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stench

/stɛntʃ/

stenchnoun

stenches

/stɛntʃ/

Translations

puanteur

The stench of rotting garbage filled the alley.

La puanteur des ordures en décomposition remplissait la ruelle.

Additional translations

relentSoutenu ; peut s’employer au propre comme au figuré.

Definitions

A strong and very unpleasant smell.

The stench of rotting garbage filled the alley.

(figurative) A pervasive atmosphere of corruption or moral offensiveness.

There is a stench of dishonesty surrounding the deal.

Synonyms

stenchverb

stenched

Past Simple

stenched

Past Participle

stenching

ing-form

Archaic/obsolete usage meaning ‘to cause something to stink’ or ‘to fumigate’.

Translations

empesterArchaïque ou littéraire.

The room was stenched with burning pitch to drive out vermin.

La pièce était empestée par de la poix brûlante pour chasser les vermines.

Additional translations

fumigerSens technique, surtout dans le contexte d’une désinfection par fumigation.

Definitions

(archaic) To fill or permeate with a foul smell; to fumigate.

The room was stenched with burning pitch to drive out vermin.

Synonyms

pollute

taint

odorize

give off a foul smell

emit a foul odor

smell (bad)

stink

reek

stenchadjective

/stɛntʃ/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "stench pipe").

Translations

anti-odeursTechnique, surtout en plomberie.

The plumber replaced the broken stench trap under the sink.

Le plombier a remplacé le siphon anti-odeurs cassé sous l’évier.

Definitions

Relating to, emitting, or designed to deal with foul smells (used before another noun).

The plumber replaced the broken stench trap under the sink.