corrupt
gb/kɚˈʌpt/ us/kɚˈʌpt/
B1
Inglese
~ 3200
korrupt, korrumpál, megront, megveszteget, sérült, megrongál
B1
1
korrupt
B2
Schema d'uso:
[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.
Esempi per chi studia
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.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'corrupt' with 'bankrupt'. 'Corrupt' is about dishonesty, not money problems.
Significato
Dishonest for personal benefit
Collocazioni
corrupt official
|corrupt government
|corrupt practices
|deeply corrupt
|morally corrupt
Sinonimi
dishonest (A general term for not telling the truth or cheating, without necessarily involving power or authority.)
Contrari
honest (Describes someone who tells the truth and does not cheat or take bribes.)
Temi
politics
|law
|business
Definizione
Doing bad or illegal things to get money or power.
Acting dishonestly and unethically, typically in return for money or personal advantage.
VERBO
B2
2
Schema d'uso:
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.
Esempi per chi studia
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.
Errore comune:
Learners may confuse 'corrupt' with 'interrupt'. They are unrelated in meaning.
Significato
Make someone dishonest for benefit
Collocazioni
corrupt the youth
|corrupt a judge
|corrupt officials
Sinonimi
bribe (Implies offering money or gifts to influence someone, often as part of corruption.)
Contrari
reform (To improve someone's moral behavior instead of making it worse.)
Temi
politics
|law
|business
Definizione
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
Schema d'uso:
[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.
Esempi per chi studia
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.
Errore comune:
Learners may think 'corrupt' here means 'dishonest', but in technology it means broken or unusable.
Significato
Damaged and unusable
Collocazioni
corrupt file
|corrupt data
|corrupt download
Sinonimi
damaged (General term for physical or functional harm, not limited to data.)
Contrari
intact (Describes something that is complete and undamaged.)
Temi
technology
Definizione
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.
VERBO
B2
4
megrongál
B1
Schema d'uso:
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.
Esempi per chi studia
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.
Significato
Damage data or files
Collocazioni
corrupt a file
|corrupt system files
|corrupt memory
Sinonimi
damage (General term for causing harm; in computing, 'corrupt' is more specific to errors in data.)
Contrari
repair (To fix something so it works again.)
Temi
technology
Definizione
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.
Grammatica
Forma base
corrupt
IPA
GB/kɚˈʌpt/
US/kɚˈʌpt/
Sillabe e accento
cor - rupt (2 sillabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (cor)
Forme flesse
Adjective
- Base: corrupt
Verb
- Base: corrupt
- 3rd Person Singular: corrupts
- Present Participle: corrupting
- Past: corrupted
Famiglia di parole
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
Espressioni
corrupt to the core
1/kɚˈʌpt tə ðə kˈɔɹ/
idiom
informal
Completely dishonest or immoral
Totally bad and dishonest in every way.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- They say power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
- History shows that power corrupts even well-meaning leaders.