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"Podrido" is a form of "podrido", an adjective which is often translated as "rotten". "Putrefacto" is an adjective which is often translated as "putrid". Learn more about the difference between "podrido" and "putrefacto" below.
podrido(
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dree
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (decomposed)
a. rotten
Encontré una naranja podrida que se había caído detrás del refrigerador.I found a rotten orange that had fallen behind the refrigerator.
2. (dishonest)
a. rotten
El sistema municipal de entrega de permisos de construcción está totalmente podrido.The municipal system for issuing building permits is completely rotten.
b. corrupt
No puedo creer que de verdad la gente haya votado por ese político podrido otra vez.I can't believe people actually voted for that corrupt politician again.
3. (colloquial) (disgusted) (Southern Cone)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. fed up (colloquial)
Me tiene podrido porque siempre está con la misma queja.I am fed-up with her because she is always complaining about the same thing.
putrefacto(
poo
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (general)
a. putrid
El olor putrefacto llevó al excursionista a encontrar el cadáver en el bosque.The putrid smell led the hiker to the corpse in the woods.
b. decayed
Los detectives encontraron comida putrefacta en el refrigerador del desaparecido.The detectives found decayed food in the fridge of the missing person.
