Stink

French Meaning

puanteur

mauvaise odeur

esclandre

odeur infecte

grabuge

relent

puer

empester

sentir

chlinguer

cocotier

English Meaning

  1. To emit a strong foul odor.
  2. To be highly offensive or abhorrent.
  3. To be in extremely bad repute.
  4. Slang To have something to an extreme or offensive degree: a family that stinks with money; a deed that stinks of treachery.
  5. Slang To be of an extremely low or bad quality: This job stinks.
  6. Slang To have the appearance of dishonesty or corruption: Something about his testimony stinks.
  7. To cause to stink: garbage that stinks up the yard.
  8. A strong offensive odor; a stench. See Synonyms at stench.
  9. Slang A scandal or controversy: "the stink over sexual politics in the military” ( David Nyhan).
  10. make Slang To make a great fuss.