B1adjective · rare

rotten

rot·ten

rotten · rottener · rottenest

гнилий

гнилой, гадкий, тухлый

schlecht, faul, schlimm, gemein

Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agentsOf perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.

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UK/ˈɹɒtn̩/US/ˈɹɑtn̩/

» 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 senses

Of 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 sentences

Half of the apples are rotten.
Половина яблук гнилі. — Internecivus
ruПоловина яблок испорчена. — Biga
deDie Hälfte der Äpfel sind verfault. — Sudajaengi
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Half of these apples are rotten.
Половина цих яблук - гнилі. — ChickenKiev
ruПоловина этих яблок гнилые. — sharptoothed
deDie Hälfte der Äpfel sind verdorben. — Sudajaengi
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All of these apples are rotten.
Всі ці яблука гнилі. — deniko
ruВсе эти яблоки гнилые. — marafon
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There were many rotten apples in the basket.
В кошику було багато гнилих яблук. — oksanask
ruВ корзине было много гнилых яблок. — ae5s
deEs waren viele faule Äpfel im Korb. — Tlustulimu
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Half the apples Tom gave me were rotten.
Половина яблук, які мені дав Том, були гнилі. — deniko
ruПоловина яблок, которые Том мне дал, были гнилыми. — marafon
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

decayed, gone bad:

Русский

By meaning 2

decayed, gone bad:

cruel, mean or immoral:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

decayed, gone bad:

cruel, mean or immoral:

bad or terrible:

Origin

From Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn (“decayed, rotten”), past participle of a

From 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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