descompuesto
food gone bad, Mexico
In Mexico spoiled food is descompuesto or echado a perder, and a spoiled child is consentido. The meaning depends on the context.
Meaning: gone bad, or overindulged (adjective)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| descompuesto | food gone bad, Mexico |
| echado a perder | food gone bad |
| consentido | spoiled child |
You say la leche está descompuesta or la leche se echó a perder for milk that has gone bad. For a child who gets everything they want, you say es muy consentido.
Which one should you use?
The word malcriado describes a child with bad manners, which is close to "spoiled" in the sense of ill-behaved.
How does it change in a sentence?
Descompuesto must agree with the noun: descompuesto, descompuesta, descompuestos, descompuestas.
Did you know?
- In Mexico descompuesto is also used for a machine that has broken down, as in el coche está descompuesto.
Examples in context
- La leche está descompuesta.The milk is spoiled.
- Se echó a perder la fruta.The fruit went bad.
- El niño es muy consentido.The boy is very spoiled.
Example conversation
Lorena opens the refrigerator and talks with her husband Beto in Hermosillo.
- LorenaBeto, el pollo está descompuesto.Beto, the chicken is spoiled.
- BetoTíralo, no lo vayamos a comer.Throw it out, we should not eat it.
- LorenaVoy al mercado por otro.I am going to the market for another one.
