English–German dictionary
German translation of the English word decay
| English | German (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
decay (be on the decline; go downhill; go off) | verfallen | |
tooth decay (caries) | Karies | |
| (dental caries) | Zahnkaries | denta kario |
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decayed (decrepit; dilapidated; lapsed; rickety; ramshackle; seedy; void; beat‐up) | ; baufällig ; gebrechlich ; hinfällig ; ; morsch ; unsicher ; zerrüttet ; verfallen ; darnieder legend ; ungültig geworden ; verjährt | |
| English | German |
|---|---|
| decay | ⇆ faulen; ⇆ Karies; ⇆ Verfall; ⇆ verfallen; ⇆ verkommen; ⇆ verrotten; ⇆ verwesen; ⇆ Zerfall; ⇆ zerfallen |
| tooth decay | ⇆ Karies |