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"Asqueroso" is an adjective which is often translated as "disgusting", and "repugnante" is an adjective which is also often translated as "disgusting". Learn more about the difference between "asqueroso" and "repugnante" below.
asqueroso(
ahs
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keh
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roh
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soh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (repugnant)
a. disgusting
Encontré unas papas podridas en la despensa. ¡Estaban asquerosas!I found a few rotten potatoes in the pantry. They were disgusting!
b. revolting
Algunos de los episodios de ese programa de televisión son asquerosos, sobre todo cuando muestran tanta sangre.Some of the episodes of that television show are revolting, particularly when they show so much blood.
c. filthy
No creo que a tu mamá le guste esa película. Dicen que tiene escenas muy asquerosas.I don't think your mom would like that movie. They say it has really filthy scenes.
a. squeamish
Ese niño es tan asqueroso que no fue capaz ni de tocar una rana en la clase de ciencias hoy.That boy is so squeamish that he wasn't even able to touch a frog in science class today.
repugnante(
rreh
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poog
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nahn
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teh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (sickening)
a. disgusting
En Tailandia comí insectos y me pareció tan repugnante que casi vomité.In Thailand I ate insects and it was so disgusting that I almost threw up.
b. revolting
El repugnante hedor que salía del desagüe inundaba toda la cocina.The revolting stink coming from the waste pipe inundated the whole kitchen.
c. repugnant
Es repugnante que algunos hombres se crean que las mujeres son de su propiedad.It's repugnant that some men think they are the owners of women.
