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Meaning of stinka | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitioner

  1. to stink, to reek (smell very bad)
    intransitive
  2. to stink (give the impression of foul play or dishonesty)
    figuratively, intransitive
  3. to make something stink or smell bad
    in-compounds, transitive

Ekvivalenter

English Reek Stink

Exempel

“1917 translation, the Bible, Exodus 7:18”

And the fish that [is] in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river. (KJV)

“En söndrig skugga var jag, ett nå'nting som gick förbi: ett stinkande trasbylte bara, med ett skälvande hjärta i.”

A broken shadow was I, a something that passed by: just a stinking bundle of rags, with a shivering heart inside.

“Hon glödde av iver och stank av eau de cologne.”

She glowed with ardour and reeked of cologne.

“Den fortsatta granskningen av partiet visar att det fortfarande stinker.”

The follow-up examination of the party shows that it still stinks.

“Gå och bada smutsen av dig och laga att du blir kammad, skölj framför allt din trut, så att du icke går här och stinker ner mina rum.”

Go and take a bath to wash away the dirt, and make sure you get combed, first of all rinse your mouth, so that you not go around here and make my rooms stink.

CEFR-nivå

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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