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Detailed Translations for decay from English to French

decay:

to decay verb (decaies, decayed, decaying)

  1. to decay (fall into decay; disintegrate; crumble; )
    dépérir; délabrer
    • dépérir verb (dépéris, dépérit, dépérissons, dépérissez, )
    • délabrer verb
  2. to decay (rot; spoil; go bad)
    se gâter; gâcher; pourrir; se pourrir; gâter; se putréfier; dégénérer; corrompre; se détériorer; décomposer; se décomposer; pervertir; s'avarier; se corroder
    • se gâter verb
    • gâcher verb (gâche, gâches, gâchons, gâchez, )
    • pourrir verb (pourris, pourrit, pourrissons, pourrissez, )
    • se pourrir verb
    • gâter verb (gâte, gâtes, gâtons, gâtez, )
    • dégénérer verb (dégénère, dégénères, dégénérons, dégénérez, )
    • corrompre verb (corromps, corromp, corrompons, corrompez, )
    • décomposer verb (décompose, décomposes, décomposons, décomposez, )
    • pervertir verb (pervertis, pervertit, pervertissons, pervertissez, )
    • s'avarier verb
  3. to decay (deteriorate)
  4. to decay (rot; deteriorate; perish; )
    décomposer; périr; pourrir; gâcher; tomber en pourriture; se gâter; se décomposer; se corroder; se putréfier
    • décomposer verb (décompose, décomposes, décomposons, décomposez, )
    • périr verb (péris, périt, périssons, périssez, )
    • pourrir verb (pourris, pourrit, pourrissons, pourrissez, )
    • gâcher verb (gâche, gâches, gâchons, gâchez, )
    • se gâter verb
  5. to decay (deteriorate; rot)
    pourrir; se décomposer; se pourrir
    • pourrir verb (pourris, pourrit, pourrissons, pourrissez, )
    • se pourrir verb

Conjugations for decay:

present
  1. decay
  2. decay
  3. decaies
  4. decay
  5. decay
  6. decay
simple past
  1. decayed
  2. decayed
  3. decayed
  4. decayed
  5. decayed
  6. decayed
present perfect
  1. have decayed
  2. have decayed
  3. has decayed
  4. have decayed
  5. have decayed
  6. have decayed
past continuous
  1. was decaying
  2. were decaying
  3. was decaying
  4. were decaying
  5. were decaying
  6. were decaying
future
  1. shall decay
  2. will decay
  3. will decay
  4. shall decay
  5. will decay
  6. will decay
continuous present
  1. am decaying
  2. are decaying
  3. is decaying
  4. are decaying
  5. are decaying
  6. are decaying
subjunctive
  1. be decayed
  2. be decayed
  3. be decayed
  4. be decayed
  5. be decayed
  6. be decayed
diverse
  1. decay!
  2. let's decay!
  3. decayed
  4. decaying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

decay [the ~] nomen

  1. the decay (deterioration; putrefaction; rotting)
    la putréfaction; la dégradation; la détérioration; le moisi; la décomposition; le pourrissement; la moisissure; la pourriture
  2. the decay (corruption; deterioration; degeneracy; degeneration; decomposition)

