apestar

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An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. to stink
La basura empieza a apestar bajo el sol.Garbage starts to stink in the sun.
b. to reek
Abre las ventanas. El cuarto apesta a humedad.Open the windows. The room reeks of mustiness.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. to stink up
Estás apestando la casa con ese vaporizador.You're stinking up the house with your vape.
b. to stink out
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
¡Tu pescado me está apestando el refrigerador!Your fish is stinking out the fridge!
a. to infect with the plague
Sáquenlo de aquí o apestará a los demás pacientes.Take him away or he'll infect the other patients with the plague.
apestarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb
a. to be blighted
Las plantas se apestaron y murieron.The plants became blighted and died.
a. to catch the plague
Los cadáveres de las personas que se habían apestado eran incinerados.The corpses of the people who caught the plague were burned.
6. (to contract a disease)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
(South America)
a. to catch
Mi hija se apestó en la escuela cuando empezó el invierno.My daughter caught a cold in school when winter began.
7.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to be unsuccessful)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)