corroer

v.

1 to corrode.

El ácido sulfúrico corroe el hierro Sulphuric acid corrodes iron.

2 to consume, to eat away at.

le corroe la envidia he's consumed with envy

3 to poison, to corrode, to erode.

Su odio corroe a Elsa Her hate poisons Elsa.

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corroer

Conjugation model [ROER], like {{link=roer}}roer

► verbo transitivo

1 (desgastar) to corrode

2 GEOLOGÍA to erode

3 figurado (perturbar) to corrode, eat away, eat up

■ los celos lo corroen he's eaten up with jealousy

► verbo pronominal corroerse

1 (desgastarse) to become corroded

2 figurado to be eaten up (de, with)

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verb

1) to corrode

2) erode

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1. VT

1) (Téc) to corrode

2) (Geol) to erode

3) (=reconcomer) to corrode, eat away

le corroen los celos — he is eaten up with jealousy

2.

See:

corroerse

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1.

verbo transitivo <metal> to corrode; <mármol> to erode

la envidia la corroe — she is eaten up with envy

2.

corroerse v pron to corrode

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= corrode, bite into, gnaw (at).

Ex. At times, however, stresses on the system, whether caused by internal or external forces, threaten to corrode the ethical boundaries.

Ex. The design was cut in a wax ground so that, when the plate was immersed in acid, the furrows allowed the acid to bite into the copper, making grooves that would hold ink Mezzotint = El diseño se tallaba sobre una superficie de cera de modo que, cuando la lámina se sumergía en ácido, los surcos permitían que el ácido corroyera el cobre, haciendo surcos que recibían la media tinta.

Ex. The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.

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* corroer poco a poco = eat away at.

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1.

verbo transitivo <metal> to corrode; <mármol> to erode

la envidia la corroe — she is eaten up with envy

2.

corroerse v pron to corrode

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= corrode, bite into, gnaw (at).

Ex: At times, however, stresses on the system, whether caused by internal or external forces, threaten to corrode the ethical boundaries.

Ex: The design was cut in a wax ground so that, when the plate was immersed in acid, the furrows allowed the acid to bite into the copper, making grooves that would hold ink Mezzotint = El diseño se tallaba sobre una superficie de cera de modo que, cuando la lámina se sumergía en ácido, los surcos permitían que el ácido corroyera el cobre, haciendo surcos que recibían la media tinta.

Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.

* corroer poco a poco = eat away at.

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corroer [E13 ]

vt

‹metal› to corrode; ‹mármol› to erode, wear away

la envidia la corroe she is eaten up with envy

la desintegración de la familia corroe las bases mismas de la sociedad the disintegration of the family erodes the very foundations of society

■ corroerse

v pron

to corrode

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corroer (conjugate corroer) verbo transitivo ‹metal› to corrode;
‹mármol› to erode
corroer verbo transitivo
1 to corrode
2 figurado los celos le corroen, he is eaten up with jealousy
'corroer' also found in these entries:
English:
bite
- corrode
- eat away
- erode
- eat

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corroer

♦ vt

1. [desgastar] to corrode;

[madera] to rot; [roca] to erode

2. [consumir] to consume, to eat away at;

lo corroe la envidia he's consumed with envy

♦ See also the pronominal verb corroerse

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corroer

v/t corrode; fig

eat up

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corroer {69} vt

1) : to corrode

2) : to erode, to wear away