stink

puer, empester

Dégager une odeur très forte et désagréable.

En anglais simple : To have a very strong, unpleasant smell.

• These socks stink.
• The kitchen stank of rotten fish.
• Why does the drain stink so badly?

Comment l'utiliser : stink of something (His jacket stank of smoke.)

Synonymes : smell bad, reek

Expressions courantes : stink of something, stink to high heaven, stink up something

être nul

Être très mauvais ou faire quelque chose très mal.

En anglais simple : To be very bad, or do something very badly.

• This movie stinks.
• Our team stank in the final.
• I stink at remembering people’s names.

Comment l'utiliser : stink at something/doing something (I stink at playing tennis.)

Synonymes : be terrible, suck

Contraires : excel

Expressions courantes : stink at something, really stink, stink at doing something

sentir mauvais, être louche

Donner l’impression qu’il y a de la malhonnêteté ou quelque chose de suspect ou de mauvais.

En anglais simple : To seem dishonest, wrong, or suspicious.

• This deal stinks.
• His sudden promotion stank of favouritism.
• Something stinks about the company’s explanation.

Comment l'utiliser : stink of something (The whole arrangement stinks of corruption.)

Synonymes : seem suspicious, smell fishy

Expressions courantes : stink of corruption, stink of fraud, stink to high heaven

puanteur

Odeur très forte et désagréable.

En anglais simple : A very strong, unpleasant smell.

• What is that awful stink?
• A terrible stink came from the drain.
• We opened the windows to let the stink out.

Synonymes : stench

Expressions courantes : awful stink, stink of sewage

scandale, protestation

Plainte exprimée bruyamment et avec colère pour attirer l’attention sur un problème.

En anglais simple : A loud, angry complaint that draws attention to a problem.

• She made a stink about the bill.
• Customers raised a stink when the shop refused refunds.
• Will anyone make a stink over these changes?

Comment l'utiliser : make a stink about something (They made a stink about the noisy building work.)

Synonymes : fuss, outcry

Expressions courantes : make a stink, stink about something

nul, mauvais

De très mauvaise qualité ou qui ne vaut pas la peine d’être possédé.

En anglais simple : Very bad in quality or not worth having.

• That was a stink movie.
• The concert was stink, so we left early.
• They put on another stink performance last night.

Synonymes : awful, terrible, rubbish

Contraires : excellent

Expressions courantes : stink concert, stink movie