English-Danish translations for decay

forfaldIndustrien er det gået tilbage for, eller den er gået i forfald. Industry has been decimated or allowed to decay. I byerne skjuler der sig forfald, misrøgt og fattigdom bag de monumentale facader. In the cities, the monumental facades hide decay, neglect and poverty. Dårlig vedligeholdelse, forfald og fattigdom ses overalt i Bulgarien i dag. These days, poor maintenance, decay and poverty are noticeable throughout Bulgaria.
brydes ned

forfaldeDe dårligt stillede områder affolkes yderligere, den lokale sociale infrastruktur forfalder yderligere. The underprivileged regions will be further depleted, and their social infrastructure will continue to decay.
henfalde
nedbrydesI Kyoto-protokollen medregnes træs brændingsemissioner ikke i landets emissionsbyrde, fordi kulstof i træet frigøres under alle omstændigheder, når træ nedbrydes. The Kyoto agreement does not include emissions from burning wood in the overall emissions burden, as the carbon that is sequestered in wood would be released in any case when the wood decays.
nedbrydning
rådne
svækkelsePatienter, som skal vente på f.eks. en ny hofte, ødelægger deres helbred i ventetiden med smertestillende midler, som ved lang tids brug kan skabe afhængighed, svækkelse af knoglemarven og mavesår. Patients having to wait for, say, a hip replacement, are ruining their health in the meantime with painkillers, long-term use of which can cause dependence, bone marrow decay and stomach ulcers.

The process or result of being gradually decomposed
A deterioration of condition; loss of status or fortune
To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality
To rot, to go bad
To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons
To undergo w:optical decay|optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon
To cause to rot or deteriorate

The pair loved to take pictures in the decaying hospital on forty-third street.
The cats body decayed rapidly.
The extreme humidity decayed the wooden sculptures in the museums collection in a matter of years.

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