stink

apestar, heder

Despedir un olor muy fuerte y desagradable.

En inglés sencillo: To have a very strong, unpleasant smell.

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

Cómo se usa: stink of something (His jacket stank of smoke.)

Sinónimos: smell bad, reek

Expresiones frecuentes: stink of something, stink to high heaven, stink up something

ser pésimo, ser malísimo

Ser muy malo o hacer algo muy mal.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: stink at something/doing something (I stink at playing tennis.)

Sinónimos: be terrible, suck

Antónimos: excel

Expresiones frecuentes: stink at something, really stink, stink at doing something

oler mal, oler a chamusquina

Dar la impresión de que hay engaño, algo indebido o motivos para sospechar.

En inglés sencillo: To seem dishonest, wrong, or suspicious.

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

Cómo se usa: stink of something (The whole arrangement stinks of corruption.)

Sinónimos: seem suspicious, smell fishy

Expresiones frecuentes: stink of corruption, stink of fraud, stink to high heaven

hedor

Olor muy intenso y desagradable.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: stench

Expresiones frecuentes: awful stink, stink of sewage

escándalo, protesta

Queja ruidosa y enfadada que llama la atención sobre un problema.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: make a stink about something (They made a stink about the noisy building work.)

Sinónimos: fuss, outcry

Expresiones frecuentes: make a stink, stink about something

malísimo, pésimo

De muy mala calidad o que no merece la pena tener.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: awful, terrible, rubbish

Antónimos: excellent

Expresiones frecuentes: stink concert, stink movie