stagnant
French → English
adj//staɡnɑ̃//
(fluids) Stagnant: describing water or air that does not flow and becomes foul; stale
Il est dangereux de boire l'eau stagnante des marécages à cause des bactéries.
(English) It is dangerous to drink stagnant water from swamps because of bacteria.
L'odeur de l'air stagnant dans cette cave humide était devenue insupportable.
(English) The smell of the stagnant air in this damp cellar had become unbearable.
Entry ID: fr:en:stagnant · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary