rot
putrefacción
definition
verb
the chalets were neglected and their woodwork was rotting away
(chiefly of animal or vegetable matter) decay or cause to decay by the action of bacteria and fungi; decompose.
noun
the leaves were turning black with rot
the process of decaying.
don't talk rot
nonsense; rubbish.
abbreviation
rotating.
translation of 'rot'
verb
pudrir,
descomponer,
descomponerse,
corromperse,
corromper,
pudrirse
noun
decadencia,
podredumbre,
putrefacción
example
Charcoal 'rot' is a fungal disease favored by hot, dry weather at this stage in crop development.
Recent research has shown that cement really just seals moisture in, and thus, promotes a faster rate of internal 'rot' .
The ethical 'rot' of highly paid professionals proved even deeper than imagined, with a mutual-fund scandal following scandals in Corporate America and on Wall Street.
We have just seen an excellent example of the 'rot' at the heart of this Government.
I don't know anything about any curse, it sounds like a lot of contrived 'rot' to me.
Many producers are letting the beans 'rot' on the trees, since it makes little economic sense to harvest them.
He even asserts that as Noah used only gopher-wood for the ark, it was ‘probably resistant to both 'rot' and termites’.
He didn't let his teeth 'rot' out in prison, unlike John there.
Many local museums, and indeed private collectors, store artifacts in less than ideal environments - for example, some storage places are damp and this can encourage 'rot' and rust.
don't talk 'rot'
The air had a bite to it present only in the fall months; a snap of death that lacked the clean cold of December, filled instead with half-formed aromas of 'rot' and decay.
If he sees 'rot' or physical deformities at either end, he uses the grapple saw to snip off a two-foot section.
There was no evidence of any crown and root 'rot' on plants examined during the October surveys.
there is enough talent in the team to stop the 'rot'
The room itself seemed to have taken on a quality of 'rot' and rust.
People 'rot' in jail awaiting trial, making the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial a macabre joke.
In time the house will begin to show signs of 'rot' , especially where it touches the ground.
The argument is 'rot' ; whenever a publisher lets the authorities bully a journalist in their employ, it puts a chill on the entire business of reporting freely.
Stalks with significant 'rot' will crush easily.
Unlike wood, however, it is completely unaffected by damp, 'rot' , decay, frost or insect attack.
None is more difficult to fathom than the studio, which occasionally buys the rights to a film, then allows it to 'rot' away on a shelf.
he cannot understand the way the education system has been allowed to 'rot'
In recent years, Camelot has been struggling to curb falling ticket sales, launching a midweek draw in February 1997 in an attempt to stop the 'rot' .
He first had to determine just how deep the financial 'rot' ran.
Income equals consumption and no goods are left to 'rot' on the shelves.
The seed that gave birth to ideas and images has slowly begun to rot - 'rot' in it's apathetic existence.
In a statement the CWU said that it is ‘vital we stop the 'rot' at an early stage’ or ‘tens of thousands of jobs’ could be lost in the UK.
The apartment block itself looms as large as any of the human characters with it's faded grandeur and slow decline into decay and 'rot' .
Seed 'rot' and seedling diseases caused by Pythium spp. develop early in the season under cool temperatures and wet soil conditions.
That's because fungal diseases like witches broom and frosty pod 'rot' are devastating cacao crops in Central and South America.
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