rotten

rotten(

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

The wood is completely rotten, and crumbles when you touch it.La madera está totalmente podrida y se deshace al tocarla.

b. cariado (tooth)

The dentist informed him that she was going to have to pull out his rotten molar.La dentista le dijo que tendría que sacarle la muela cariada.

c. pasado (food)

We left the lettuce in the bottom of the fridge, and now it's rotten.La lechuga se quedó al fondo de la nevera y ahora está pasada.

2. (corrupt)

a. corrompido

The government is rotten beyond all hope. We need a revolution.El gobierno está corrompido más allá de toda esperanza. Haría falta una revolución.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(bad)

a. fatal (sick)

He felt rotten a couple of hours after eating those oysters.Se sentía fatal un par de horas después de comer esas ostras.

b. culpable (responsible)

I feel rotten about what happened, but I didn't know what else to do.Me siento culpable por lo que pasó, pero no sabía qué otra cosa podía hacer.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(of bad quality)

a. pésimo

You did a rotten job mowing the lawn. Look at all the spots you missed.Hiciste un trabajo pésimo cortando el césped. Mira todos los trozos que te has dejado.

b. malísimo

She's a rotten singer.Es una cantante malísima.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(unpleasant)

a. horrible

I am having the most rotten day. First I missed the bus, and then I fell in a puddle.Estoy teniendo el día más horrible de mi vida. Primero, perdí el autobús y, luego, me caí en un charco.

b. asqueroso

I can't stand this rotten, muggy weather.No soporto este tiempo bochornoso y asqueroso.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(mean)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

It'd be rotten not to try to help her.Sería una canallada no intentar ayudarla.

That was a really rotten thing to say.Fue una maldad decir eso.

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