Pourri (en. Rotten)

/puʁi/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Describes something that is decomposed.

This apple is rotten.

Cette pomme est pourrie.

Describes something that is bad or mediocre.

This movie is really rotten.

Ce film est vraiment pourri.

Describes a malicious or unpleasant person.

This man has a rotten character.

Cet homme a un caractère pourri.

From the Latin 'putridus', meaning 'rotten' or 'decomposing'.

to be rotten to the core

To be deeply bad or corrupted.

être pourri jusqu'à la moelle

to have a rotten morale

To feel very bad or depressed.

avoir un moral pourri

rot

Process of decomposition of organic matter.

pourriture

rotting

State of something that is rotting.

pourrissement

Bad or worthless.

This band is rotten, you should listen to something else.

Ce groupe est pourri, tu devrais écouter quelque chose d'autre.

Extreme disappointment.

I was really excited, but the concert was rotten.

J'étais vraiment emballé, mais le concert a été pourri.