puer
pɥɛʁ
Definition of puer - Reverso French Dictionary
Verb
1.
odeur fortetr. sentir fortement quelque chose de déplaisanttr.
- Sa chambre pue la cigarette depuis des années.
2.
mauvaise odeurintr. dégager une odeur très désagréableintr.
- Ces chaussettes puent horriblement après le sport.
3.
figurétr./intr. révéler quelque chose de suspect ou de malhonnêtetr./intr.
- Cette affaire pue la corruption à plein nez.
Expressions with puer
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être rebuté ou dégoûté par quelque chose
Cette proposition me pue au nez, je ne l'accepterai jamais.
Origin of puer
latin, pua (puanteur)
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Examples of puer in a sentence
Ce fromage pue tellement qu’on ne peut pas le manger. La poubelle commence à puer dans la cuisine. Ce fromage peut puer s’il vieillit trop longtemps. Ce contrat pue l'arnaque. Son témoignage pue le mensonge.
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- English:reek, give off a bad odor, ...
- German:stinken, müffeln, ...
- Italian:puzzare, puzzare di, ...
- Spanish:apestar, pestar, ...
- Portuguese:cheirar mal, feder, ...
- Chinese:发臭, 很臭, ...
- Japanese:悪臭を放つ, 臭い, ...
- Arabic:فاح, أصدر رائحة كريهة, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַסְרִיחַ, לְהָרִיחַ רַע, ...
- Russian:вонять, пахнуть отвратительно, ...
- Ukrainian:смердіти, відгонити, ...
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