apestar
apestar
∗apestar
intransitive verb
1to stink (a of)
- huele que apesta -> it stinks to high heaven
transitive verb
2to stink out (hacer que huela mal)
3to infect with the plague (contagiar la peste)
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apestar [ah-pes-tar’]
article & verb transitive
1To infect with the plague.
2To cause an offensive smell.
- aquí apesta -> there is here an offensive smell
3To corrupt, to turn putrid. (Metaphorical)
4To pester, to cause displeasure, to nauseate.
- Fulano me apesta con su afectación -> he sickens me with his affectation
noun
5To be blighted. (Ante Meridian & Botany & Latin American) (m)
In this sense it is commonly used as a neuter verb in the third person; e.g.vr (Med.) To catch the plague.(And.) To catch a cold.
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Verb Conjugation for "apestar"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | apesto | apesté | apestaba | apestaré | apeste |
| Tú | apestas | apestaste | apestabas | apestarás | apestes |
| Ella/Él/Usted | apesta | apestó | apestaba | apestará | apeste |
| Nosotros | apestamos | apestamos | apestábamos | apestaremos | apestemos |
| Vosotros | apestáis | apestasteis | apestabais | apestaréis | apestéis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | apestan | apestaron | apestaban | apestarán | apesten |
