body, flesh, vegetable matter) Verwesung f; (of food) Schlechtwerden nt; (of bones, wood) Morschwerden nt

tooth decay — Zahnfäule f, Karies f

to fall into decay — in Verfall geraten, verfallen

2) (= decayed part or area) Fäule f, Fäulnis f
3) (fig) Verfall m; (of friendship, civilization) Zerfall m; (of race, family, business) Untergang m; (of faculties) Verkümmern nt
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decay [dıˈkeı]
A v/i
1. verfallen, in Verfall geraten, zugrunde gehen
2. schwach oder kraftlos werden
3. abnehmen, schwinden
4. verwelken, absterben
5. zerfallen, vermodern
6. verfaulen, verwesen
7. MED faulen, kariös oder schlecht werden (Zahn)
8. GEOL verwittern
9. PHYS zerfallen (Radium etc)
B s
1. Verfall m:
fall (oder go) (in)to decay A 1
2. Verfall m, (Alters)Schwäche f
3. Nieder-, Untergang m, Ruin m
4. (ständiger) Rückgang
5. Verwelken n
6. Zerfall m, Vermodern n
7. Verfaulen n, Verwesung f
8. MED Faulen n, Schlechtwerden n (der Zähne)
9. GEOL Verwitterung f
10. PHYS Zerfall m (von Radium etc):
decay product Zerfallsprodukt n
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1. intransitive verb
1) (become rotten) verrotten; [ver]faulen; [Zahn:] faul od. (fachspr.) kariös werden; [Gebäude:] zerfallen
2) (decline) verfallen
2. noun
1) (rotting) Verrotten, das; (of tooth) Fäule, die; (of building) Zerfall, der
2) (decline) Verfall, der
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v.
sich zersetzen v.
verfallen v.
verwesen v.

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