tære

corrode, weather

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vb

(metal) corrode;

[søluften tærer] the sea air gives you an appetite (el. whets your appetite);

[tæres hen] waste away ( fx he was wasting away for lack of food),

(især af sorg) pine away;

[tære på sin kapital (, sine reserver)] eat into one's capital (, one's reserves);

[tære på éns kræfter] tax somebody's health (el. energy);

[tærende sygdom] wasting disease.