stink
BrE /stɪŋk/ AmE /stɪŋk/
verb / noun en → es
to have a very bad smell
oler mal, apestar
Collocations stink of smoke · the room stinks
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The room stinks of cigarette smoke.
La habitación apesta a humo de cigarrillo.
to be very bad or unpleasant
ser muy malo, ser terrible
Collocations stink of corruption · the food stinks
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The food is so bad it stinks.
La comida es tan mala que apesta.
to threaten or attack someone violently
amenazar, atacar violentamente
- stink somebody with a knife
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He stinks the man with a knife.
Él amenazó al hombre con un cuchillo.
to fail to do something successfully or effectively
fracasar, no lograr
Collocations stink at doing sth
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He stinks at cooking.
Él fracasa en cocinar.
to be very unpopular or disliked by people
ser muy impopular, ser odiado
Collocations stink with disapproval
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The proposal stinks with disapproval.
La propuesta es muy impopular.
to be ineffective or unsuccessful in dealing with a problem
ser ineficaz, no funcionar
Collocations stink at solving problems
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The policy stinks at solving the problem.
La política es ineficaz para resolver el problema.
to be unfair or unjust
ser injusto, ser desleal
Collocations stink of corruption
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The decision stinks of favoritism.
La decisión es injusta y muestra favoritismo.
to be inept or incompetent in a particular area
ser incompetente, no tener habilidad
Collocations stink at playing the piano
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She stinks at playing the piano.
Ella es incompetente en tocar el piano.