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English to Spanish translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Gabriela Rodriguez Argentina Local time: 08:16 | ||||||
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deteriorada desgastada erosionada Explanation: Webster's 3rd Main Entry:2molder Variant:or moulder \*\ Function:verb Inflected Form:moldered or mouldered ; moldered or mouldered ; moldering or mouldering \-d(*)ri*\ ; molders or moulders Etymology:freq. of 6mold, mould intransitive verb 1 a : to crumble away : DISINTEGRATE, DECAY *the leaves T moldered and went back to the earth— Margaret Kennedy* *body lies a-moldering in the grave— John Brown's Body* *left the final habitations to molder into dust— W.E.Swinton* b : to deteriorate for lack of exercise *long periods of solitary confinement caused his mental faculties to molder* *air crews moldered in the barracks -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 mins (2005-06-20 20:38:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Oxford bilingüe molder, British English moulder intransitive verb 1 «buildings» desmoronarse; «corpse/leaves» descomponerse; «paper» enmohecerse; the report has moldered in a file ever since desde entonces el informe ha estado juntando polvo or apolillándose en un archivo 2 moldering present participle leaves/corpses en estado de descomposición |
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