Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - stale
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Stale
stale
~1 adj 1 bread or cake that is stale is no longer fresh or good to eat (go stale) (This loaf has gone stale.) 2 air that is stale is not fresh or pleasant 3 news or jokes that are stale are no longer interesting or exciting (the same stale old jokes we've all heard before) 4 someone who is stale has no new ideas, interest, or energy, because they have been doing the same thing for too long (feel/get/go stale) (I'm getting stale in this job - I need a change.) - staleness n ~2 v formal to become less interesting or exciting
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1.
(staler, stalest) 1. Stale food is no longer fresh or good to eat. Their daily diet consisted of a lump of stale bread, a bowl of rice and stale water. ? fresh ADJ 2. Stale air or a stale smells is unpleasant because it is no longer fresh. A layer of smoke hung low in the stale air. ...the smell of stale sweat. ADJ 3. If you say that a place, an activity, or an idea is stale, you mean that it has become boring because it is always the same. Her relationship with Mark has become stale... ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Middle English, settled, clear (of ale), not fresh, from Anglo-French e~, probably from Middle Dutch stel old (of beer) Date: 15th century 1. tasteless or unpalatable from age ~ bread 2. tedious from familiarity a ~ routine 3. impaired in legal force or effect by reason of being allowed to rest without timely use, action, or demand a ~ affidavit a ~ debt 4. impaired in vigor or effectiveness • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. verb (~d; staling) Date: 1599 transitive verb 1. to make ~ 2. archaic to make common ; cheapen intransitive verb to become ~ III. intransitive verb (~d; staling) Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Low German stallen to urinate, stal urine of horses Date: 15th century urinate — used chiefly of camels and horses IV. noun Date: 1548 urine of a domestic animal (as a horse) ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. adj. & v. --adj. (staler, stalest) 1 a not fresh, not quite new (stale bread is best for toast). b musty, insipid, or otherwise the worse for age or use. 2 trite or unoriginal (a stale joke; stale news). 3 (of an athlete or other performer) having ability impaired by excessive exertion or practice. 4 Law (esp. of a claim) having been left dormant for an unreasonably long time. --v.tr. & intr. make or become stale. Derivatives stalely adv. staleness n. Etymology: ME, prob. f. AF & OF f. estaler halt: cf. STALL(1) 2. n. & v. --n. the urine of horses and cattle. --v.intr. (esp. of horses and cattle) urinate. Etymology: ME, perh. f. OF estaler adopt a position (cf. STALE(1)) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. несвежий, черствый stale bread —- черствый хлеб 2. затхлый stale air —- спертый воздух stale water —- затхлая (гнилая) вода stale meat —- мясо с душком the smell of stale tobacco —- пахнет пепельницей stale tobacco smoke —- застоявшийся табачный дым to smell stale —- пахнуть затхлостью 3. избитый, затасканный, утративший новизну stale compliment —- пошлый комплимент stale plot —- банальный сюжет stale news —- устаревшие новости stale joke —- старый анекдот; анекдот с бородой 4. выдохшийся; переутомившийся to go stale —- спорт. перетренироваться, утратить спортивную форму his mind got stale with too much studying —- он отупел от чрезмерных занятий this writer's talent has gone stale —- он выдохся как писатель he has gone stale on the job and needs a vacation —- он выдохся на работе и нуждается в отпуске 5. юр. потерявший законную силу, устаревший 6. ком. просроченный stale claim —- не заявленное вовремя притязание stale cheque —- просроченный чек 7. утрачивать свежесть, новизну, устаревать; изнашиваться 8. затаскивать, лишать новизны, свежести 9. становиться безвкусным, выдыхаться (о воде, пиве и т. п.) 10. моча (скота) 11. шахм. делать пат; подвергаться пату ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I 1. adj. 1) несвежий; stale bread - черствый хлеб 2) спертый; stale air - спертый, тяжелый воздух 3) выдохшийся; перетренировавшийся (о спортсмене) 4) избитый, утративший новизну Syn: see trite 2. v. 1) изнашивать(ся) 2) лишать(ся) свежести, черстветь 3) утрачивать новизну, устаревать, становиться неинтересным II 1. noun моча (скота) 2. v. мочиться (о скоте) ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1225, "freed from dregs or lees" (of ale, wine, etc.), i.e. "having stood long enough to clear," cognate with M.Du. stel "stale" (of beer), and probably ult. from from P.Gmc. base *sta- "stand," the source of O.E. standan "to stand," Perhaps via O.Fr. estaler "halt," from Frankish *stal- "position." The meaning "not fresh" is first recorded 1475. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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