You stink (es. Apestas)
Translation into English
Beginner (A1-A2)
Apestas a pescado.
You smell like fish.
Context: daily life Si no te bañas, apestas.
If you don't shower, you smell.
Context: daily life Tu comida apesta un poco.
Your food smells a bit.
Context: food Intermediate (B1-B2)
Cuando entreno sin ducharme, realmente apesto a sudor.
When I train without showering, I really smell of sweat.
Context: sport El cuarto apesta porque no hemos abierto las ventanas.
The room smells because we haven't opened the windows.
Context: daily life A veces, el ambiente apesta a humo durante las fogatas.
Sometimes, the atmosphere smells of smoke during bonfires.
Context: environment Advanced (C1-C2)
La atmósfera del lugar apesta a desesperanza y tristeza tras la crisis.
The atmosphere of the place smells of hopelessness and sadness after the crisis.
Context: society A menudo, las promesas vacías apestan a falta de sinceridad en la política.
Often, empty promises smell of a lack of sincerity in politics.
Context: politics El recuerdo del fracaso apesta, una sombra persistente en nuestra mente.
The memory of failure smells, a persistent shadow in our minds.
Context: psychology Synonyms
- desagrada
- huele mal