Translations for „stink“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . stink [stɪŋk] N

1. stink (unpleasant smell):

stink

smród m

2. stink inf (trouble):

stink

kłopoty mpl

to create a stink

wywoływać [perf wywołać] zamieszanie

II . stink <stank [or AM stunk], stunk> [stɪŋk] VB intr

1. stink (smell):

to stink [of sth]

śmierdzieć [czymś]

2. stink inf (be wrong):

sth stinks

coś śmierdzi

3. stink inf (be very bad):

stink

być beznadziejnym

Usage examples with stink

to create a stink

wywoływać [perf wywołać] zamieszanie

to stink [of sth]

śmierdzieć [czymś]

to stink [or smell] to high heaven

śmierdzieć [na odległość]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, seedling corn is susceptible to the rice stink bug.

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Pheromones have been used to draw naturally occurring and newly emerging populations of this stink bug to target crops in the spring.

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It stinks that we finished where we did, but there is nothing we can really do about it.

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They refuse because all they know how to do is fish and stink.

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During encounters with rival males they may perform ritualised aggression by having a stink fight.

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The glands themselves are known as ozadenes, also called scent glands, repugnatorial glands, odoriferous glands or stink glands by various authors.

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This is because the chemicals stored in the stink glands are unpalatable - being extremely bitter.

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The floor of classrooms is totally ruined and campus stinks at extremes.

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The cloying stink of mature fruit bodiesdetectable from a considerable distanceis attractive to certain insects.

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The commandant ordered the body to remain where it was until it stinks and shortly after he fled the town.

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