rotten

[US]/ˈrɒtn/
[UK]/ˈrɑːtn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. en descomposición; moralmente corrupto; extremadamente malo

Phrases & Collocations

rotten tomatoes

tomates podridos

rotten eggs

huevos podridos

rotten fruit

fruta podrida

rotten meat

carne podrida

rotten smell

olor a podrido

rotten apple

manzana podrida

feel rotten

sentirse mal

Example Sentences

be rotten to the core

estar podrido hasta la médula

she was a rotten cook.

era una cocinera pésima.

She's rotten to the core.

Está podrida hasta la médula.

She's a rotten cook.

Es una cocinera pésima.

The system is rotten to the core.

El sistema está podrido hasta la médula.

Don't eat rotten apples.

No comas manzanas podridas.

There is a nauseating smell of rotten food.

Hay un olor nauseabundo a comida podrida.

I'm feeling rotten today.

Hoy me siento mal.

What a rotten thing to say!

¡Qué cosa tan ruin para decir!

trimmed off the rotten wood.

recortó la madera podrida.

What a rotten weather!

¡Qué clima tan horrible!

The smell of the rotten meat was enough!

El olor de la carne podrida era suficiente.

The man's morals are rotten to the core.

La moral del hombre está podrida hasta la médula.

That was a rotten thing to do, you skunk!

¡Eso fue una cosa ruin de hacer, asqueroso!

the potato turned black and rotten with corruption.

La papa se puso negra y podrida por la corrupción.

he had the most disgusting rotten teeth.

Tenía los dientes cariados y más asquerosos.

Real-world Examples

What a rotten, rotten man he turned into.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

Those rotten eggs have stunk the place.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

" Leave Rotten Applegate alone! " whispered another boy.

Source: The Trumpet Swan

A rotten egg is a regular stink bomb.

Source: Charlotte's Web

The sulfur smell, that rotten egg smell.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2018 Collection

" That rotten monkey! What does he want" ?

Source: Journey to the West

The disgusting soup tasted like rotten eggs.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Hiding thy bravery in their rotten smoke?

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

" They carry their rotten ideas everywhere."

Source: NPR News November 2013 Collection

Last one home is a rotten egg.

Source: L1 Little Bear's Adventures

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