English–Dutch dictionary
Dutch translation of the English word decay
| English | Dutch (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
decay (decrepitude) | ; | |
decay (corruption; depravation; taint) | ||
decay (adversity; failure) | ||
decay (destruction; ruin) | ||
decay (be on the decline; go downhill; go off) | in verval raken ; | |
tooth decay (caries) | ||
| (dental caries) | ; tandbederf | denta kario |
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decayed (decrepit; dilapidated; lapsed; rickety; ramshackle; seedy; void; beat‐up) | ; ; ; uitgeleefd ; uitgewoond ; ; | |
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| decay | ⇆ aantasting; ⇆ achteruitgaan; ⇆ achterúítgang; ⇆ afnemen; ⇆ aftakeling; ⇆ bederf; ⇆ bederven; ⇆ in verval geraken; ⇆ in verval raken; ⇆ rotten; ⇆ rotting; ⇆ teruggang; ⇆ tot ontbinding overgaan; ⇆ vergaan; ⇆ verrotten; ⇆ verrotting; ⇆ verval; ⇆ vervallen |
| fall into decay | ⇆ in verval geraken; ⇆ in verval raken; ⇆ vervallen |
| nuclear decay | ⇆ kernverval |
| senile decay | ⇆ seniele aftakeling; ⇆ verval van krachten |
| tooth decay | ⇆ cariës; ⇆ tandbederf |