wilt

wilt
wilt
verb
((of flowers) to droop: The plants are wilting because they haven't been watered.) marchitarse
wilt
tr[wɪlt]
transitive verb
1 marchitar, secar
intransitive verb
1 (plant) marchitarse, secarse
2 (person - become weak or tired) debilitarse, decaer, languidecer; (- lose confidence) desanimarse
wilt ['wɪlt] vi
1) : marchitarse (dícese de las flores)
2) languish: debilitarse, languidecer
wilt
v.
• abochornar v.
• acobardarse v.
• descaecer v.
• languidecer v.
• marchitar v.
• marchitarse v.

I wɪlt
(arch) 2nd pers sing pres of will I

II
intransitive verb \<\<plant/flower\>\> ponerse* mustio, marchitarse

we were wilting in the heat — el calor nos estaba haciendo languidecer


I [wɪlt]
1. VI
1) [flower] marchitarse
2) (fig) (=lose strength) debilitarse; (=lose courage) perder el ánimo, desanimarse

we were beginning to wilt in the heat — el calor estaba empezando a hacernos desfallecer

2. VT
1) (lit) marchitar
2) (fig) debilitar
3) (Culin) rehogar

II
†† [wɪlt]
VB (2nd pers: 'thou' form) of will I, 1., 1), a)
* * *

I [wɪlt]
(arch) 2nd pers sing pres of will I

II
intransitive verb \<\<plant/flower\>\> ponerse* mustio, marchitarse

we were wilting in the heat — el calor nos estaba haciendo languidecer


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