podrirse

[po-ˈdrir-se]

verb

apodrecer

1. to rot; to decay; to decompose

The fruit will rot if left in the sun.

A fruta vai apodrecer se deixada ao sol.

2. to deteriorate morally or spiritually

The system is rotting from within.

O sistema está apodrecendo por dentro.

3. to languish or waste away

He was left to rot in prison.

Ele foi deixado para apodrecer na prisão.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

apodrecer

standard usage throughout Brazil

Portugal

apodrecer

standard usage in European Portuguese

podrirse en la cárcel (to rot in prison)

dejar que algo se pudra (to let something go to rot)

un sistema podrido (a rotten system)

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