deteriorar
/deteɾjoˈɾaɾ/
verb
B2
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (yo)
- deterioro
- preterite (yo)
- deterioré
- past participle
- deteriorado
Meaning
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to deteriorate
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La salud se deteriora.
His health is deteriorating.
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Similar words
desmejorar is often used for a person's health declining; deteriorar is more general, anything deteriorating, like a building or relations.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
deteriorar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to deteriorate."
Practice
1 What does deteriorar mean?
to deteriorate
2 Which fingerprint chart matches deteriorar?
deteriorar: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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