rot

[/rɑːt/]

verb/noun

apodrecer/podridão

1. (verb) to decay or decompose; to become rotten

The fruit began to rot in the heat.

A fruta começou a apodrecer no calor.

2. (verb) to cause decay or deterioration

Sugar rots your teeth.

O açúcar apodrece seus dentes.

3. (noun) the process of decaying; decayed matter

The wood showed signs of rot.

A madeira mostrava sinais de podridão.

4. (noun) moral or social decay or corruption

There is rot in the political system.

Há podridão no sistema político.

NYC Slang

That's rotten/that sucks

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

apodrecer/podridão

Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese

Portugal

apodrecer/podridão

Standard usage in European Portuguese

rot in jail - languish in prison (apodrecer na cadeia)

spreading rot - corruption spreading (podridão se espalhando)

the rot sets in - deterioration begins (a podridão começa)

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