ellos apestan

they stink, they smell bad

→ apestar
apest stink; smell bad + an 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · present indicative Uncommon #23,065
they stink, they smell bad
SP: Tus zapatos apestan después del entrenamiento.
EN: Your shoes stink after training.
Conjugation of apestar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Second apestas —
Third apesta apestan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Second apestas —
Third apesta apestan

Apestan.

They stink.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

Tus calcetines apestan.

Your socks stink.

Los impuestos apestan.

Taxes suck.

— Todo a la vez en todas partes (2022)

Y apestan mucho.

And they stink a lot.

— Whistle: El silbido del mal (2026)

Apestan, apestan y apestan.

They stink, they stink, and they stink.

— Control (2007)

No, sí, apestan.

No, yeah, they stink.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Sus tripas apestan.

Their guts stink.

— Tampopo (1985)

Estos calcetines sucios apestan.

These dirty socks stink.

Estos cerdos apestan incluso muertos.

These pigs stink even when they're dead.

— El gatopardo (1963)

Los calcetines apestan.

Socks stink.

También apestan porque no se bañan.

They stink too because they don't bathe.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Sus toallas siempre apestan.

Their towels always stink.

Tus zapatos apestan.

Your shoes stink.