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stinker

 
Dictionary: stink·er   (stĭng'kər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One that stinks.
  2. Slang.
    1. An irritating, disgusting, or contemptible person.
    2. Something very difficult: The interview was a real stinker.
    3. One that is of poor quality or is shoddy: a new sitcom that was quite a stinker.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
  Synonyms: rotter, rat, skunk, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so

Meaning #2: anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar)

Meaning #3: (informal) an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory
  Synonym: lemon


Translations: Stinker
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stinkpotte, skiderik, stinkdyr, skarpt brev, svær opgave

Nederlands (Dutch)
stinker, weerzinwekkend persoon

Français (French)
n. - casse-tête, sale type, (GB) rhume carabiné

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stinker, Abscheulichkeit, (ugs.) harte Nuß

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βρομιάρης, (αργκό) κάθαρμα, μανίκι, παλούκι, (ναυτ.) σπιλιάδα, αποδοκιμαστική επιστολή

Italiano (Italian)
fetente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) nojenta

Русский (Russian)
вонючка, птица или животное, издающее неприятный, резкий запах, подлец, дрянь (о фильме), подлая штука (о трудности)

Español (Spanish)
n. - mal bicho, mala persona, problema peliagudo, examen difícil

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lortgris, stinkdjur, äckel, hård nöt att knäcka, stinkande grej, stinkande cigarr, stinkbomb

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
发恶臭者, 难事, 讨厌的人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 發惡臭者, 難事, 討厭的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 냄새 나는 사람, 불쾌한 사람, 고약한 문제

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 難問, 悪臭を放つもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شىء صعب كامتحان, شخص كريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מסריח, אדם שפל, נבזה, מלשין, משימה קשה, דבר סתום, מכתב התנגדות חריף‬


 
 
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