rotten
Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agentsOf perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
» Half of the apples are rotten.
Die Hälfte der Äpfel sind verfault.
Половина яблок испорчена.
Половина яблок сгнила.
Половина яблок гнилая.
Половина яблок гнилые.
Половина яблук гнилі.
Половина цих яблук - гнилі.
Meaning
6 sensesOf perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
If you leave a bin unattended for a few weeks, the rubbish inside will turn rotten.
In a state of decay.
The floors were damaged and the walls were rotten.
His mouth stank and his teeth were rotten.
faul, faulig, verfault
гнило́йgnilój, ту́хлыйtúxlyj
гнили́йhnylýj
damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
Cruel, mean or immoral.
That man is a rotten father.
This rotten policy will create more injustice in this country.
scheußlich, scheusslich, gemein
га́дкийgádkij
Bad or terrible.
Why is the weather always rotten in this city?
It was a rotten idea to take the boat out today.
saumäßig, saumässig, schlecht
very bad
Of stone or rock, crumbling or friable; in a loose or disintegrated state.
(Australia, Ireland, UK, slang)Very drunk, intoxicated.
Examples
185 sentencesHalf of the apples are rotten.
Половина яблук гнилі.
ruПоловина яблок испорчена.
deDie Hälfte der Äpfel sind verfault.
Half of these apples are rotten.
Половина цих яблук - гнилі.
ruПоловина этих яблок гнилые.
deDie Hälfte der Äpfel sind verdorben.
All of these apples are rotten.
Всі ці яблука гнилі.
ruВсе эти яблоки гнилые.
There were many rotten apples in the basket.
В кошику було багато гнилих яблук.
ruВ корзине было много гнилых яблок.
deEs waren viele faule Äpfel im Korb.
Half the apples Tom gave me were rotten.
Половина яблук, які мені дав Том, були гнилі.
ruПоловина яблок, которые Том мне дал, были гнилыми.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn (“decayed, rotten”), past participle of aFrom Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn (“decayed, rotten”), past participle of an unrecorded verb related to Old Norse rotna (“to rot”) and Old English rotian (“to rot”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rutāną (“to rot”). See rot. By surface analysis, rot + -en (past participle).
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Forms
rottener/more rotten, rottenest/most rotten| Comparative | rottener / more rotten Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | rottenest / most rotten Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
405 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
3 patterns- apples are rotten
- rotten eggs
- rotten apples