rot

/rɒt/ noun [U]

Translation

› decay

çürüme, çürütmek, kokma

There was rot in the woodwork.458

the rot sets in UK › If the rot sets in, a situation starts to get worse.

işler sarap sarmak/tersine gitmek; işler kötüye gitmek/içinden çıkılmaz bir hâl almak

1852

stop the rot UK › to do something to prevent a situation from continuing to get worse

daha kötüye gitmesine engel olmak; işlerin sarpa sarmasına mani olmak

1862

(Definition of rot noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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