What does puant in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word puant in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use puant in French.

The word puant in French means smelly, stinking, reeking, arrogant, conceited, full of, stink, reek, stink, stink of, stink of , reek of. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word puant

smelly, stinking, reeking

adjectif (qui sent mauvais)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette chambre puante n'incitait pas à dormir.
The smelly room didn't encourage sleep.

arrogant, conceited

adjectif (suffisant, vaniteux)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Je ne l'aime pas, ce type : je le trouve puant !
That young man is so up himself.

full of

adjectif (suffisant, vaniteux)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce jeune homme est puant d'arrivisme.
This young man is full of ambition.

stink, reek

verbe intransitif (sentir mauvais)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ce camembert pue !
That camembert stinks (or: reeks)!

stink

verbe intransitif (mal s'annoncer, sembler louche) (figurative, informal)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Cette affaire pue !
This business stinks!

stink of

verbe transitif (répandre une odeur de)

En rentrant de sa soirée, mon copain puait l'alcool.
When he came home from his evening out, my mate reeked of alcohol.

stink of , reek of

verbe transitif (figuré (répandre un sentiment) (figurative, informal)

Cette affaire pue l'arnaque.
This business reeks of a scam.

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