stench

UK
/stɛntʃ/
US
/stɛntʃ/

Traducciones

stenchnoun
stenches
pl
UK
/stɛntʃ/
US
/stɛntʃ/
The stench of rotting garbage filled the alley.
La puanteur des ordures en décomposition remplissait la ruelle.
Traducciones adicionales
relentSoutenu ; peut s’employer au propre comme au figuré.
stenchverb
stenched
Past Simple
stenched
Past Participle
stenching
Gerund
Archaic/obsolete usage meaning ‘to cause something to stink’ or ‘to fumigate’.
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.
Traducciones adicionales
fumigerSens technique, surtout dans le contexte d’une désinfection par fumigation.
Sinónimos
give off a foul smell
emit a foul odor
smell (bad)
stenchadjective
UK
/stɛntʃ/
US
/stɛntʃ/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "stench pipe").
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.

Definiciones

stenchnoun
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.
stenchverb
(archaic) To fill or permeate with a foul smell; to fumigate.
The room was stenched with burning pitch to drive out vermin.
stenchadjective
Relating to, emitting, or designed to deal with foul smells (used before another noun).
The plumber replaced the broken stench trap under the sink.