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podrido

rotten

adjective poh-DREE-doh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

corrupt

Usage Note

Podrido is the past participle of pudrir ('to rot') used as an adjective. It agrees in gender and number (podrida, podridos, podridas). Figuratively it means 'corrupt' or 'rotten to the core' (el sistema está podrido). The colloquial phrase estar podrido de dinero ('to be stinking rich') is very common in informal speech.

Examples

"La fruta estaba podrida por dentro."

Natural Translation

The fruit was rotten inside.

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