/a.pesˈtaɾ/
#1629 of 5,000 Core 5000
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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