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1 stink
1. intransitive verb,1) stinken (of nach); (fig.) [Angelegenheit, Korruption:] zum Himmel stinken2) (fig.): (be repulsive)2. nounsomething stinks — an etwas (+ Dat.) stinkt etwas (ugs.)
1) (bad smell) Gestank, derkick up or raise a stink about something — wegen etwas Stunk machen (ugs.)
* * *[stiŋk] 1. past tense - stank; verb 2. noun(a very bad smell: What a stink!) der Gestank* * *[stɪŋk]I. nwhat's that \stink? was ist das für ein Gestank?please don't raise a \stink bitte mach jetzt keinen Aufstand fam▪ \stinks + sing vb Chemie fII. vi<stank or stunk, stunk>1. (smell bad) stinkenyour feet \stink! du hast Käs[e]füße pej slto \stink to high heaven furchtbar [o sl zum Himmel] stinkenhis acting \stinks er ist ein miserabler SchauspielerI think her whole attitude \stinks ich finde ihre ganze Einstellung einfach zum Kotzen slI think the whole business \stinks ich finde, die ganze Angelegenheit stinkt slto \stink of wealth stinkreich sein sl* * *[stɪŋk] vb: pret stank, ptp stunk1. n2. vi1) (lit: smell unpleasant) stinkenthe idea stinks — das ist eine sauschlechte or miserable Idee (inf)
* * *stink [stıŋk]2. fig stinken:it stinks to high heaven es stinkt zum Himmel3. fig umg (hunds)miserabel seinB v/ta) ausräuchern,b) jemanden durch Gestank vertreiben:the smell of garlic stank me out of the room der Knoblauchgestank trieb mich aus dem ZimmerC s1. Gestank m:there was a stink of garlic in the kitchen in der Küche stank es nach Knoblauch2. umg Stunk m:* * *1. intransitive verb,1) stinken (of nach); (fig.) [Angelegenheit, Korruption:] zum Himmel stinken2) (fig.): (be repulsive)2. nounsomething stinks — an etwas (+ Dat.) stinkt etwas (ugs.)
1) (bad smell) Gestank, derkick up or raise a stink about something — wegen etwas Stunk machen (ugs.)
* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: stank, stunk)= stinken v.(§ p.,pp.: stank, gestunken) -
2 stink
[stɪŋk] nwhat's that \stink? was ist das für ein Gestank?please don't raise a \stink bitte mach jetzt keinen Aufstand ( fam)1) ( smell bad) stinken;to \stink of sth nach etw dat stinken;to \stink to high heaven furchtbar [o (sl) zum Himmel] stinken;his acting \stinks er ist ein miserabler Schauspieler;to \stink at cooking ein miserabler Koch sein ( fam)I think her whole attitude \stinks ich finde ihre ganze Einstellung einfach zum Kotzen (sl)I think the whole business \stinks ich finde, die ganze Angelegenheit stinkt (sl)to \stink of wealth stinkreich sein (sl)
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