Translation Matrix for decay:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
altération de sens corruption; decay; decomposition; degeneracy; degeneration; deterioration
décomposition decay; deterioration; putrefaction; rotting degeneration; process of rotting; rotting
déformation corruption; decay; decomposition; degeneracy; degeneration; deterioration bulge; change of form; defacement; deformity; disfiguredness; distortion; fusion; growing together; intergrowth; malformation; metamorphosis; misshapenness; sag; transformation
dégradation decay; deterioration; putrefaction; rotting aggravation; change for the worse; damage; decadence; decline; degradation; degrading; demotion; depravation; deterioration; disrating; downgrading; harm; harming; injury; loss; worsening
détérioration decay; deterioration; putrefaction; rotting affecting; aggravation; change for the worse; coarsening; damage; damaging; degeneracy; degeneration; depravation; deterioration; harm; harming; injuring; injury; loss; worsening
moisi decay; deterioration; putrefaction; rotting mildew; mildews; mould; moulds; peat-dust; skin eruption; wood rot
moisissure decay; deterioration; putrefaction; rotting mildew; mildews; mould; moulds; peat-dust; skin eruption; wood rot
pourrissement decay; deterioration; putrefaction; rotting
pourriture decay; deterioration; putrefaction; rotting caboodle; cane; dry rot; hollowness; mayhem; mess; process of putrefaction; rancidity; rancidness; rottenness; rotting; rubbish; sponginess; trash
putréfaction decay; deterioration; putrefaction; rotting cane; process of rotting; rotting
- decline; decomposition; disintegration; radioactive decay
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
corrompre decay; go bad; rot; spoil botch up; bribe; corrupt; debase; deprave; mess up; muck up; pervert; spoil
décomposer be lost; be wrecked; crash; decay; degenerate; deteriorate; fall into decline; go bad; meet an accident; perish; rot; spoil break down; break up; collapse; crumble; demolish; depart; destroy; disintegrate; drag down; fall apart; fall to bits; fall to pieces; get down; go; go away; leave; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck
dégénérer decay; go bad; rot; spoil backslide; come to; corrupt; degenerate; deprave; end in; go to seed; lead to; result in; run wild; turn out to be
délabrer crumble; decay; disintegrate; fall apart; fall into decay; fall to bits; fall to pieces; go to ruin
dépérir crumble; decay; disintegrate; fall apart; fall into decay; fall to bits; fall to pieces; go to ruin botch up; disapearing; emaciate; fatigue; languish; long for; mess up; muck up; pine; pine away; spoil; starve; tire out; trifle away; waste away; wear out; wither
gâcher be lost; be wrecked; crash; decay; degenerate; deteriorate; fall into decline; go bad; meet an accident; perish; rot; spoil be slovenly; botch up; bungle; corrupt; debase; deprave; dissipate; fool about; fool around; get acid; make sour; mess; mess about; mess around; mess up; muck up; neglect; pervert; slop; sour; spill; spoil; squander; tinker; turn sour; waste
gâter decay; go bad; rot; spoil blow; botch up; destroy; mangle; mess up; muck up; pamper; ruin; spoil; spoil by worrying
pervertir decay; go bad; rot; spoil botch up; mess up; muck up; pervert; spoil
pourrir be lost; be wrecked; crash; decay; degenerate; deteriorate; fall into decline; go bad; meet an accident; perish; rot; spoil be in a state of decomposition; become affected with mildew; become mouldy; decline; get mouldy; grow mouldy; mould; rot; rot away
périr be lost; be wrecked; crash; decay; degenerate; deteriorate; fall into decline; meet an accident; perish; rot be killed; be killed in action; decline; depart this earth; depart this life; die; fail; fall; fall flat; flop; go to pieces; go to the dogs; go to wrack and ruin; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster; pass away; perish; succumb
s'avarier decay; go bad; rot; spoil
se corroder be lost; be wrecked; crash; decay; degenerate; deteriorate; fall into decline; go bad; meet an accident; perish; rot; spoil become worn; consume; digest; get worn out; spend; spend money; use; use up; wear out
se décomposer be lost; be wrecked; crash; decay; degenerate; deteriorate; fall into decline; go bad; meet an accident; perish; rot; spoil be in a state of decomposition; break down; break up; collapse; crumble; demolish; destroy; disintegrate; drag down; fall apart; fall to bits; fall to pieces; get down; pull down; rot; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck
se délabrer decay; deteriorate break down; break up; collapse; crumble; demolish; destroy; disintegrate; drag down; fall apart; fall to bits; fall to pieces; get down; give way; go to pieces; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck
se détériorer decay; go bad; rot; spoil deteriorate; get worse; worsen
se gâter be lost; be wrecked; crash; decay; degenerate; deteriorate; fall into decline; go bad; meet an accident; perish; rot; spoil
se pourrir decay; deteriorate; go bad; rot; spoil
se putréfier be lost; be wrecked; crash; decay; degenerate; deteriorate; fall into decline; go bad; meet an accident; perish; rot; spoil
tomber en pourriture be lost; be wrecked; crash; decay; degenerate; deteriorate; fall into decline; meet an accident; perish; rot
tomber en ruïne decay; deteriorate
- crumble; decompose; dilapidate; disintegrate
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- become rotten; decompose; dissolution; get rotten; mouldering; putrefy; rot; waste
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
moisi corrupt; degenerate; depraved; mouldy; perverted; putrefied; putrefying; putrid; rancid; rotten; rotting; spoiling

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Related Definitions for "decay":

  1. the organic phenomenon of rotting1
  2. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current1
  3. the process of gradually becoming inferior1
  4. the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation1
  5. an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying1
    • the corpse was in an advanced state of decay1
    • the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair1
  6. fall into decay or ruin1
    • The unoccupied house started to decay1
  7. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current1
  8. undergo decay or decomposition1
    • The body started to decay and needed to be cremated1

Wiktionary Translations for decay:

decay
verb
  1. -
  2. deteriorate
noun
  1. -
  2. process or result of being gradually decomposed
decay
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
decay abaissement; malchance tegenspoed — ongeluk, onfortuinlijk
decay désintégration ZerfallPhysik: die spontane Spaltung eines Atomkerns
decay désintégration Zerfall — das Zerfallen; allmähliche Auflösung in die Bestandteile
decay avarier verderbenintransitiv: verfaulen, schlecht werden (hauptsächlich von Lebensmitteln)

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