Portuguese-English translations for desgastar

wear
us
the same time?&emspHe wears eyeglasses. She wears her hair in braidsShe wore a smile all day. He walked out of the courtroom wearing an air of satisfaction
wear outYoure going to wear out that game if you keep playing so rough with it.He wears a pair of tennis shoes out every summer.The old tractor finally wore out.

abrade
chafe
us
to chafe a cableA cable chafes
degradeWe must, however, only use this instrument with great care, in a very flexible manner, and preferably infrequently, so as to avoid it becoming degraded or undergoing a sui generis inflation. Devemos, porém, utilizá-lo de forma tão criteriosa, flexível e parcimoniosa quanto possível, para não o desgastar nem banalizar. Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.The DNA sample has degraded.
distress
us
a pair of distressed jeansShe distressed the new media cabinet so that it fit with the other furniture in the room
wear downThe eight hour shift in the mine began to wear Tim down after a few months.At first she refused to buy the kids sweets, but eventually they wore her down.
wear thin