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desgaste — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chafe noun Heat excited by friction.
  • wear verb To have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body.

Senses

desgaste is used for these senses in English:

  • chafe Injury or wear caused by friction.
  • wear Damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time.
  • wear and tear Damage or depreciation resulting from ordinary use (normally as something excluded from a guarantee or warranty of quality, or as justifying a write-down in a set of accounts).

chafe — full definition

  1. noun Heat excited by friction.
  2. noun Injury or wear caused by friction.
  3. noun Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.

wear — full definition

  1. verb To have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body.
  2. verb To gradually damage or erode something through repeated use or friction.
  3. verb To last, or hold up, under continued use.
  4. noun Clothing, especially of a particular type.

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