descomponerse — meaning in English

English meaning

• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• decompose verb To break something down into its separate parts or components.
• spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.

Senses

descomponerse is used for these senses in English:

• break (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
• break down (intransitive, of a machine, computer, vehicle, etc.) To stop functioning.
• break down (ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.
• break down (ergative) To (cause to) decay, to decompose.
• decompose (intransitive) To rot, decay or putrefy.
• spoil (intransitive, of food or drink) To go bad; to become sour or rancid; to decay. [from 17th c.]

break — full definition

1. verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
2. verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
3. verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
4. verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
5. noun A short pause or rest from an activity.

decompose — full definition

1. verb To break something down into its separate parts or components.
2. verb To rot or decay, especially through natural biological processes.

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