apestar

v.

1 to stink.

huele que apesta it stinks to high heaven

Esa ropa apesta Those clothes stink.

2 to stink out (hacer que huela mal).

3 to infect with the plague (contagiar la peste).

4 to infect with plague.

El científico apestó el pueblo The scientist infected the town with plague

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apestar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (oler mal) to stink

► verbo transitivo

1 (causar la peste) to infect with the plague

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verb

to stink

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1. VT

1) (Med) to infect ( with the plague )

2) [con olor] to stink out

3) (fig) (=corromper) to corrupt, spoil, vitiate frm; (=molestar) to plague, harass; (=repugnar) to sicken, nauseate

2.

VI to stink, reek (a of)

3.

See:

apestarse

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1.

verbo intransitivo (fam) to stink (colloq)

apestar a algo — to stink o reek of something (colloq)

2.

apestar vt (fam) to stink out (colloq)

3.

apestarse v pron (AmS fam) persona to catch (the) flu (o a cold etc); planta to become blighted

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= stink, make + a stink.

Ex. The place stinks of cigarette smoke all the time.

Ex. They thought it was their son's diapers making a stink, so they take them downstairs promptly, but it still continued to smell.

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* apestar (a) = reek (of).

* oler que apesta = stink to + high heaven.

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1.

verbo intransitivo (fam) to stink (colloq)

apestar a algo — to stink o reek of something (colloq)

2.

apestar vt (fam) to stink out (colloq)

3.

apestarse v pron (AmS fam) persona to catch (the) flu (o a cold etc); planta to become blighted

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= stink, make + a stink.

Ex: The place stinks of cigarette smoke all the time.

Ex: They thought it was their son's diapers making a stink, so they take them downstairs promptly, but it still continued to smell.

* apestar (a) = reek (of).

* oler que apesta = stink to + high heaven.

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apestar [A1 ]

vi

(fam); to stink (colloq) apestar A algo to stink o reek OF sth (colloq)

■ apestar

vt

(fam); to stink out (colloq)

■ apestarse

v pron

1 (AmS fam) «persona» to catch (the) flu ( o a cold etc); «planta» to become blighted

2 (Méx fam) «plan/proyecto» to fall through

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apestar (conjugate apestar) verbo intransitivo (fam) to stink (colloq);
apestar a algo to stink o reek of sth (colloq)
verbo transitivo (fam) to stink out (colloq)
apestar
I vi (oler mal) to stink [a, of]
II verbo transitivo
1 (transmitir mal olor a algo) fam to stink out
2 (transmitir la peste) to infect with the plague
'apestar' also found in these entries:
English:
reek
- stink
- pong

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apestar

♦ vi

to stink (a of);

huele que apesta it stinks to high heaven;

la calle apesta a basura the street stinks of Br rubbish o US garbage;

todo este asunto apesta a corrupción this whole affair reeks of corruption

♦ vt

1. [por mal olor] to stink up o out

2. [por peste] to infect with the plague

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apestar

I v/t stink out fam

II v/i reek, stink (a of);

huele que apesta it stinks

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apestar vt

1) : to infect with the plague

2) : to corrupt

apestar vi

: to stink

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apestar vb to stink [pt. stank; pp. stunk]