something is rotten in the state of denmark

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение something is rotten in the state of denmark в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

Something is not right, rife with errors from top to bottom, leading to suspicion of motive

If the administration knew about the problems and chose not to prevent them, then clearly something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

something stinks around here (taken from Shakespeare's "Hamlet," commentary on the corruption in Denmark's royal palace)

Расстановка переносов

some·thing I·s rot·ten in the state of Den·mark

Турецкое произношение

sʌmthîng îz rätın în dhi steyt ıv denmärk

Произношение

/ˈsəmᴛʜəɴɢ əz ˈrätən ən ᴛʜē ˈstāt əv ˈdenˌmärk/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪz ˈrɑːtən ɪn ðiː ˈsteɪt əv ˈdɛnˌmɑːrk/

Этимология

() A line spoken by Marcellus in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act I.