rot in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for rot in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.rot [Am rɑt, Brit rɒt] N U

1. rot BIOL:

rot

podredumbre f

rot

putrefacción f

the rot set in

las cosas empezaron a decaer or a venirse abajo

we must stop the rot

hay que tomar medidas para cortar por lo sano

2. rot (nonsense):

rot esp Brit inf

tonterías fpl

rot esp Brit inf

paparruchas fpl inf

II.rot <pres part rotting; pt, pp rotted> [Am rɑt, Brit rɒt] VB intr

rot plant/flesh:

rot

pudrirse

to rot away

pudrirse

to rot down compost:

descomponerse

to rot in jail

pudrirse en la cárcel

she was rotting (away) in a dead-end job

se estaba pudriendo en un trabajo sin futuro

III.rot <pres part rotting; pt, pp rotted> [Am rɑt, Brit rɒt] VB trans

rot wood/tree:

rot

pudrir

sugar rots the teeth

el azúcar pica or caria los dientes

wet rot N U

wet rot

podredumbre de la madera causada por un hongo

dry rot N U

dry rot

putrefacción de la madera producida por un hongo

gut-rot [ˈɡətˌrɑt] N U Brit inf

1. gut-rot (poor liquor):

gut-rot

matarratas m inf, hum

2. gut-rot (stomach upset):

gut-rot

cagalera f vulg sl

gut-rot

descompostura f (de estómago) LatAm

gut-rot

chorrillo m Mex inf

gut-rot

churrias fpl Col inf

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pudrición seca

dry rot

macarse

to begin to rot

corromper

to rot

corromperse

to rot

empicharse planta:

to rot

pudrir carne/fruta

to rot

pudrir madera/tela

to rot

pudrirse fruta/carne:

to rot

pudrirse madera/tela:

to rot

pudrirse cadáver:

to rot

pudrirse en la cárcel

to rot in jail

descomponer

to rot

descomponer

to cause … to rot

descomponerse

to rot

rot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rot in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.rot [rɒt, Am rɑ:t] -tt- N

rot no pl:

rot

putrefacción f

Phrases:

to stop the rot

cortar por lo sano

to talk rot

decir sandeces

II.rot [rɒt, Am rɑ:t] -tt- VB intr

rot

pudrirse

III.rot [rɒt, Am rɑ:t] -tt- VB trans

rot

pudrir

dry rot N

dry rot

putrefacción f de la madera

I.rot away VB trans

rot away

pudrir

II.rot away VB intr

rot away

pudrirse

rot down VB

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rot down intr

descomponerse refl

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pudrir tb. fig

to rot

pudrirse tb. fig

to rot

pudrirse en la cárcel inf

to rot in prison

corromper (descomponer)

to rot

corromperse (descomponerse)

to rot

enmohecer (pudrirse)

to rot

rot Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to stop the rot

cortar por lo sano

to talk rot

decir sandeces

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Much like black rot, bunch rot overwinters in the berries and infects the next season's crop through spore ejections in the summer.

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White mycelia appear at the base of the bulb, spreading over its surface and causing it to rot.

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Mix calcium with wet bran or mashed potatoes and serve on a pan; this will keep any leftover food from rotting on the ground.

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It causes a white rot of hardwoods and conifers.

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A black rot originates opposite the stem area of the plant fruit (the blossom-end) and spreads over the fruit as a dark, hardened area.

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These are saprobic, and cause white rots of standing and fallen wood of coniferous and broadleaved trees.

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Little is known of the houses' structure as wood rots and decomposes.

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The wooden boardwalks have completely collapsed in some segments of the trail and are succumbing to rot in others.

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Since the army left in 1991 the whole place was left to rot, giving it something of the appearance of a ghost town.

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The deck had previously consisted of secondhand timber sleepers, which were rotting away.

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