empester
Meanings
Verb
1. to infect with a pest or with a contagious disease (transitive)
2. to cause to stink, to cause to reek (of) (transitive)
3. to stink, reek of (intransitive)
Examples12
Le petit animal empestait.
The small animal gave off a bad smell.
Son chien empeste.
His dog stinks.
Il empestait l'alcool.
He reeked of liquor.
Ça empestait.
It smelt terrible.
Tu empestes la cigarette.
You stink of cigarettes.
Tu empestes le tabac.
You reek of cigarette smoke.