rot

pudrirse, descomponerse

Descomponerse poco a poco hasta quedar inutilizable, como ocurre con alimentos, madera y otros materiales naturales.

En inglés sencillo: If food, wood, or other natural material does this, it slowly breaks down and becomes unusable.

• The fruit will rot in the heat.
• Water got inside, and the wood rotted.
• Leaves are rotting at the bottom of the pond.

Sinónimos: decay, decompose

Expresiones frecuentes: rot away, rot in something, begin to rot, start to rot

deteriorarse

Perder poco a poco la capacidad de funcionar bien, a menudo por falta de actividad útil.

En inglés sencillo: To gradually lose the ability to work well, often because of too little useful activity.

• My mind will rot without anything to do.
• They left him to rot in a dull office.
• She says endless television has rotted his brain.

Sinónimos: deteriorate, decline

Antónimos: improve

Expresiones frecuentes: rot your brain, rot away, let something rot

putrefacción, descomposición

Proceso por el que alimentos, madera u otros materiales naturales se deterioran poco a poco hasta quedar inutilizables.

En inglés sencillo: The process in which food, wood, or other natural material slowly breaks down and becomes unusable.

• Damp conditions encourage rot.
• The roof beams showed signs of rot.
• This treatment protects outdoor wood against rot.

Sinónimos: decay, decomposition

Expresiones frecuentes: dry rot, wet rot, prevent rot, wood rot

materia podrida

Material, como la madera, que se ha descompuesto y ha quedado blando o débil.

En inglés sencillo: Material such as wood that has broken down and become soft or weak.

• The beam was full of rot.
• He scraped the rot out of the window frame.
• We found soft rot inside the fallen tree.

Sinónimos: decayed matter

Expresiones frecuentes: full of rot, remove the rot, patch of rot

tonterías, disparates

Cosas que alguien dice y que son absurdas o completamente falsas.

En inglés sencillo: Something someone says that is silly or completely untrue.

• That's complete rot!
• He was talking rot about the weather.
• Don't believe that rot about hidden treasure.

Sinónimos: nonsense, rubbish, drivel

Expresiones frecuentes: talk rot, utter rot, a lot of rot