Logo
Translation and English learning by Britannica
merriam webster

2 Translation results for decay in Spanish

noun | verb

decay noun

unfavorite favorite play sound
descomposición; decadencia, deterioro; caries (de los dientes)

Example sentences of
decay noun

  • •She writes about the moral decay of our society.
  • •the decay of dead plants and leaves
  • •the patient's physical and mental decay
  • •The city's neighborhoods are in slow decay.
  • Less

Synonyms of
decay noun

decline, decomposition, deterioration

decay verb

unfavorite favorite play sound
decayed, has decayed, is decaying, decays
descomponerse, pudrirse; deteriorarse; cariarse (dícese de los dientes)

Example sentences of
decay verb

  • •the smell of decaying rubbish
  • •dead plants and leaves decayed by bacteria
  • •She believes that the moral fiber of our society is decaying.
  • •our decaying public school system
  • •The city's neighborhoods are decaying.
  • More examples
  • Less

Synonyms of
decay verb

decompose, rot, putrefy, spoil, crumble, disintegrate, molder, deteriorate

Detailed synonyms for decay verb

Decay, decompose, rot, putrefy, spoil, crumble, disintegrate, molder, deteriorate significan experimentar una disolución destructiva.
  • Decay indica un cambio, lento y no necesariamente completo, de un estado de solidez o perfección <a decaying mansion>.
  • Decompose recalca una desintegración como consecuencia de un cambio químico y suele indicar una corrupción <the body had decomposed badly>.
  • Rot indica deterioro y descomposición, normalmente de la materia, y suele connotar suciedad e inmundicia <grain left to rot in warehouses>.
  • Putrefy recalca la cualidad ofensiva de lo que se descompone o pudre <garbage putrefying in the hot sun>.
  • Spoil se aplica primordialmente a la descomposición de los alimentos <the meat had spoiled after a week>.
  • Crumble connota el romperse como el pan seco en pedazos pequeños, ya sea rápidamente o lentamente <the arch had crumbled under the weight of all those stones>.
  • Disintegrate connota el romperse en muchos pedazos pequeños, ya sea rápidamente o lentamente <the rock cracked and eventually disintegrated>.
  • Molder indica descomposición lenta, especialmente debido al descuido <a shipment of fruit is moldering in the warehouse because of the strike>.
  • Deteriorate sugiere el volverse peor a medida que pasa el tiempo <her health has continued to deteriorate>.
  • less Less
Quick Quizzes
Grow your
vocabulary!

Reverse translation for decay

descomposición  - breakdown, decomposition, decay 
decadencia  - decadence, decline 
deterioro  - deterioration, wear, worsening, decline 
caries  (de los dientes) - cavity (in a tooth) 
descomponerse  - to break down, to decompose 
pudrirse  - to rot, to languish 
deteriorarse  - to get damaged, to wear out, to deteriorate, to worsen 
cariarse  (dícese de los dientes) - to decay (of teeth) 
Did you know

9% of Nglish's users have already made it to list 2 (basic level).

Think you can join them?