stench
A strong foul smell; a stinkA strong foul smell; a stink.
» The stench is making me sick.
Значення
значень: 3A strong foul smell; a stink.
Gestank
воньvonʹ, смрадsmrad, злово́ниеzlovónije
сморі́дsmoríd, воньvonʹ
(переносно)A foul quality.
the stench of political corruption
(застаріле)A smell or odour, not necessarily bad.
- a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
Приклади
речень: 36The stench is making me sick.
Tom complained of the stench.
deTom beklagte sich wegen des Gestankes.
The stench of death became overwhelming.
A stench emanated from the rotting corpses.
Ziri noticed the stench of rotting meat.
Переклади
мов: 9За значеннями 1
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Походження
From Middle English stench, from Old English stenċ (“stench, odor, fragrance”), from ProtoFrom Middle English stench, from Old English stenċ (“stench, odor, fragrance”), from Proto-Germanic *stankwiz (“smell, fragrance, odor”), from Proto-Indo-European *stengʷ- (“to push, thrust”). Cognate with Dutch stank (“stench, odor”), German Stank, Gestank (“stench, odor, smell”), Danish stank (“stench”), Swedish stank (“stench”), Icelandic stækja (“stench”).
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