B1🧠 Personality
Italian word
corrotto
corrupt, morally compromised, bribed
Looks like
corrupt
having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly for personal gain
⚠️ The trap
True cognate. Also used in Italian for corrupted files ('un file corrotto') and decayed food. English 'corrupt' works the same way across these domains.
To say "having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly for personal gain" in Italian:
corrotto (true cognate)
"corrotto" in English means:
corrupt, morally compromised, bribed
Example
"Il politico era corrotto — prendeva soldi dalle aziende."
"The politician was corrupt — he was taking money from companies."
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