él Apesta

stinks, smells bad, is awful, sucks

→ apestar
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #49,685
stinks, smells bad With a, it means “smells like” something.
SP: La cocina apesta a humo.
EN: The kitchen smells like smoke.
is awful, sucks Colloquial when used figuratively.
SP: Este plan apesta.
EN: This plan sucks.
Conjugation of apestar

¡Apesta mucho!

It stinks really badly!

— Las Travesuras de una Sirena (2016)

¡Apesta!

It stinks!

— Los Visitantes (1993)

¡Apesta, no podemos respirar!

It stinks, we can’t breathe!

— Los Visitantes (1993)

¿Apesta a sol?

Does it smell like sun?

— Nadie sabe (2004)

¡Apesta como una madriguera!

It stinks like a burrow!

— Ha vuelto (2015)