What does pourrir in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word pourrir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pourrir in French.
The word pourrir in French means rot, rot, rot, spoil, tear off a strip, do 's head in, make 's life a misery, ruin your life. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word pourrir
rotverbe intransitif (se détériorer) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Il fait très chaud, les fruits pourrissent à vue d'œil. It's very hot; you can see the fruit rotting. |
rotverbe intransitif (familier (rester longtemps) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Le pauvre, voilà 20 ans qu'il pourrit en prison. Poor guy; he's been rotting in jail for twenty years. |
rotverbe transitif (décomposer) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") L'eau pourrit le bois du banc. Water is rotting the wood of the bench. |
spoilverbe transitif (figuré (corrompre) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Avec tous ses cadeaux, sa grand-mère le pourrissait. With all her presents, his grandmother spoiled him. |
tear off a stripverbe transitif (argot (bousculer, malmener) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Je me suis fait pourrir pendant toute la réunion. ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Make love to Elizabeth Taylor, catch hell from Richard Burton (B. Dylan). |
do 's head in(ennuyer [qqn] avec un sujet) (informal) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
make 's life a misery(familier (compliquer fortement la vie de [qqn]) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
ruin your lifelocution verbale (familier, figuré (se compliquer l'existence) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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