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to rot
01
ruttna, sönderdelas
to become destroyed, often due to the action of bacteria or fungi over time
Intransitive
Exempel
The fallen tree was rotting away, returning nutrients to the soil.
Det fallna trÀdet ruttnade bort och Äterförde nÀringsÀmnen till marken.
1.1
ruttna, sönderfalla
to cause a particular thing to decay or decompose
Transitive: to rot sth
Exempel
The lack of airflow in the storage room rotted the fabric of the old books.
02
ruttna, sönderfalla
to deteriorate and go to ruin due to neglect
Intransitive
Exempel
The wooden fence, left untreated and exposed to the elements, rotted and collapsed.
TrÀstaketet, olÀmnat och utsatt för elementen, ruttnade och kollapsade.
Rot
01
rötna, nedbrytning
the process of being destroyed via natural causes
Exempel
The abandoned house showed extensive rot in its timber frame due to neglect.
Det övergivna huset visade omfattande rötna i sitt trÀram pÄ grund av försummelse.
02
rötna, nedbrytning
a condition of advanced decomposition marked by an offensive odor
Exempel
Cleaning out the garage revealed boxes of papers in damp rot.
StÀdning av garaget avslöjade lÄdor med papper i fuktig rötna.
03
strunt, dumheter
utter nonsense
Exempel
The candidate's promises sounded like rot to seasoned policy analysts.
Kandidatens löften lÀt som strunt för erfarna policyanalytiker.
Lexikalt TrÀd
rotatory
rotted
rotter
rot
