corrotto
/korˈrot.to/
The English word 'corrupt' is expressed in Italian as corrotto.
corrotto is used to describe something that has changed from a good state to a bad state, or to describe someone who is in a depraved state.
Meaning: to change from good to bad (verb)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
corrotto is the masculine singular adjective or past participle. To use this adjective with other nouns, you must change the ending to match the gender and number: use corrotta for feminine singular, corrotti for masculine plural and corrotte for feminine plural.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has three syllables and the stress is on the second syllable: /korˈrot.to/.
Did you know?
- While corrotto describes a person, the Italian word tangente is used for the bribe itself, coming from the word for 'tangent' in geometry.
- In Italian law, the crime of corruzione is divided into corruzione attiva for the giver and corruzione passiva for the receiver.
- Beyond morals and data, corrotto can be used in Italian to describe food that has physically spoiled or decayed.
Examples in context
- Il file è corrotto.The file is corrupt.This sentence shows how to use corrotto regarding a computer file.Tatoeba #1547910 by Guybrush88, translation #965928 by CM
- Il governo è corrotto!The government is corrupt!This sentence shows how to use corrotto regarding a government.Tatoeba #4973586 by Guybrush88, translation #4973583 by AlanF_US
- Il dottore è corrotto.The doctor is corrupt.This sentence shows how to use corrotto regarding a person's character.Tatoeba #13105627 by Guybrush88, translation #6589046 by Eccles17
- Il politico è corrotto.The politician is corrupt.
- Questa pratica è corrotta.This practice is corrupt.
- La società è coinvolta in attività disoneste.The company is involved in dishonest activities.
- Quel politico è marcio fino al midollo.That politician is corrupt to the core.
- La situazione è davvero marcissima!The situation is really corrupt!
- I funzionari dell'azienda sono corrotti fino al midollo.The company officials are corrupt to the core.
- Il sistema politico è corrotto fino al midollo.The political system is corrupt to the core.
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Example conversation
Lorenzo and Chiara are discussing a problematic computer file.
- LorenzoChiara, non riesco ad aprire questo documento.Chiara, I can't open this document.
- ChiaraForse il file è corrotto.Maybe the file is corrupt.
- LorenzoSperiamo di avere una copia di backup.Let's hope we have a backup copy.
- ChiaraControllo subito il sistema per te.I will check the system for you right away.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry corrotto, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
