corrupt
gb/kɚˈʌpt/ us/kɚˈʌpt/
B1
אנגלית
~ 3200
korrupt, korrumpál, megront, megveszteget, sérült, megrongál
B1
1
korrupt
B2
תבנית שימוש:
[someone] is corrupt
The corrupt mayor accepted bribes from construction companies.
A korrupt polgármester kenőpénzt fogadott el építőipari cégektől.
Many citizens believe the system is corrupt and unfair.
Sok állampolgár úgy véli, hogy a rendszer korrupt és igazságtalan.
She refused to work with corrupt officials.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The police officer was corrupt.
A rendőr korrupt volt.
The company fired a corrupt manager.
A cég elbocsátott egy korrupt vezetőt.
People do not trust corrupt leaders.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'corrupt' with 'bankrupt'. 'Corrupt' is about dishonesty, not money problems.
משמעות
Dishonest for personal benefit
צירופים
corrupt official
|corrupt government
|corrupt practices
|deeply corrupt
|morally corrupt
מילים נרדפות
dishonest (A general term for not telling the truth or cheating, without necessarily involving power or authority.)
הפכים
honest (Describes someone who tells the truth and does not cheat or take bribes.)
נושאים
politics
|law
|business
הגדרה
Doing bad or illegal things to get money or power.
Acting dishonestly and unethically, typically in return for money or personal advantage.
פועל
B2
2
תבנית שימוש:
to corrupt [someone/something]
The criminal tried to corrupt the police officer with expensive gifts.
A bűnöző drága ajándékokkal próbálta megvesztegetni a rendőrt.
Power can easily corrupt a person who is not careful.
A hatalom könnyen megronthatja az embert, ha nem vigyáz.
He was accused of attempting to corrupt jury members.
דוגמאות ללומדים
Money can corrupt people.
A pénz képes megrontani az embereket.
The man tried to corrupt the guard.
A férfi megpróbálta megvesztegetni az őrt.
Power can corrupt leaders.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse 'corrupt' with 'interrupt'. They are unrelated in meaning.
משמעות
Make someone dishonest for benefit
צירופים
corrupt the youth
|corrupt a judge
|corrupt officials
מילים נרדפות
bribe (Implies offering money or gifts to influence someone, often as part of corruption.)
הפכים
reform (To improve someone's moral behavior instead of making it worse.)
נושאים
politics
|law
|business
הגדרה
To make a person do bad or illegal things by giving them money or power.
To cause someone to become dishonest, usually by offering money, power, or other benefits.
B2
3
sérült
B1
תבנית שימוש:
[something] is corrupt
The document could not be opened because the file was corrupt.
A dokumentumot nem lehetett megnyitni, mert a fájl sérült volt.
Corrupt data caused the program to crash.
A sérült adatok miatt összeomlott a program.
He had to reinstall the software after it became corrupt.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The file is corrupt.
A fájl sérült.
I cannot open the corrupt photo.
Nem tudom megnyitni a sérült fotófájlt.
The program stopped because the data is corrupt.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may think 'corrupt' here means 'dishonest', but in technology it means broken or unusable.
משמעות
Damaged and unusable
צירופים
corrupt file
|corrupt data
|corrupt download
מילים נרדפות
damaged (General term for physical or functional harm, not limited to data.)
הפכים
intact (Describes something that is complete and undamaged.)
נושאים
technology
הגדרה
Broken or changed so it does not work correctly, often used about computer files or data.
Damaged, altered, or containing errors so that something no longer works properly, especially data or files.
פועל
B2
4
megrongál
B1
תבנית שימוש:
to corrupt [data/file]
A virus can easily corrupt important files on your computer.
Egy vírus könnyen megrongálhat fontos fájlokat a számítógépeden.
The update corrupted several system files.
A frissítés több rendszerfájlt is megrongált.
Improper shutdowns may corrupt the database.
דוגמאות ללומדים
A virus can corrupt your files.
Egy vírus megrongálhatja a fájljaidat.
The power cut corrupted the game file.
Az áramszünet megrongálta a játékfájlt.
Do not turn off the computer; it may corrupt the data.
משמעות
Damage data or files
צירופים
corrupt a file
|corrupt system files
|corrupt memory
מילים נרדפות
damage (General term for causing harm; in computing, 'corrupt' is more specific to errors in data.)
הפכים
repair (To fix something so it works again.)
נושאים
technology
הגדרה
To break computer files or data so they do not work right.
To cause errors in data or files so that they cannot be used properly.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
corrupt
IPA
GB/kɚˈʌpt/
US/kɚˈʌpt/
הברות והטעמה
cor - rupt (2 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (cor)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: corrupt
Verb
- Base: corrupt
- 3rd Person Singular: corrupts
- Present Participle: corrupting
- Past: corrupted
משפחת מילים
Forms
corrupts
verb
corrupting
verb
corrupted
verb
Core family
corruption
noun B2
corruptly
adverb
Related words
corruptible
adjective
corruptor
noun
Negative and opposite forms
incorruptible
adjective
ביטויים
corrupt to the core
1/kɚˈʌpt tə ðə kˈɔɹ/
idiom
informal
Completely dishonest or immoral
Totally bad and dishonest in every way.
דוגמאות
- The organization was corrupt to the core.
- Some believed the regime was corrupt to the core and could not be saved.
morally corrupt
1/mˈɔɹəli kɚˈʌpt/
fixed phrase
Having bad moral values
Having very bad ideas about what is right and wrong; doing bad things without feeling guilty.
דוגמאות
- He was seen as morally corrupt after the scandal.
- Many felt the film's hero was morally corrupt despite his charm.
power corrupts
1/pˈaʊɚ kɚˈʌpts/
fixed phrase
Power makes people dishonest
If a person has too much power, they may start doing bad things.
דוגמאות
- They say power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
- History shows that power corrupts even well-meaning leaders.