THERE'S SOMETHING ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF DENMARK

Meaning of THERE'S SOMETHING ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF DENMARK in English

something is wrong, something is strange, theres something fishy

Father knew I was tricking him. He said, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

THERE'S SOMETHING ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF DENMARK — something is wrong, something is strange, there's something fishy "Father knew I was tricking him. He said, ""Something is rotten …
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DENMARK — DK
Internet Domains English vocabulary
DENMARK — or Danish Danmark geographical name country N Europe occupying most of Jutland Peninsula & adjacent islands in Baltic & North …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STATE — I Political organization of society, or the body politic, or, more narrowly, the institutions of government. The state is distinguished …
Английский словарь Британика
DENMARK
Английский словарь Британика
THERE — I. (|)tha(a)](ə)r, (|)the], ]ə adverb Etymology: Middle English ther, there, thar, thare, from Old English thǣr, thēr, thār; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STATE — I. ˈstāt, usu -ād.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English stat, from Old French & Latin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROTTEN — I. ˈrät ə n adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn; akin to Old English …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DENMARK — ˈdenˌmärk, -ˌmȧk adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Denmark, kingdom in northwestern Europe : of or from Denmark : of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROTTEN — (a.) Not firm or trusty; unsound; defective; treacherous; unsafe; as, a rotten plank, bone, stone.
Английский словарь Webster
ROTTEN — (a.) Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat.
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ROTTEN — ( a. ) Not firm or trusty; unsound; defective; treacherous; unsafe; as, a rotten plank, bone, stone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROTTEN — ( a. ) Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THERE — /dhair/ ; unstressed /dheuhr/ , adv. 1. in or at that place (opposed to here ): She is there now. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROTTEN — — rottenly , adv. — rottenness , n. /rot"n/ , adj., rottener, rottenest . 1. decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, …
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DENMARK — /den"mahrk/ , n. a kingdom in N Europe, on the Jutland peninsula and adjacent islands. 5,268,775; 16,576 sq. mi. (42,930 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DENMARK — n. Kingdom of Denmark, Scandinavian country that borders with the Baltic Sea and the North Sea
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THERE — I. ˈther adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thǣr; akin to Old High German dār there, Old English thæt …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROTTEN — I. ˈrä-t ə n adjective Etymology: Middle English roten, from Old Norse rotinn; akin to Old English rotian to rot …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DENMARK — geographical name or Danish Dan·mark ˈdän-ˌmärk country N Europe occupying most of Jutland Peninsula & adjacent islands in Baltic & …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROTTEN — adj offensive to the smell; fetid; disgusting. 2. rotten ·adj having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat. …
Webster English vocab
ROTTEN — [rot.ten] adj [ME roten, fr. ON rotinn; akin to OE rotian to rot] (13c) 1: having rotted: putrid 2: morally …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STATE — political organization of society, or the body politic, or, more narrowly, the institutions of government. The state is a form …
Britannica English vocabulary
DENMARK — officially Kingdom of Denmark, Danish Kongeriget Danmark, Faroese Kongarkidh Danmark, Greenlandic Danmarkip Nlagauvfia a small country occupying a peninsula extending …
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ROTTEN — rotten BrE AmE ˈrɒt ə n AmE ˈrɑːt ə n ▷ rotten|er ə AmE ə r ▷ rotten|est ɪst əst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DENMARK — Denmark BrE AmE ˈden mɑːk ⇨ˈdem- AmE \ -mɑːrk
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THERE — / ðeə(r); NAmE ðer/ adverb , exclamation ■ adverb 1. there is, are, was, were, etc. used to show that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STATE — / steɪt; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun CONDITION OF SB / STH 1. [ C ] …
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SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
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ROTTEN — / ˈrɒtn; NAmE ˈrɑːtn/ adjective , adverb ■ adjective 1. ( of food, wood, etc. ) that has decayed and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THERE — I. there 1 S1 W1 /ðeə, ðə $ ðer, ðər/ BrE AmE pronoun there is/exists/remains etc used to say that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STATE — I. state 1 S1 W2 /steɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: estat , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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ROTTEN — I. rot ‧ ten 1 /ˈrɒtn $ ˈrɑːtn/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: …
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DENMARK — Den ‧ mark /ˈdenmɑːk $ -mɑːrk/ BrE AmE a country in northern Europe, north of Germany and surrounded on three …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THERE — adv., n., & int. --adv. 1 in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STATE — n. & v. --n. 1 the existing condition or position of a person or thing (in a bad state of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROTTEN — adj. (rottener, rottenest) 1 rotting or rotted; falling to pieces or liable to break or tear from age or use. …
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THERE — adv., n., & int. adv. 1 in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STATE — n. & v. n. 1 the existing condition or position of a person or thing (in a bad state of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROTTEN — adj. (rottener, rottenest) 1 rotting or rotted; falling to pieces or liable to break or tear from age or use. …
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THERE — adv., n., & int. --adv. 1. in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
Oxford English vocab
STATE — n. & v. --n. 1. the existing condition or position of a person or thing (in a bad state of …
Oxford English vocab
ROTTEN — adj. (rottener, rottenest) 1. rotting or rotted; falling to pieces or liable to break or tear from age or use. …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STATE — ( states, stating, stated) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
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ROTTEN — 1. If food, wood, or another substance is rotten , it has decayed and can no longer be used. The …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STATE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROTTEN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a terrible/poor/rotten liar (= who does not tell believable lies ) ▪ You're a rotten …
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THERE — (INTRODUCING A SENTENCE) [adverb] - used to introduce sentences, esp. before the verbs be, seem and appearThere's someone on the …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
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STATE — n. Islamic State of Afghanistan State of Brunei Darussalam Gosudarstvennaya Duma State Assembly State of Eritrea State of Israel State …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DENMARK — n. Kingdom of Denmark Prince William of Denmark Vesey Denmark
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DENMARK — Classification: Village Located in: Wisconsin (WI) Total Population (2000): 1958 Total Housing Units (2000): 833 Land Area (square meters): 3837569 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
DENMARK — Classification: City Located in: South Carolina (SC) Total Population (2000): 3328 Total Housing Units (2000): 1537 Land Area (square meters): …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
ROTTEN — adj. 25B6; adjective rotten meat : DECAYING, rotting, bad, off, decomposing, putrid, putrescent, perished, mouldy, mouldering, mildewy, rancid, festering, fetid; …
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ROTTEN — adj. 1 rotted, decayed, decomposed, decomposing, putrid, putrescent, putrescing, mouldy, mouldering, spoilt or spoiled, mildewed, rancid, fetid or foetid, stale, …
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