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Der Fisch beginnt am Kopf zu stinken.; Der Fisch fängt vom Kopf zu stinken an.; Der Fisch stinkt vom Kopf her. [Sprw.] A fish rots from the head down.; The rot starts at the top. [prov.]

Da stinkt's. It smells in here.

Da stinkt etwas. Something stinks in here.

Uh, was stinkt denn da so? Whew, what smells?

Die ganze Sache stinkt zum Himmel. [übtr.] This whole situation stinks to high heaven. [fig.]

Eigenlob stinkt. [Sprw.] A man's praise in his own mouth stinks. [prov.]

Eigenlob stinkt. [Sprw.] He that praises himself spatters himself. [prov.]

Etwas ist faul im Staate Deutschland. Und stinkt gehörig. [G] Something is rotten in the state of Germany and it smells awful.

Und auch den Anrainern von landwirtschaftlichen Nutzflächen ist geholfen, denn Gülle, die vergoren wurde, stinkt nicht mehr so. [G] The owners of property bordering on agriculturally cultivated areas also benefit since fermented liquid manure does not smell as bad.

The example sentences [G] were kindly provided by the Goethe Institute.
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