English-German translation for "dilapidate"

"dilapidate" German translation

dilapidate
[diˈlæpideit; -pə-]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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zugrunde richten, verfallen lassen verschwenden, vergeuden, verschleudern
dilapidate
[diˈlæpideit; -pə-]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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verfallen, in Verfall geraten
Es ist offensichtlich, dass das vorherige Wachstumsmodell veraltet war.
It was obvious that the previous model of growth was dilapidated.
Source: Europarl
Es muss gepflegt werden, damit es nicht verfällt und unwiederbringlich zerstört wird.
It needs maintenance; otherwise it becomes dilapidated and falls into disrepair.
Source: Europarl
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