English-German translation for "decompose"

"decompose" German translation

decompose
[diːkəmˈpouz]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • zersetzen
    decompose cause to decay
    decompose cause to decay
decompose
[diːkəmˈpouz]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • sich auflösen, zerfallen (into inaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)
    decompose break up
    decompose break up
Wasser lässt sich in Sauerstoff und Wasserstoff zerlegen.
Water can be decomposed into oxygen and hydrogen.
Source: Tatoeba
Heutzutage gerät Kiplings imperialistisches Great Game in einen Teufelskreis.
Nowadays, Rudyard Kipling s imperialist Great Game ’ is decomposing into a vicious circle.
Source: News-Commentary
Entsorgte Altbatterien und Altakkumulatoren haben eine sehr lange Zerfallszeit.
Discarded batteries and accumulators take a very long time to decompose.
Source: Europarl
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