Asimismo puede dañar la vegetación, reducir las cosechas y detener el crecimiento de los bosques y, al igual que la lluvia ácida, puede corroer y destruir la estructura de edificios y obras de arte.

It can also damage vegetation, reduce crop yields and stunt the growth of forests and, like acid rain, it can eat into and destroy the fabric of buildings and works of art.

corroer [corroyendo · corroído] {transitive verb}

corroer(also: raspar, desgastar, erosionar, raer)

to abrade [abraded · abraded] {v.t.}

corroer

to corrode [corroded · corroded] {v.t.}

Son ellos lo que intentan corroer el espíritu de la unificación europea.

They are the ones who are attempting to corrode the unified European spirit.

A la llegada del cargamento a su destino se descubrió que uno de los contenedores se había corroído, con lo que se habían producido escapes de radiación.

On arrival it was discovered that one of the canisters had corroded and was leaking radiation.

Como ha dicho uno de los más brillantes pensadores europeos de este fin de siglo «la corrupción es el cáncer que corroe a las democracias».

As one of the most brilliant European thinkers of the end of this century said, corruption is the cancer that corrodes democracy.

corroer

to erode [eroded · eroded] {v.t.}

Una transposición más deficiente provocará la fragmentación de los mercados y corroerá las ventajas del mercado interior.

An increase in the implementation deficit will cause EU markets to splinter and erode the benefits of the internal market.

Es en este contexto crítico en el que debemos conjugar nuestros esfuerzos para erradicar este mal que nos corroe.

In this critical context we must combine our efforts to eradicate this harm which is eroding us.

corroer(also: desgastarse, desgastar, gastarse)

to wear away {vb}

CONTEXT EXAMPLES

Context examples for "corroer" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.

Son ellos lo que intentan corroer el espíritu de la unificación europea.

They are the ones who are attempting to corrode the unified European spirit.

Debido al deficiente equilibrio de poder en materia jurídica, la indispensable legislación para combatir al terrorismo amenaza con corroer a la democracia.

Because there is no balance of power in the legal area, the terrorist legislation, which is entirely necessary, is in danger of undermining democracy in the long term.

It can also damage vegetation, reduce crop yields and stunt the growth of forests and, like acid rain, it can eat into and destroy the fabric of buildings and works of art.

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