Apestan (en. They stink)

a-pe-stan

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
To produce a strong and unpleasant odor.
The shoes I wore to the park stink of sweat.
Los zapatos que llevé al parque apestan a sudor.
To be extremely bad or unpleasant in a comparison.
Those comments stink and make no sense.
Esos comentarios apestan y no tienen sentido.
Experience of an unpleasant smell in the environment.
The fish stinks after several days in the fridge.
El pescado apesta después de varios días en la nevera.

Etymology

From the verb 'apestar', which comes from the Latin 'pestare', related to the term 'pest'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

They stink of
To have a smell similar to something unpleasant.
apestan a
It stinks to me
It bothers or disgusts me.
me apesta

Related Words

Stinky
That smells very bad.
apestoso
Plague
Contagious disease, also refers to something very bad.
peste

Slang Meanings

Something that is very bad in quality or experience.
That concert was so bad that it stank.
Ese concierto fue tan malo que apestó.
To describe an unpleasant situation or person.
That guy stinks, he’s always complaining.
Ese tipo apesta, siempre está quejándose.