What is '臭う' called in English?

'臭う' in English is called "Stinks". Stinks refers to: ひどく不快で、非常に嫌な臭いを出す。

How do you pronounce 'Stinks' and '臭う'?

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What is an example sentence for Stinks in Japanese?

English: "The garbage in the alley stinks terribly." | Japanese: "路地のゴミはひどく臭う。"

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stinks Meaning in Japanese (stinks 英語意味)

臭う, 悪臭を放つ, ひどい

臭う in English:stinks

Phonetic:におう

Quick Answer • 要約

stinks の日本語の意味は「臭う, 悪臭を放つ, ひどい」です。 (ひどく不快で、非常に嫌な臭いを出す。)

Definitions of Stinks

1
verb(standard)
悪臭を放つ
To emit a strong, offensive, and very unpleasant smell.
ひどく不快で、非常に嫌な臭いを出す。
2
verb(informal)
ひどい
To be of very poor quality, extremely bad, or morally objectionable.
非常に質が悪く、極端に悪い、または道徳的に非難されるべきである。

Example Sentences

casual

“The garbage in the alley stinks terribly.”

路地のゴミはひどく臭う。

casual

“His new movie really stinks, I wouldn't recommend it.”

彼の新しい映画は本当にひどい、お勧めしないよ。

formal

“The whole situation stinks of corruption and deceit.”

その状況全体が腐敗と欺瞞の臭いを放っている。

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Synonyms (類語)

In English:

reekspongssmells bad

Antonyms (対義語)

In English:

smells goodperfumes

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivestink

past tensestank

past participlestunk

present participlestinking

nounstink

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

stink to high heavenidiom

To smell extremely bad, or to be obviously corrupt or morally wrong.

raise a stinkidiom

To make a strong public protest or complaint about something.

stink up the placephrasal_verb

To make an area smell very bad.

stinks Meaning in Japanese (stinks 英語 意味)