stench

stench
noun
Gestank, der (abwertend)
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[sten ]
noun
(a strong, bad smell: the stench of stale tobacco smoke.) der Gestank
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stench
[stentʃ]
n no pl Gestank m a. fig
* * *
[stentS]
n
Gestank m

stench trap — Geruchsverschluss m

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stench [stentʃ] s Gestank m
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noun
Gestank, der (abwertend)
* * *
n.
(§ pl.: stenches)
= Gestank m.

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