- puer
- puer [pye]➭ TABLE 1 transitive and intransitive verbto stink• ça pue ! it stinks!• ça pue l'argent it stinks of money* * *pɥe
1.
verbe transitif to stink of [essence, gaz]il pue le parvenu — he is a real parvenu
2.
verbe intransitif to stinkil puait des pieds — his feet stank
* * *pɥe péjoratif1. vito stink2. vtto stink of, reek ofÇa pue le tabac ici! — It stinks of tobacco in here!
* * *puer verb table: aimerA vtr to stink of [essence, gaz]; il pue le parvenu he has upstart written all over him; ça pue l'hypocrisie it reeks of hypocrisy.B vi to stink; il puait des pieds his feet stank.[pɥe] verbe intransitifto stinkça pue ici! what a stink ou stench!————————[pɥe] verbe transitif1. [répandre - odeur] to stink ofil pue l'ail à quinze pas! he ou his breath reeks of garlic!tu pues des pieds your feet stink2. [laisser paraître - défaut]puer la méchanceté/l'hypocrisie to be oozing spitefulness/hypocrisyil pue l'arriviste you can smell the social climber (in him) a mile off
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. 2013.