deterioration

deterioro, empeoramiento

Proceso por el que la calidad, el estado o la salud de algo o alguien empeora.

En inglés sencillo: The process of becoming worse in quality, condition, or health.

• We noticed a deterioration in her health.
• Regular repairs can prevent further deterioration.
• The building showed signs of deterioration after years of neglect.

Cómo se usa: deterioration in something (Doctors noticed a deterioration in his health.); deterioration of something (Damp caused the deterioration of the wooden floor.)

Sinónimos: decline, worsening, decay

Antónimos: improvement

Expresiones frecuentes: rapid deterioration, deterioration in something, prevent deterioration

período de deterioro

Tiempo durante el cual algo va empeorando.

En inglés sencillo: The period of time during which something becomes worse.

• The deterioration lasted several years.
• During the deterioration, repairs became increasingly difficult.
• A brief deterioration was followed by a long recovery.

Sinónimos: period of decline

Expresiones frecuentes: a long deterioration, a brief deterioration, during the deterioration