marchitarse

marchitarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to wither

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VPR

1) [flores] to wither, fade

2) [belleza, juventud] to fade

3) [esperanzas] to fade; [ideales] to fade away

4) [persona] to languish, fade away

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(v.) = wither, wither away, shrivel up, shrivel

Ex. The article 'Whither libraries? or, wither libraries' urges the profession to seriously consider its role in an electronic society.

Ex. He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.

Ex. Umbilical cords shrivel up and fall off, leaving a neat little tummy button after about a week or so.

Ex. All the blooms have turned brown and died and most of the smaller, newer leaves have shrivelled and died too.

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(v.) = wither, wither away, shrivel up, shrivel

Ex: The article 'Whither libraries? or, wither libraries' urges the profession to seriously consider its role in an electronic society.

Ex: He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.

Ex: Umbilical cords shrivel up and fall off, leaving a neat little tummy button after about a week or so.

Ex: All the blooms have turned brown and died and most of the smaller, newer leaves have shrivelled and died too.

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marchitarse (conjugate marchitarse) verbo pronominal

a) [flores] to wither

b) (liter) [belleza/juventud] to fade

marchitar vtr, marchitarse verbo reflexivo to shrivel, wither
'marchitarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
marchitar
English:
droop
- fade
- shrivel
- wilt
- wither

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vpr

1. [planta] to fade, to wither

2. [persona] to languish, to fade away

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marchitarse

v/r wilt

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vr

1) : to wither, to shrivel up, to wilt

2) : to languish, to fade away