stench

Gestank

Ein sehr starker, unangenehmer Geruch.

In einfachem Englisch: A very strong, unpleasant smell.

• The stench made me feel sick.
• A stench of rotten food filled the kitchen.
• Where is that awful stench coming from?

So benutzt man es: the stench of something (The stench of sewage reached the street.)

Synonyme: stink, reek

Gegenteile: fragrance

Häufige Wendungen: a terrible stench, stench of sewage, an unbearable stench

Gestank, Makel

Ein unangenehmer Eindruck, der etwas unehrlich, böse oder moralisch falsch erscheinen lässt.

In einfachem Englisch: An unpleasant quality that makes something seem dishonest, evil, or morally wrong.

• The deal carried a stench of corruption.
• The stench of dishonesty hung over the investigation.
• Even after his resignation, the stench of scandal remained.

So benutzt man es: the stench of something (The stench of corruption surrounded the contract.)

Häufige Wendungen: stench of corruption, stench of betrayal, stench of scandal