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rotted

/ˈrɒt.ɪd/

Traducción: Participio pasado del verbo 'rot' (pudrir), que significa descompuesto o podrido. Aunque como verbo se usa 'rotted' (pretérito o participio), como adjetivo se emplea más comúnmente 'rotten' (podrido)., Verbo que denota el proceso de descomposición o putrefacción de materia orgánica, generalmente causado por bacterias u hongos; también puede referirse a deteriorarse o corromperse gradualmente.

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adjective

formalcommonobsoleto/ˈrɒt.ɪd/

An archaic past participle of 'rot', meaning decayed or decomposed. Now considered obsolete; the modern form is 'rotted' (used as a simple past tense) or 'rotten' (used as an adjective).

  • 🇪🇸Participio pasado del verbo 'rot' (pudrir), que significa descompuesto o podrido. Aunque como verbo se usa 'rotted' (pretérito o participio), como adjetivo se emplea más comúnmente 'rotten' (podrido).
  1. Decayed or decomposed B1 formal

    Damaged by decay, making something unsound and useless.

    • The rotted wood could no longer support the roof.
    • They threw away the rotted fruit from the basket.
    • The fence posts were completely rotted after years of rain.

    🇪🇸podrido

    Sinónimos: corrupteddecayedputridrancidspoiled

    Antónimos: freshhealthysolidsoundwhole

  • more rotted comparative form
  • most rotted superlative form

verb

rotB1formalcommon/rɒt/

A verb used to indicate the process of decaying or decomposing, typically due to bacterial or fungal action.

  • 🇪🇸Verbo que denota el proceso de descomposición o putrefacción de materia orgánica, generalmente causado por bacterias u hongos; también puede referirse a deteriorarse o corromperse gradualmente.
  1. Decompose or decay B1 formal

    To undergo natural decomposition or decay, especially due to bacteria or fungi.

    • The fruit began to rot after being left in the sun.
    • Wood will rot if it stays wet for too long.
    • Leaves rot on the forest floor, enriching the soil.

    🇪🇸pudrirse

    Sinónimos: decaydecomposemolderperishputrefyspoil

    Antónimos: flourishpreservethrive

  2. Deteriorate gradually B2 informal

    To gradually become worse in quality, condition, or strength.

    • His teeth rotted from years of poor dental hygiene.
    • The old building is rotting away due to neglect.
    • Her skills began to rot after years of disuse.

    🇪🇸Pudrirse, deteriorarse

    Sinónimos: decaydecomposedegeneratedeterioratedisintegrateputrefyspoilworsen

    Antónimos: flourishimprovethrive

  3. Prison slang C1 slang

    To remain in prison for a long period of time.

    • He's been rotting in jail for ten years.
    • They left him to rot in that cell.
    • She doesn't want to rot in prison for a crime she didn't commit.

    🇪🇸Pudrirse en la cárcel

    Sinónimos: languish

  • rotted past participle
  • rotted past simple
  • rotting present participle
  • rots third person singular