descompuesto

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

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

Derived terms

• teléfono descompuesto

 

Participle

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

1. past participle of descomponer

Further reading

• “descompuesto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28