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(fŭg) pronunciation
n.
A heavy, stale atmosphere, especially the musty air of an overcrowded or poorly ventilated room: "In spite of the open windows the stench had become a reeking fug" (Colleen McCullough).

[Perhaps alteration of fogo, stench.]


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the heavy air of a closed room; a stuffy or malodorous emanation
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - indelukket luft, hørm, fims
v. intr. - sidde og lumre
v. tr. - gøre lummer

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedompte geur/sfeer, stof, bedompt maken, binnen lummelen in een bedompte geur/sfeer

Français (French)
n. - (GB) atmosphère enfumée
v. intr. - être dans une pièce enfumée
v. tr. - enfumer l'atmosphère

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mief
v. - Stubenhocker sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πνιγηρή ή αποπνικτική ατμόσφαιρα, κλεισούρα
v. - κλείνομαι, κλειδαμπαρώνομαι

Italiano (Italian)
odore di chiuso, stare in un'atmosfera pesante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ar (m) abafado ou poluído
v. - sufocar

Русский (Russian)
духота, сухота, спертый воздух

Español (Spanish)
n. - aire viciado
v. intr. - estar en un cuarto con aire viciado
v. tr. - viciar (la atmósfera)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - instängdhet, odör
v. - vara instängd, vistas i ovädrat rum

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
室内的闷浊空气

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 室內的悶濁空氣

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 후덥 지근한 공기
v. intr. - 더운 방안에 있다
v. tr. - 덥고 냄새 나게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - よどんだ空気

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جو سيء (فعل) الجلوس, في غرفه جوها خانق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אוויר מחניק‬


 
 
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