decimate – Deutsch–English translations

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decimate verb

  /ˈdɛsəmeɪt/ , /ˈdɛsɪmeɪt/
  • Roman history: to kill one out of ten men
  • to reduce to one-tenth
  • to severely reduce
 dezimieren
  • to devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely
 verheeren, zugrunde richten, übel zurichten

decimal adjective

  /ˈdɛs.məl/ , /ˈdɛs.ə.məl/ , /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/ , /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məɫ/
  • concerning numbers expressed in decimal or calculations using decimal
 dezimal

decimal noun

  /ˈdɛs.məl/ , /ˈdɛs.ə.məl/ , /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/ , /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məɫ/
  • number system
 Dezimalsystem, Zehnersystem

decimation noun

  /ˌdɛsɪˈmeɪʃən/
  • selection of every tenth person for death or other punishment
 Dezimierung
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