Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - stall
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Stall
stall
(stalls, stalling, stalled) 1. If a process stalls, or if someone or something stalls it, the process stops but may continue at a later time. The Social Democratic Party has vowed to try to stall the bill until the current session ends. ...but the peace process stalled... Negotiations remained stalled yesterday in New York. VERB: V n, V, V-ed 2. If you stall, you try to avoid doing something until later. Some parties have accused the governor of stalling... Thomas had spent all week stalling over his decision. VERB: V, V over/on n 3. If you stall someone, you prevent them from doing something until a later time. Shop manager Brian Steel stalled the man until the police arrived. VERB: V n 4. If a vehicle stalls or if you accidentally stall it, the engine stops suddenly. The engine stalled... Your foot falls off the pedal and you stall the car. VERB: V, V n 5. A stall is a large table on which you put goods that you want to sell, or information that you want to give people. ...market stalls selling local fruits. N-COUNT 6. The stalls in a theatre or concert hall are the seats on the ground floor directly in front of the stage. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use orchestra) N-PLURAL: the N 7. A stall is a small enclosed area in a room which is used for a particular purpose, for example a shower. (AM; in BRIT, usually use cubicle) N-COUNT
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English steall; akin to Old High German stal place, ~ and perhaps to Latin locus (Old Latin stlocus) place Date: before 12th century 1. a. a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn b. a space marked off for parking a motor vehicle 2. a. a seat in the chancel of a church with back and sides wholly or partly enclosed b. a church pew c. chiefly British a front orchestra seat in a theater — usually used in plural 3. a booth, stand, or counter at which articles are displayed for sale 4. a protective sheath for a finger or toe 5. a small compartment a shower ~; especially one with a toilet or urinal II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to put into or keep in a ~ 2. obsolete in~ 1 3. a. to bring to a standstill ; block; especially mire b. to cause (an engine) to stop usually inadvertently c. to cause (an aircraft or airfoil) to go into a ~ intransitive verb 1. to come to a standstill (as from mired wheels or engine failure) 2. to experience a ~ in flying III. noun Date: 1916 the condition of an airfoil or aircraft in which excessive angle of attack causes disruption of airflow with attendant loss of lift IV. noun Etymology: alteration of stale lure Date: 1846 a ruse to deceive or delay V. verb Etymology: 4~ Date: 1903 intransitive verb to play for time ; delay transitive verb to hold off, divert, or delay by evasion or deception ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a a trader's stand or booth in a market etc., or out of doors. b a compartment in a building for the sale of goods. c a table in this on which goods are exposed. 2 a a stable or cowhouse. b a compartment for one animal in this. 3 a a fixed seat in the choir or chancel of a church, more or less enclosed at the back and sides and often canopied, esp. one appropriated to a clergyman (canon's stall; dean's stall). b the office or dignity of a canon etc. 4 (usu. in pl.) Brit. each of a set of seats in a theatre, usu. on the ground floor. 5 a a compartment for one person in a shower-bath, lavatory, etc. b a compartment for one horse at the start of a race. 6 a the stalling of an engine or aircraft. b the condition resulting from this. 7 a receptacle for one object (finger-stall). --v. 1 a intr. (of a motor vehicle or its engine) stop because of an overload on the engine or an inadequate supply of fuel to it. b intr. (of an aircraft or its pilot) reach a condition where the speed is too low to allow effective operation of the controls. c tr. cause (an engine or vehicle or aircraft) to stall. 2 tr. a put or keep (cattle etc.) in a stall or stalls esp. for fattening (a stalled ox). b furnish (a stable etc.) with stalls. 3 intr. a (of a horse or cart) stick fast as in mud or snow. b US be snowbound. Phrases and idioms stall-feed fatten (cattle) in a stall. Etymology: OE steall f. Gmc, rel. to STAND: partly f. OF estal f. Frank. 2. v. & n. --v. 1 intr. play for time when being questioned etc. 2 tr. delay, obstruct, block. --n. an instance of stalling. Phrases and idioms stall off evade or deceive. Etymology: stall pickpocket's confederate, orig. 'decoy' f. AF estal(e), prob. rel. to STALL(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) горн. забой; камера; рабочее пространство 2) выемочная панель (при разработке пологих рудных залежей малой мощности) 3) широкая выработка (в угольном пласте) 4) метал. стойло (для отжига руды) 5) глохнуть (о двигателе) 6) срыв потока 7) сваливание (воздушного судна) сваливаться (о воздушном судне) 8) место стоянки (автомашины) 9) стенд; витрина; прилавок - spin stall ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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ларёк, киоск, палатка хлев; конюшня место стоянки автомашины, бокс забой; камера - см. stalling shower stall ...Англо-русский строительный словарь
