Kilo Lingo

/a.pesˈtaɾ/

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Translation

to stink

Word origin

From peste ('plague, stench'), from Latin pestis ('plague, pestilence').

Origin
Latin
Root
pestis
English cognates
pest, pestilence

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Examples

¡ !

This rubbish stinks!

, quítatelos .

Your shoes reek, take them off outside.

.

The kitchen stank of fried fish.

¿ ?

Why does this room stink so much?

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The river reeks near the factory.

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This word is part of lesson 33.