rotten

marcio, andato a male

Si dice di un alimento andato a male che non va più mangiato.

In inglese semplice: Food that has gone bad and should no longer be eaten.

• This apple is rotten.
• We threw away the rotten vegetables.
• The kitchen smelled of rotten eggs.

Sinonimi: spoiled, bad, decayed

Contrari: fresh

Espressioni comuni: rotten fruit, rotten egg, rotten meat, rotten food

marcio, imputridito

Degradato dal tempo, dall’acqua o da processi naturali, tanto da diventare fragile o danneggiato.

In inglese semplice: Broken down by age, water, or natural processes, so that it is weak or damaged.

• The fence posts are rotten.
• He replaced the rotten boards in the floor.
• A rotten branch broke off during the storm.

Sinonimi: decayed, rotted

Contrari: sound

Espressioni comuni: rotten wood, rotten floorboards, rotten tree

meschino, cattivo

Molto cattivo, ingiusto o disonesto.

In inglese semplice: Very unkind, unfair, or dishonest.

• That was a rotten trick.
• She was rotten to everyone who tried to help.
• Only a rotten person would steal from a child.

Come si usa: be rotten to someone (He was rotten to his younger brother.)

Sinonimi: mean, cruel, nasty

Contrari: kind, decent

Espressioni comuni: rotten person, rotten to someone, rotten trick

eccessivamente, oltremisura

In misura estrema, soprattutto quando qualcuno riceve troppe attenzioni o viene accontentato troppo.

In inglese semplice: To a very great degree, especially when someone is given too much attention or too many treats.

• They spoil their dog rotten.
• We were pampered rotten at the hotel.
• That sudden noise scared me rotten.

Come si usa: spoil/pamper someone rotten (Her grandparents spoil her rotten.)

Sinonimi: completely, thoroughly, extremely

Espressioni comuni: spoil someone rotten, pamper someone rotten, scare someone rotten