rot

marcire, decomporsi

Decomporsi lentamente fino a diventare inutilizzabile, come succede a cibo, legno e altri materiali naturali.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: decay, decompose

Espressioni comuni: rot away, rot in something, begin to rot, start to rot

deteriorarsi

Perdere gradualmente la capacità di funzionare bene, spesso per mancanza di attività utili.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: deteriorate, decline

Contrari: improve

Espressioni comuni: rot your brain, rot away, let something rot

marciume, decomposizione

Processo in cui cibo, legno o altri materiali naturali si deteriorano lentamente fino a diventare inutilizzabili.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: decay, decomposition

Espressioni comuni: dry rot, wet rot, prevent rot, wood rot

materiale marcio

Materiale, come il legno, diventato molle o fragile perché si è decomposto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: decayed matter

Espressioni comuni: full of rot, remove the rot, patch of rot

sciocchezze, frottole

Cose dette da qualcuno che sono assurde o completamente false.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: nonsense, rubbish, drivel

Espressioni comuni: talk rot, utter rot, a lot of rot