What does apodrecer in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word apodrecer in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use apodrecer in Portuguese.

The word apodrecer in Portuguese means rot, rot, rot in prison, rot, , apodrecer, envenenar, apodrecer, decompor, apodrecer, estragar, apodrecer, mofar, apodrecer, apodrecer, mofar, decompor-se, apodrecer, deteriorar, apodrecer, envelhecer, mofar na cadeia. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word apodrecer

rot

verbo transitivo (biologia (decompor)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

rot

(biologia (decompor, ficar podre)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

rot in prison, rot

(figurado (ficar em prisão demorada) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

apodrecer

intransitive verb (decay)

Precisamos comer estes tomates antes que apodreçam.

We need to eat those tomatoes, before they rot.

envenenar, apodrecer

intransitive verb (figurative (emotion: cause resentment) (emoção)

Jane's resentment of her brother festered for so long that she no longer speaks to him.

decompor, apodrecer

intransitive verb (rot)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

The wood surrounding the window had decomposed.

estragar, apodrecer, mofar

intransitive verb (rot)

apodrecer

phrasal verb, intransitive (decay)

When we lifted the floorboards, we found that the joists had rotted away.

apodrecer, mofar

intransitive verb (be neglected, unused) (ser negligenciado)

The proposal was languishing on the mayor's desk.

decompor-se

intransitive verb (decompose, rot)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)

A árvore logo começou a decompor-se após ter sido cortada.

The tree began to decay soon after it was cut down.

apodrecer, deteriorar

intransitive verb (food: go bad) (comida: estragar)

A fruta foi deixada na tigela por muito tempo e apodreceu.

The fruit had been left in the bowl too long and had spoiled.

apodrecer

intransitive verb (figurative (languish) (figurado)

Jerry's accomplices knew he had only played a minor part in the robbery, but they still left him to rot in prison, while they walked away free.

envelhecer

intransitive verb (become stale)

O pão ficou no balcão por muitos dias e apodreceu.

The bread had been sitting on the counter for several days and had staled.

mofar na cadeia

(UK, slang, figurative (serve a prison term) (gíria)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)

Ela está mofando na cadeia por fraude.

She's doing porridge for fraud.

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