- corromper
- v.1 to rot (madera).2 to corrupt.Su cinismo corrompe a Ricardo Her cynicism corrupts Richard.El detenido corrompió al policía The detainee corrupted the cop.Corrompía la leche que vendía He corrupted the milk he sold.3 to bribe.* * *corromper► verbo transitivo1 (pudrir) to turn bad2 (pervertir) to corrupt, pervert3 (sobornar) to bribe► verbo pronominal corromperse1 (pudrirse) to go bad, rot2 (pervertirse) to become corrupted* * *verb1) to corrupt2) rot* * *1. VT1) (=pudrir) [+ madera] to rot; [+ alimentos] to turn bad2) (=estropear) [+ costumbres, lengua, joven] to corrupt; [+ placeres] to spoil3) (=sobornar) to bribe4) * (=enojar) to vex, annoy2.VI * to smell bad, stink *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <persona/lengua/sociedad> to corruptb) <materia orgánica> to rot2.corromperse v prona) costumbres/persona/lengua to become corruptedb) materia orgánica to rotc) agua to become stagnant* * *= corrupt, pervert, pollute.Ex. Libraries which have public access computers should take precautions to prevent their systems being corrupted.Ex. Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes.Ex. Bugeja investigates the impact and motives of media ecosystems that have polluted the Internet and other digital devices with marketing ploys.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <persona/lengua/sociedad> to corruptb) <materia orgánica> to rot2.corromperse v prona) costumbres/persona/lengua to become corruptedb) materia orgánica to rotc) agua to become stagnant* * *= corrupt, pervert, pollute.
Ex: Libraries which have public access computers should take precautions to prevent their systems being corrupted.
Ex: Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes.Ex: Bugeja investigates the impact and motives of media ecosystems that have polluted the Internet and other digital devices with marketing ploys.* * *corromper [E1 ]vt1 ‹persona/lengua/sociedad› to corrupt2 ‹materia orgánica› to rot3 (Inf) ‹archivo/disco› to corrupt■ corrompersev pron1 «costumbres/persona/lengua» to become corrupted2 «materia orgánica» to rot3 «agua» to become stagnant4 (Inf) «archivo/disco» to become corrupted* * *
corromper (conjugate corromper) verbo transitivoa) ‹persona/lengua/sociedad› to corruptb) ‹materia orgánica› to rot
corromperse verbo pronominala) [costumbres/persona/lengua] to become corruptedb) [materia orgánica] to rot
corromper verbo transitivo
1 (pudrir) to turn bad, rot
2 (pervertir) to corrupt, pervert
'corromper' also found in these entries:
English:
corrupt
- debase
- poison
* * *corromper♦ vt1. [madera] to rot;[alimentos] to turn bad, to spoil2. [pervertir] to corrupt3. [sobornar] to bribe4. Informát [archivo] to corrupt♦ See also the pronominal verb corromperse* * *corromperv/t corrupt* * *corromper vt1) : to corrupt2) : to rot♦ See also the reflexive verb corromperse
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.