descompuesto

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /deskomˈpwesto/ [d̪es.kõmˈpwes.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -esto
  • Syllabification: des‧com‧pues‧to

Adjective

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

  1. broken down, out of order
    Synonym: averiado
  2. rotten, decayed
    Synonyms: echado a perder, podrido, putrefacto
  3. rude, impolite
  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

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

Derived terms

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Participle

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

  1. past participle of descomponer

Further reading

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