degradare

degrade

da un rango demote

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degradare v.tr.

1 to demote (anche mil. ): fu degradato, he was demoted

2 (fig.) (avvilire) to degrade, to debase, to lower: degradare gli uomini al livello delle bestie, to degrade men to the level of beasts

3 (chim.) to degrade

◆ v. intr. → digradare.

◘ degradarsi v.rifl. to degrade oneself, to lower oneself, to bring* disgrace upon oneself: non dovresti degradarti fino a questo punto, you should not lower yourself that far

◆ v.intr.pron.

1 (chim.) to degrade

2 (subire un degrado) to deteriorate, to degenerate: gli edifici storici si stanno degradando per incuria, the historic buildings are deteriorating as a result of neglect.

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[deɡra'dare]

1. vt

Mil to demote, (fig : persona) to degrade

2. vr (degradarsi)

to degrade o.s., demean o.s.

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[degra'dare] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) mil. to break*; mar. to disrate [ufficiale]

essere degradato a soldato semplice — to be reduced to the ranks

2) (umiliare) [vizio] to debase

3) (deteriorare) to degrade [ambiente]

2.

verbo pronominale degradarsi

1) (abbrutirsi) to become* degraded

2) (deteriorarsi) to deteriorate

3) geol. to degrade

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degradare

/degra'dare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 mil. to break*; mar. to disrate [ufficiale]; essere degradato a soldato semplice to be reduced to the ranks

 2 (umiliare) [vizio] to debase

 3 (deteriorare) to degrade [ambiente]

II degradarsi verbo pronominale

 1 (abbrutirsi) to become* degraded

 2 (deteriorarsi) to deteriorate

 3 geol. to degrade.