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Meaning of "rotten apple" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROTTEN APPLE

rotten apple  [ˈrɒtən ˈæpəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROTTEN APPLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rotten apple is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROTTEN APPLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rotten apple in the English dictionary

The definition of rotten apple in the dictionary is an apple that has decayed and is no longer fit to be eaten.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROTTEN APPLE


antechapel
ˈæntɪˌtʃæpəl
apple
ˈæpəl
bakeapple
ˈbeɪkˌæpəl
chapel
ˈtʃæpəl
Chappell
ˈtʃæpəl
dapple
ˈdæpəl
gall-apple
ˈɡɔːlˌæpəl
grapple
ˈɡræpəl
pineapple
ˈpaɪnˌæpəl
sapple
ˈsæpəl
scapple
ˈskæpəl
scrapple
ˈskræpəl
thrapple
ˈθræpəl
Whitechapel
ˈwaɪtˌtʃæpəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROTTEN APPLE

rotoscope
rototill
Rototiller
rotovate
Rotovator
rotproof
rottan
rotte
rotted
rotten
rotten borough
rottenly
rottenness
rottenstone
rotter
Rotterdam
rotting
Rottweiler
rotula
rotund

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROTTEN APPLE

Adam´s apple
bad apple
balsam apple
bitter apple
cider-apple
crab apple
custard apple
dessert apple
eating apple
Golden Delicious apple
love apple
mammee apple
May apple
nipple
oak apple
rose apple
snow apple
star-apple
sugar apple
thorn apple
toffee-apple

Synonyms and antonyms of rotten apple in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rotten apple» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROTTEN APPLE

Find out the translation of rotten apple to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rotten apple from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rotten apple» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

烂苹果
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

manzana podrida
570 millions of speakers

English

rotten apple
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सड़ा हुआ सेब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التفاح الفاسد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гнилое яблоко
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maçã podre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পচা আপেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pomme pourrie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Epal busuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

faulen Apfel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腐ったリンゴ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

썩은 사과
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rotten apple
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

táo thối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழுகிய ஆப்பிள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुजलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çürük elma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mela marcia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zgniłe jabłko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гниле яблуко
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

măr putred
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σάπιο μήλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrot appel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ruttet äpple
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

råttent eple
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rotten apple

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROTTEN APPLE»

The term «rotten apple» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.047 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROTTEN APPLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rotten apple

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QUOTES WITH «ROTTEN APPLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rotten apple.
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Curtis Sliwa
A rotten apple in the Guardian Angels stigmatizes us all over the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROTTEN APPLE»

Discover the use of rotten apple in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rotten apple and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mean Ghouls
Megan longs to leave her new boarding school where all of the students and teachers have a virus that turns them into zombies, but she is stuck there until a cure is found.
Stacia Deutsch, 2012
2
Zombie Dog
Becky suspects that something dangerous lives in the abandoned house next door, and when her parents start blaming her dog for the damage in their yard, Becky knows she must stop the mysterious creature before it is too late.
Clare Hutton, 2012
3
Rotten Apple #2: Zombie Dog
Rotten Apple Books: Unexpected.
Clare Hutton, 2012
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Rotten Apple #1: Mean Ghouls
Rotten Apple Books: Unexpected.
Stacia Deutsch, 2012
5
Rotten Apple
Apple is the opposite of her outspoken mother and gossipy, chatty best friends; she’s always been the cool, calm, and collected one.
Rebecca Eckler, 2009
6
Is a Rotten Apple Still Sweet?
At the young age of seven, Raven found her mother dead on the bathroom floor, having overdosed on heroine.
Red Angel, 2011
7
A Dictionary of American Proverbs
(a) A rotten apple doesn't make the whole barrel bad. (b) It takes only one bad apple to spoil the lot. (c) One bad apple can spoil the box. (d) One rotten apple can spoil a lot of good ones. (e) One rotten apple can spoil a whole barrel full.
Wolfgang Mieder, Stewart A. Kingsbury, Kelsie B. Harder, 1992
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Police Ethics: Crisis in Law Enforcement
The police corruption scandals of the 1970s and 1980s, including the Knapp Commission, provided little support for the rotten apple theory, as systematic corruption was found in department after department (Barker & Carter, 1994).
Tom Barker, 2011
9
The Rotten Apple Gang
an emotional and insightful novel about a group of teachers, 'rotten apple gang', who are at odds with the incompetent administrators in their school district.
Joan Walter, 2006
10
Abiding Under the Shadow: God's Call to Return to Covenant ...
It's a rotten apple! And it only takes one bad apple to spoil the whole bunch!” In the “good old days”, people would use root cellars to store up their surplus food from the previous harvest. Apples were one of the best choices, because they ...
David Lebo, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROTTEN APPLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rotten apple is used in the context of the following news items.
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Morning MoneyBeat Asia: Rotten Apple Briefly Puts DJIA in Red for …
Market Snap: At the New York close: S&P 500 down 0.2% at 2114.15. DJIA down 0.4% at 17851.04. Nasdaq Comp down 0.7% at 5171.77. Treasury yields ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Campbell Brown Responds to TIME Cover
This is one part of a series of readers' responses to this week's cover. The label and imagery of “Rotten Apples” at the front of the magazine has driven much of ... «TIME, Oct 14»
3
Rotten Apple? British public loses faith with tech giant's retail arm
Have we fallen out of love with Apple? Shoppers have certainly lost faith with the technology giant's high street stores. They have slumped from being our ... «The Independent, May 14»
4
Rotten Apple? iPhone maker could fall from grace by 2020
That's impossible to say with any certainty, but at least one expert thinks that Apple's days as one of the tech world's giants are numbered, while he also had ... «SiliconANGLE, May 14»
5
Matt Miller: Not a rotten Apple
You know the world's gone mad when I think Rand Paul is the only one who made sense at Tuesday's Senate grilling of Apple chief executive Tim Cook. Cook's ... «Washington Post, May 13»
6
Rotten Apple? While China Piles On Attacks On Iconic US Tech …
China's relationship with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has deteriorated quickly. The Silicon Valley-based technology giant has been the target of much criticism from ... «International Business Times, Mar 13»
7
The Post-Election Stock Market Looks A Lot Better If You Ignore One …
Our finding is that it is due to something else, a rotten apple is in the barrel. ... In fact, when Apple peaked at around $700 a share, it was significantly larger in ... «Business Insider, Dec 12»
8
If Genetically Modified Apples Don't Brown, Can You Tell If They're …
So, taking PPO out of the equation won't make a rotten apple appear pristine. "'Bad' apples will still be evident," says Brown. Rotting GM apples look rotten and ... «NPR, Sep 12»
9
Tim Cook's Rotten Apple
Back in April, a day before Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) reported first-quarter results, I told investors to avoid buying shares of the tech icon. Boy did I immediately look ... «Wall Street Daily, Jul 12»
10
Rotten Apple: Apple's lousy design patent lawsuits
In it, Apple claims “the ornamental design for an electronic device, ... Apple can still make money hand over fist, get even more fans and not be rotten. Come on ... «ZDNet, Jul 12»

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