What does wither in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word wither in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use wither in Spanish.

The word wither in Spanish means marchitarse, debilitarse, apagarse, marchitar, cruz, fulminar a, marchitarse, marchitarse, marchitarse sin dar frutos. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word wither

marchitarse

intransitive verb (plant: shrivel) (planta)

(verbo pronominal: Verbo que se conjuga con un pronombre átono ("me", "te", "se") que concuerda con el sujeto ("lavarse", "irse", "enojarse"). )
Evelyn forgot to water her houseplants and they withered.
Evelyn olvidó regar las plantas de interior y estas se marchitaron.

debilitarse

intransitive verb (body part: weaken, shrink)

(verbo pronominal: Verbo que se conjuga con un pronombre átono ("me", "te", "se") que concuerda con el sujeto ("lavarse", "irse", "enojarse"). )
Polio can cause the limbs to wither.
El polo puede hacer que las extremidades se debiliten.

apagarse

intransitive verb (figurative (lose vitality) (figurado)

(verbo pronominal: Verbo que se conjuga con un pronombre átono ("me", "te", "se") que concuerda con el sujeto ("lavarse", "irse", "enojarse"). )
Glenn's enthusiasm withered after ten years doing the same job.
El entusiasmo de Glenn se apagó después de diez años de hacer el mismo trabajo.

marchitar

transitive verb (plant: cause to shrivel)

(verbo transitivo: Verbo que requiere de un objeto directo ("di la verdad", "encontré una moneda").)
The intense heat from the sun withered the delicate seedlings.
El calor intenso del sol marchitó las delicadas plantas de semillero.

cruz

plural noun (horse's back) (zoología)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)
The saddle should sit just behind the withers.
La montura debería colocarse justo detrás de la cruz.

fulminar a

transitive verb (humiliate, abash) (figurado)

Tom knew he had made a stupid comment when the professor, instead of answering, merely withered him with a look.
Tom supo que había hecho un comentario estúpido cuando el profesor, en vez de responder, le fulminó con la mirada.

marchitarse

phrasal verb, intransitive (weaken and die)

(verbo pronominal: Verbo que se conjuga con un pronombre átono ("me", "te", "se") que concuerda con el sujeto ("lavarse", "irse", "enojarse"). )
Those plants will just wither away unless you water them regularly.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Es fea época para las plantas, por el granizo. Se marchitan con facilidad.

marchitarse

(figurative (decline, fade away) (figurado)

(verbo pronominal: Verbo que se conjuga con un pronombre átono ("me", "te", "se") que concuerda con el sujeto ("lavarse", "irse", "enojarse"). )
The movement started off strongly, with hundreds of members, but gradually it withered away.
El movimiento comenzó con fuerza, con cientos de miembros, pero gradualmente se marchitó.

marchitarse sin dar frutos

verbal expression (figurative (hopes, plans: fail)

(locución verbal: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como verbo ("sacar fuerzas de flaqueza", "acusar recibo").)

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