English-French translations for deteriorate

• détériorer
  Ces cotes ne doivent pas se détériorer. These ratings must not deteriorate.
  auteure. - Monsieur le Président, la situation en Birmanie continue à se détériorer. Mr President, the situation in Burma continues to deteriorate.
  Je regrette profondément que la situation ait continué de se détériorer. I very much regret that the situation has continued to deteriorate.
• abîmer
• déglinguer
• délabrer

Definition of deteriorate

• To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair
• To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate

Synonyms

• go off

Examples

• to deteriorate the mind

Related words

• deterioration
• deteriorating
• deteriorated
• to deteriorate