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rotten ['rɒtən]∎ to smell rotten sentir le pourri;∎ to go rotten pourrir∎ rotten through and through or to the core complètement pourri, corrompu jusqu'à la moelle∎ to be rotten to sb être vache ou dégueulasse avec qn;∎ don't be rotten! ne sois pas vache!;∎ that was a rotten thing to do c'était un sale tour, c'est vraiment vache ou dégueulasse d'avoir fait ça;∎ what a rotten thing to say! c'est moche de dire des choses pareilles!;∎ what a rotten trick! quel sale tour!;∎ familiar you rotten so-and-so! espèce de salaud!∎ to feel rotten se sentir coupable□ ;∎ I felt rotten about it j'en étais malade;∎ I feel rotten about this, but… (sorry) ça me rend malade mais…∎ to feel rotten se sentir patraque;∎ you look rotten vous n'avez pas l'air en forme∎ the weather was rotten il a fait un temps de chien, le temps était vraiment pourri;∎ he's a rotten goalkeeper il est nul ou il ne vaut rien comme gardien de but;∎ he's a rotten cook il est complètement nul comme cuisinier;∎ what rotten luck! quelle poisse!;∎ I always get the rotten jobs! on me refile toujours les sales besognes!;∎ I've had a rotten time recently j'ai traversé une sale période récemment;∎ we had a rotten time at the party on s'est vraiment embêtés à la soirée∎ keep your rotten (old) sweets! tes bonbons pourris, tu peux te les garder!►► History rotten borough = circonscription électorale britannique dont les électeurs, bien que peu nombreux, pouvaient élire un député (avant 1832) -
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rotten [ˈrɒtn]1. adjectiveb. ( = corrupt) véreux• what rotten luck! quelle guigne ! (inf)• to feel/look rotten ( = ill) être/avoir l'air mal fichu (inf)d. (expressing annoyance) (inf) you can keep your rotten bike tu peux te le garder, ton sale vélo (inf)2. adverb3. compounds* * *['rɒtn] 1.1) [produce] pourri; [teeth] gâté; [smell] de pourriture2) ( corrupt) pourri (colloq)3) (colloq) ( bad) [weather] pourri; [food] infect; [cook, driver] exécrable2.to spoil somebody rotten — (colloq) pourrir quelqu'un (colloq)
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rotten egg — {n.}, {informal} A person whose character or way of acting is not good. * /His friends have all learned he is a rotten egg./ Often used by children in fun, as of someone who is slow in doing something. * /The boys ran to the river to go swimming… … Dictionary of American idioms
rotten egg — {n.}, {informal} A person whose character or way of acting is not good. * /His friends have all learned he is a rotten egg./ Often used by children in fun, as of someone who is slow in doing something. * /The boys ran to the river to go swimming… … Dictionary of American idioms
rotten\ egg — noun informal A person whose character or way of acting is not good. His friends have all learned he is a rotten egg. Often used by children in fun, as of someone who is slow in doing something. The boys ran to the river to go swimming and Dick… … Словарь американских идиом
rotten egg — n. a bad or despised person; a stinker. □ That guy is a real rotten egg. □ She sure has turned out to be a rotten egg … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
rotten-egg — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: from the phrase rotten egg : to throw rotten eggs at … Useful english dictionary
rotten egg — egg which has spoiled … English contemporary dictionary
Rotten egg gas — gas hydrogen sulphide … Dictionary of Australian slang
rotten egg gas — Australian Slang gas hydrogen sulphide … English dialects glossary
rotten egg gas — noun Chemistry Colloquial → hydrogen sulphide …
rotten-egg smell — In cars equipped with catalytic converters, this smell is the result of an excessively rich air/fuel mixture … Dictionary of automotive terms
egg — I n. 1) to hatch; incubate; lay eggs 2) to beat (AE), whisk (BE); boil; fry; poach an egg 3) to candle eggs 4) an addled, bad, rotten egg; boiled; devilled; fried; hard boiled; poached; raw; Scotch (BE); scrambled; soft boiled eggs 5) (misc.) a… … Combinatory dictionary