emite mau cheiro

[eh-MEE-tuh mow SHAY-roh]

verb phrase

smells bad, emits a bad odor, stinks

1. to give off or produce a foul or unpleasant smell

The garbage emits a bad odor.

O lixo emite mau cheiro.

2. to have an offensive smell; to stink

His clothes emitted a bad smell after the workout.

Suas roupas emitiam mau cheiro após o treino.

NYC Slang

stinks, reeks

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

emite mau cheiro / cheira mal

common usage throughout Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

fede

more colloquial alternative

São Paulo

emite mau cheiro

standard usage

Portugal

cheira a

often used with preposition; example: 'cheira a sujo'

algo cheira mal (something seems wrong/suspicious)

cheira a fraude (it smells like fraud - figurative)

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