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roto

/ˈroto/, [ˈro.t̪o]

broken

Adjective roto (feminine rota, masculine plural rotos, feminine plural rotas)

  1. broken
    Si no está roto, no lo arregles.
    If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
  2. corrupt, rotten
  3. (Chile) vulgar, low-class, classless

Noun roto m (plural rotos, feminine rota, feminine plural rotas)

  1. a broken thing or person
  2. (sometimes derogatory) a Chilean

Verb roto m (feminine singular rota, masculine plural rotos, feminine plural rotas)

  1. Masculine singular past participle of romper.

Verb roto

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of rotar.

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Examples

  • No lo arregles si no está roto.

    If it isn't broken, don't fix it.

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  • A George le habían roto el corazón.

    George was broken-hearted.

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  • Mi cuchillo está roto.

    My knife is broken.

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  • Se me ha roto la culata del coche.

    The cylinder head of the car is broken.

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  • Se me ha roto una uña.

    My nail has broken.

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  • ¿Está roto?

    Is it broken?

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  • Un espejo roto trae mala suerte.

    A broken mirror brings bad luck.

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  • Mi juguete está roto.

    My toy is broken.

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  • Esto está roto.

    This is broken.

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  • Si un entrenador está en un sofá que está sobre un carruaje y este último tiene un conductor, todo va bien. Si un carruaje está en un sofá y éste sobre un entrenador, pero el conductor conduce al primero, entonces el sofá está roto y el entrenador está muerto.

    If a coach is on a couch that's on a coach and the latter has a driver, then all is fine. If a coach is on a couch that's on a coach, but the driver drives the former, then the couch is crushed and the coach is dead.

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