pourrir

Meaning

Concepts

(intransitive) to rot, decompose, putrefy, crumble
(intransitive) to waste away from a disease such as gangrene

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pu.ʁiʁ/

Inherited from Latin

putreo

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *putrīre, from Latin putrēre (with a change in verb class), with inflexions taken from putrēscere.

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cause to rot

become rotten

be rotten

be decayed

se putréfier

se décomposer

se gâter

se pourrir

être pourri

se carier

tomber en poussière

devenir mauvais

buncombe

se détériorer

tomber en décadence

tomber en panne

croupir

entrer en décomposition

faire fermenter

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