descompuesto

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deskomˈpwesto/ [d̪es.kõmˈpwes.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -esto

Adjective

descompuesto (feminine descompuesta, masculine plural descompuestos, feminine plural descompuestas)

1. rude, impolite

   Synonym: averiado

2. broken down, out of order

   Synonyms: echado a perder, podrido, putrefacto

3. rotten, decayed
4. misbehaved (of someone who formerly was more behaved)
5. showing one’s age, seen better days, worse for the wear (said of someone whose face or body has become less attractive with age)

Usage notes

• sometimes the word "broken", when means "broken down", is mistranslated to Spanish as "roto", instead as "descompuesto"

Participle

descompuesto (feminine descompuesta, masculine plural descompuestos, feminine plural descompuestas)

1. masculine singular past participle of descomponer

Further reading

• “descompuesto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014