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1) бокс 2) выемочная панель 3) глохнуть 4) заглохнуть 5) застревать 6) ларечный 7) место стоянки 8) потеря скорости 9) срыв потока 10) станок 11) терять скорость slow down to stall — гасить скорость до сваливания stall and spin entry — физ. срыв в штопор - shock stall - stall angle - stall flow - stall flutter - stall pattern - stop stall ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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сущ. 1) ларек, палатка 2) прилавок, лоток - market stall STALL сущ. 1) торг. ларек, киоск, стойка, лоток (торговая точка в форме крытой витрины, прилавка или небольшого торгового помещения c открытой передней стенкой, расположенная в отличие от магазина, вне здания на улице) market stall - торговая палатка He is 62 and has a fruit and vegetables stall at the market. - Ему 62 года, и у него есть место на рынке для продажи фруктов и овощей. Syn: stand See: shop store counter stallholder stallage ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. стойло 2. доильный станок 3. хлев; конюшня 4. пренебр. хлев (о запущенном помещении) 5. ларек, киоск; палатка (на ярмарке и т. п.) 6. прилавок, лоток 7. pl. театр. кресла пертера 8. церк. pl. сиденья на клиросах для духовенства и певчих 9. церк. скамья со спинкой (в церкви) 10. постоянное, отгороженное место в церкви (занимаемое важным лицом и его семьей; также family stall) 11. кабина shower stall —- душевая кабина 12. кабина для научной работы (в книгохранилище и т. п.) 13. ж-д. стойло; канава 14. место стоянки автомашины, бокс 15. горн. камера, забой 16. напальчник 17. помещать, ставить животное в стойло, конюшню и т. п. 18. держать животное в стойле (особ. для откорма) 19. занимать стойло, находиться в стойле 20. делать стойла (в конюшне, хлеву) 21. снабжать сиденьями (зрительный зал, церковь и т. п.) 22. ам. разг. увертка, предлог (особ. с целью оттяжки) to put up a stall —- обмануть 23. сл. подручный вора, отвлекающий внимание жертвы 24. участник грабежа, стоящий на стреме, особ. мешающий полиции, направляющий ее по ложному следу и т. п. 25. ам. сл. сфабрикованное алиби 26. сл. отвлекать внимание жертвы при воровстве, прикрывать карманника (также stall off, stall up) 27. разг. увиливать, уклоняться (также stall...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) стойло 2) ларек, палатка, прилавок 3) кресло в партере; orchestra (pit) stall - кресло в первых (в задних) рядах 4) сиденье в алтаре или на хорах (для духовных лиц) 5) сан каноника 6) место стоянки автомашин 7) = finger-stall 8) mining забой 9) aeron. потеря скорости 2. v. 1) ставить в стойло 2) делать стойло в конюшне 3) застревать (в грязи, глубоком снеге и т.п.); the car was stalled in the mud - машина застряла в грязи 4) amer. останавливать, задерживать (тж. stall off); How can we stall off the angry tradesmen till the end of the month? 5) coll. вводить в заблуждение, обманывать 6) aeron. терять скорость Syn: see procrastinate ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 n 1 a table or a small shop with an open front, especially outdoors, where goods are sold (a market stall) 2 an enclosed area in a building for an animal 3 C usually singular an occasion when an engine stops working (The plane went into a stall.) 4 C usually plural a seat in a row of fixed seats for priests and singers in some larger churches (choir stalls) 5 shower/toilet stall a small enclosed private area for washing or using the toilet 6 the stalls BrE the seats on the main level of a theatre or cinema (a good seat in the front row of the stalls) ~2 v 1 if an engine stalls or you stall it, it stops because there is not enough power or speed to keep it going (Stupid car! It always stalls on hills. | stall sth) (An inexperienced pilot may easily stall a plane.) 2 informal to deliberately delay because you are not ready to do something, answer questions etc (Quit stalling and answer my question!) 3 informal to make someone wait or stop something from happening until you are ready (Maybe we can stall the sale until the prices go up. | Dad's coming! Stall him for a minute while I hide this.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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