No. 11,098 in French

pourrir

To rot or decay.

In a sentence

Les fruits laissés dehors commencent à pourrir.
The fruits left outside start to rot.
In this sentence, 'pourrir' is used to describe the physical decomposition or decay of fruits.
Si nous ne changeons pas notre comportement, notre planète va pourrir.
If we do not change our behavior, our planet will rot.
Here, 'pourrir' is utilized metaphorically to signify the degradation or decline in quality of the Earth.
Ne laisse pas tes projets pourrir faute de motivation.
Do not let your projects rot due to lack of motivation.
In this instance, 'pourrir' is employed figuratively to express wasting or neglecting initiatives over time.

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