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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1. decay /dɪˈkeɪ/ n.
  1. (rot) (of timber, vegetation) decomposizione f.;
    (of area, house) decadimento m., rovina f.;
    to fall into ~ andare in rovina
  1. med. carie f.;
    to have ~ avere la carie
  1. fig. (of society, industry) declino m.;
    (of civilization) decadenza f.;
    moral ~ declino morale.
2. decay /dɪˈkeɪ/
  1. tr. far marcire [timber];
    cariare [teeth]
  1. intr.
    1. (rot) [timber, vegetation, food] decomporsi, marcire;
      [corpse] decomporsi, putrefarsi;
      [tooth] cariarsi
    1. (disintegrate) [building] andare in rovina
    1. fig. (decline) [civilization] decadere;
      [beauty] appassire.


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decay: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

decay (disintegration) decadimentodisintegrazione nf
decay (to fall into decay)decadere v
decay (decline)decadimento nm
decay (decline)declino nm
decay (to decompose) riflessivodecomporsi v
decay (decomposition)decomposizione nf
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decay: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
alpha decayn (physics: radioactive decay)decadimento alfa nm
beta decayn (physics: emission of beta particle from nucleus)decadimento beta nm
Il decadimento beta è una forma di radioattività.
decay timen (time an atomic particle takes to change)tempo di decadimento
decay, decline anche fig.disfacimento nm
radioactive decayn (nuclear disintegration)decadimento radioattivo nm
tooth decaycaduta di un dente
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