reek
A strong unpleasant smellA strong unpleasant smell.
» You reek of cigarette smoke.
Du stinkst nach Zigarettenqualm. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
От тебя несет сигаретным дымом. — carlosalberto
Від тебе смердить цигарками. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A strong unpleasant smell.
Gestank
воньvonʹ, смрадsmrad, злово́ниеzlovónije
сморі́дsmoríd, воньvonʹ
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
(Scotland, countable, uncountable)Vapour; steam; smoke; fume.
Dampf
па́раpára
A pile, a heap (as of snow, hay, etc).
(Ireland)A hill; a mountain.
Examples
44 sentencesYou reek of cigarette smoke.
Від тебе смердить цигарками. — deniko
ruОт тебя несет сигаретным дымом. — carlosalberto
deDu stinkst nach Zigarettenqualm. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom reeks of booze.
ruОт Тома несёт выпивкой. — Wezel
deTom hat eine Fahne. — Waldelfe
Tom reeked of alcohol.
ruОт Тома несло спиртным. — Ooneykcall
deTom stank nach Alkohol. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sami's apartment reeks of cat shit.
The fish reeks, it's gone bad.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English rek, reke (“smoke”), from Old English rēc, from Proto-West Germanic *rFrom Middle English rek, reke (“smoke”), from Old English rēc, from Proto-West Germanic *rauki, from Proto-Germanic *raukiz, from Proto-Indo-European *rowgi-.
From Middle English reke (“heap, pile”), from Old English hrēac.
Probably a transferred use (after Irish cruach (“stack (of corn), pile, mountain, hill”)) of a variant of rick, with which it is cognate.
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plural: reeksSynonyms
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