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rotten

podrido

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rotten(

duhn

)

1. (decaying)

a. podrido

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.

3. (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.

4. (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.

5. (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.

6. (mean)

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.

rotten

1. (wood, egg, fruit)

a. podrido(a)

to be rottenestar podrido

2. (bad, of poor quality)

a. malísimo(a)

I feel rottenme siento

I feel rotten about what happenedsiento en el alma lo que pasó

what rotten luck!¡qué mala pata!

a rotten trickuna canallada

rotten [ˈrɒtn]

adjective

1 (gen) podrido; [+food] pasado; [+tooth] cariado; podrido; [+wood] carcomido; podrido

to smell rotten oler a podrido

apple

2 [+system, government] corrompido; (of bad quality) pésimo; fatal (informal)

it's a rotten novel es una novela pésima or malísima; his English is rotten tiene un inglés fatal (informal); how rotten for you! ¡cuánto te compadezco!; ¡lo que habrás sufrido!

he's rotten at chess para el ajedrez es un desastre

I feel rotten (ill) me encuentro fatal (informal); (mean) me siento culpable

they made me suffer something rotten me hicieron pasarlas negras

what a rotten thing to do! ¡qué maldad!

what a rotten thing to happen! ¡qué mala suerte!

to be rotten to sb portarse como un canalla con algn

what rotten weather! ¡qué tiempo de perros!

he's rotten with money está podrido de dinero (informal)

adverb

malísimamente; fatal (informal)

they played real rotten jugaron fatal (informal)

Phrases with "rotten"

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rotten tomatoes

tomates podridos

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