Translations for „reeks“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . reek [ri:k] N

reek

Gestank m

reek

[übler] Geruch

II . reek [ri:k] VB intr

1. reek (smell bad):

reek

übel riechen [o. stinken]

to reek of alcohol/garlic/manure

übel nach Alkohol/Knoblauch/Dünger riechen [o. stinken]

2. reek fig (be pervaded with):

reek

stinken fig inf

to reek of corruption/favouritism/racism

nach Korruption/Vetternwirtschaft/Rassismus stinken

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It is an event which reeks out the hidden talents of students but not in technical aspect rather the arty part comes to the fore.

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The film reeks with a sense of basic injustice.

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The review also says the game reeks of plagiarism, stating it is worse than the original games it is modelled after.

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Each haunting episode reeks of a sublime suspense with a liberal coating of electric eccentricity.

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This evidence reeks of a cover-up.

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To start, leaving a waiter's pay in the hands of fickle customers reeks of classism.

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An individual who reeks of the smell of dead bodies will die within fifteen days.

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The car reeks of alcohol and the assumption is that it is a drink drive accident.

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He finds the inhabitants have a repulsive appearance and the whole town reeks of corruption, most houses are boarded up and apparently derelict.

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His professional career, then, reeks of infamy and is suffused with depravity.

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