stench

puanteur

Odeur très forte et désagréable.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : the stench of something (The stench of sewage reached the street.)

Synonymes : stink, reek

Contraires : fragrance

Expressions courantes : a terrible stench, stench of sewage, an unbearable stench

relents, puanteur

Caractère déplaisant qui évoque la malhonnêteté, le mal ou une faute morale.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the stench of something (The stench of corruption surrounded the contract.)

Expressions courantes : stench of corruption, stench of betrayal, stench of scandal