il empestait

stank, reeked

→ empester
em into, in + pest plague or pest + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #46,971
stank, reeked Strongly negative: used for a very unpleasant smell.
FR: La cuisine empestait le poisson.
EN: The kitchen reeked of fish.
Conjugation of empester
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third empestait —

Ça empestait.

It stank.

Son haleine empestait l'alcool.

His breath reeked of alcohol.

Son pet empestait.

His fart stank.

Sami empestait l'alcool.

Sami reeked of alcohol.

Le petit animal empestait.

The little animal stank.