English-German translation for "corrode"

"corrode" German translation

corrode
[kəˈroud]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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korrodieren, zerfressen, anfressen, angreifen, ätzen wegbeizen zerfressen, zerstören, verderben, schädigen
  • (weg)beizen
    corrode engineering | TechnikTECH remove with caustics
    corrode engineering | TechnikTECH remove with caustics
corrode
[kəˈroud]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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korrodieren, zerfressen werden rosten korrodierend wirken, ätzen, fressen sich einfressen zerstört verdorben werden, verfallen sich verzehren
  • korrodieren, zerfressen werden
    corrode engineering | TechnikTECH become eaten away
    corrode engineering | TechnikTECH become eaten away
  • rosten
    corrode engineering | TechnikTECH rust
    corrode engineering | TechnikTECH rust
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  • korrodierend wirken, ätzen, fressen (into andative (case) | Dativ dat)
    corrode engineering | TechnikTECH have corrosive effect
    corrode engineering | TechnikTECH have corrosive effect
  • sich einfressen (into inaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)
    corrode eat figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    corrode eat figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • zerstörtor | oder od verdorben werden, verfallen
    corrode be destroyed or spoiledespecially | besonders besonders figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    corrode be destroyed or spoiledespecially | besonders besonders figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • sich verzehren
    corrode be consumed figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    corrode be consumed figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Bei der Ankunft wurde entdeckt, daß ein Behälter korrodiert und Strahlung freigesetzt worden war.
On arrival it was discovered that one of the canisters had corroded and was leaking radiation.
Source: Europarl
Denn genau diese versuchen, den vereinten europäischen Geist zu zerstören.
They are the ones who are attempting to corrode the unified European spirit.
Source: Europarl
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