decay in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for decay in the English»French Dictionary

I.decay [Brit dɪˈkeɪ, Am dəˈkeɪ] N

1. decay (rot):

decay (of timber, meat, vegetation)

pourriture f

decay (of building, area, façade)

délabrement m

to fall into decay building:

se délabrer

2. decay DENT:

decay

carie f

tooth or dental decay

la carie dentaire

to have decay

avoir des caries

to prevent decay

éviter les caries

3. decay GEOL:

decay

décomposition f

4. decay PHYS:

decay

désintégration f

5. decay fig:

decay (of society, culture)

déclin m

decay (of economy, institution, industry)

délabrement m

decay (of economy, institution, industry)

déclin m

decay (of nation, civilization)

décadence f

decay (of nation, civilization)

déchéance f

II.decay [Brit dɪˈkeɪ, Am dəˈkeɪ] VB trans

decay timber

pourrir, faire pourrir

decay teeth

gâter, carier

III.decay [Brit dɪˈkeɪ, Am dəˈkeɪ] VB intr

1. decay (rot):

decay timber, vegetation, food:

pourrir

decay corpse:

se décomposer, se putréfier

decay tooth:

se gâter, se carier

decay bone:

se détériorer, se carier spec

2. decay (disintegrate):

decay statue, façade:

se dégrader

decay building:

se détériorer, se délabrer

3. decay (decline) fig:

decay civilization, institution:

décliner

decay beauty:

se faner

4. decay GEOL:

decay

se décomposer

5. decay PHYS:

decay

se désintégrer

urban decay N

urban decay

dégradation f urbaine

moral decay N U

moral decay

déchéance f morale

tooth decay N

tooth decay

carie f dentaire

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dental treatment, record, hygiene, decay

dentaire

Translations for decay in the French»English Dictionary

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dépérissement (de civilisation)

decay

carier

to cause [sth] to decay

se carier

to decay

décrépitude (de civilisation, régime)

decay

dépérir civilisation:

to decay

pourriture

rot, decay

decay in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for decay in the English»French Dictionary

I.decay [dɪˈkeɪ] N no pl

1. decay (deterioration):

decay

délabrement m

environmental decay

dégradation f de l'environnement

to fall into decay

se délabrer

2. decay (decline):

decay a. fig

déclin m

decay of civilization

décadence f

moral decay

déchéance f morale

3. decay (rotting):

decay

décomposition f

4. decay MED (dental decay):

decay

carie f

5. decay PHYS:

decay

désintégration f

II.decay [dɪˈkeɪ] VB intr

1. decay (deteriorate):

decay

se détériorer

decay tooth

se carier

decay food

pourrir

2. decay BIOL:

decay

se décomposer

3. decay PHYS:

decay

se désintégrer

III.decay [dɪˈkeɪ] VB trans

decay food

décomposer

decay tooth

carier

tooth decay N no pl

tooth decay

carie f dentaire

decay Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

environmental decay

dégradation f de l'environnement

to fall into decay

se délabrer

moral decay

déchéance f morale

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In that time, major structural changes in global economies, transportation, and government policy created the economic, then social, conditions resulting in urban decay.

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The shear wave evanescently decays into the liquid.

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The decay heat is usually listed as watt/kilogram, or milliwatt/gram.

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As the time between trials increases, there is greater decay.

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However, the energy in a decay can be taken up or supplied by lattice vibrations.

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Cm isotopes have decay times of thousands of years and need to be removed to neutralize the fuel for disposal.

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While the piano note, then, can only decay, the organ note may increase in volume or undergo other dynamic changes.

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Distance decay is also evident in town/city centres.

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Many very old trees become hollow as the dead heartwood decays.

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Many of the historic buildings were left to decay or were torn down.

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