What is 'empester' called in English?

'empester' in English is called "Reek". Reek refers to: Dégager une odeur forte et désagréable.

How do you pronounce 'Reek' and 'empester'?

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English: "The old socks reeked of sweat." | French: "Les vieilles chaussettes empestaient la sueur."

verb · noun

English to French Dictionary

verbempester

nounempester

Synonymes:puerfétide

empester in English:reek

Phonetic:ɑ̃.pɛs.te

Gender:Neuter

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de reek en français est empester. (Dégager une odeur forte et désagréable.)

1
verb(informal)
empester
To emit a strong, unpleasant smell.
Dégager une odeur forte et désagréable.
2
noun(informal)
empester
A powerful and offensive odor.
Une odeur puissante et offensante.

“The old socks reeked of sweat.”

Les vieilles chaussettes empestaient la sueur.

“There was a reek of stale beer in the pub.”

Il y avait une odeur de bière éventée dans le pub.

In French:

puerfétide

In English:

In French:

sentir bonparfumer

In English:

third person singularreeks

past tensereeked

past participlereeked

present participlereeking

reek of desperationexpression

To show clear signs of being desperate or in a hopeless situation.

reek of alcoholcollocation

To smell strongly of alcohol.