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stale

/steɪl/

Traduzioni

staleverb

staled

Past Simple

staled

Past Participle

staling

Gerund

/steɪl/

черстветь

The bread will stale if you leave it out.

Хлеб зачерствеет, если его оставить на улице.

устаревать

The software will stale if not updated regularly.

Программное обеспечение устареет, если его не обновлять регулярно.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

Sinonimi

go stale

go off

go bad

staleadjective

staler

Comp.

stalest

Super.

/steɪl/

затхлый

The basement had a stale smell.

В подвале был затхлый запах.

черствый

The bread was stale and hard to eat.

Хлеб был черствым и его было трудно есть.

несвежий

The air in the room was stale and unpleasant.

Воздух в комнате был несвежим и неприятным.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

Sinonimi

Contrari

stalenoun

stales

/steɪl/

Archaic; chiefly in tanning or veterinary contexts.

Definizioni

staleverb

To make something no longer fresh or pleasant to eat.

The bread will stale if you leave it out of the packaging.

To lose freshness, vigor, or interest.

The conversation began to stale after a few hours.

Of a horse or other animal: to urinate. (Archaic)

The groom waited while the mare staled in the yard.

staleadjective

No longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry.

The bread was stale after being left out for several days.

No longer new and interesting; dull or unoriginal.

The comedian's jokes were stale, having been heard many times before.

No longer legally valid or acceptable because of the passage of time, especially of a cheque, claim, or legal action.

The bank refused to honour the stale cheque.

No longer energetic or in peak physical or mental condition; tired or jaded from overexertion or overexposure.

After months of nonstop training, the runner felt stale and lacked his usual speed.

Of air, a room, smoke, or a smell: unpleasant because of being stagnant or no longer fresh.

After hours with the windows closed, the office felt hot and stale.

stalenoun

Urine, especially that of domestic animals, formerly used in processes such as leather curing.

The hides were first soaked in stale before being treated with lime.