yo apestaba

stank, reeked

→ apestar
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #45,458
stank, reeked Used for an unpleasant, strong smell; often followed by a.
SP: La cocina apestaba a pescado.
EN: The kitchen reeked of fish.
Conjugation of apestar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First apestaba —
Third apestaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First apestaba —
Third apestaba —

La rana apestaba a petróleo.

The frog smelled like oil.

Layla apestaba a alcohol.

Layla reeked of alcohol.

Nadie quería jugar con Tango, excepto el pequeño niño, porque Tango apestaba.

Nobody wanted to play with Tango, except the little boy, because Tango stank.

Todo el valle apestaba a animales empapados y a heno mojado y podrido.

The whole valley stank of soaked animals and wet, rotten hay.

— Las alas del deseo (1987)

La habitación apestaba a tabaco.

The room reeked of tobacco.

Tom apestaba a alcohol.

Tom reeked of alcohol.