erode

erode
i'rəud
verb
(to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually: Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded.) erosionar, corroer, desgastar
erode
tr[ɪ'rəʊd]
transitive verb
1 (rock, soil) erosionar
2 (metal) corroer, desgastar
3 figurative use (power, confidence, rights, etc) minar
erode [ɪ'ro:d] vt, eroded ; eroding : erosionar (el suelo), corroer (metales)
erode
v.
• corroer v.
• desgastar v.
• erosionar v.
ɪ'rəʊd
transitive verb \<\<water/wind/waves\>\> erosionar; \<\<acid\>\> corroer*; \<\<confidence/faith\>\> minar, socavar
[ɪ'rǝʊd]
1. VT
1) (lit) (Geol) erosionar; [acid] corroer
2) (fig) [+ confidence, power, authority] mermar; [+ support, rights] reducir

inflation has eroded the value of their savings — la inflación ha mermado el valor de sus ahorros

2. VI
1) (Geol) erosionarse
2) (fig) [confidence] mermarse; [support] disminuir

support for his party is eroding — el apoyo a su partido está disminuyendo

* * *
[ɪ'rəʊd]
transitive verb \<\<water/wind/waves\>\> erosionar; \<\<acid\>\> corroer*; \<\<confidence/faith\>\> minar, socavar

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