What is 'puzzare' called in English?

'puzzare' in English is called "Stink". Stink refers to: Emettere un odore forte, offensivo e molto sgradevole.

How do you pronounce 'Stink' and 'puzzare'?

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What is an example sentence for Stink in Italian?

English: "The old socks in the laundry basket really stink." | Italian: "I vecchi calzini nella cesta della biancheria puzzano davvero."

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stink Meaning in Italian (stink significato in italiano)

verbpuzzare, fare schifo

nounpuzza

puzzare in English:stink

Phonetic:pùzzare

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Il significato di stink in italiano è puzzare, fare schifo, puzza. (Emettere un odore forte, offensivo e molto sgradevole.)

Definitions of Stink

1
verb(informal)
puzzare
To emit a strong, offensive, and very unpleasant smell.
Emettere un odore forte, offensivo e molto sgradevole.
2
noun(informal)
puzza
A strong and offensive unpleasant smell.
Un odore forte, offensivo e sgradevole.
3
verb(colloquial)
fare schifo
To be extremely bad or of very poor quality, often used informally to express strong disapproval.
Essere estremamente brutto o di pessima qualità, spesso usato informalmente per esprimere forte disapprovazione.

Example Sentences

casual

“The old socks in the laundry basket really stink.”

I vecchi calzini nella cesta della biancheria puzzano davvero.

casual

“There was a terrible stink coming from the garbage can.”

Proveniva una terribile puzza dal bidone della spazzatura.

informal

“This movie really stinks; let's watch something else.”

Questo film fa veramente schifo; guardiamo qualcos'altro.

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Synonyms (Sinonimi)

In Italian:

emanare un cattivo odorefetoreschifo

In English:

reek stenchfoul smell

Antonyms (Contrari)

In Italian:

profumareodore gradevole

In English:

fragrance perfumesweet smell

Inflected Word Forms

third person singularstinks

past tensestank

past participlestunk

present participlestinking

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

stink to high heavenidiom

To smell extremely bad or to be morally corrupt.

make a stinkidiom

To cause a public fuss or angry protest about something.

stink up the placephrasal_verb

To fill a place with a very unpleasant smell.