stall

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stall
[stɔːl]
sustantivo
1casilla (f) (in stable)
2puesto (m) (in market)
3(cine & Theat)
  • the stalls -> el patio de butacas (británico)
verbo transitivo
4retener (hold off)
verbo intransitivo
5pararse (car), calarse (español de España); estancarse, quedarse estancado(a) (sentido figurado) (campaign)
6demorarse (delay)
  • to stall (for time) (sentido figurado) (campaign) -> (intentar) ganar tiempo

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stall [stol]
sustantivo
1Pesebre, compartimiento de una cuadra o establo donde se encierra y se da de comer a un caballo o una vaca.
2Puesto, tienda portátil, puestecillo de cosas para vender; tabla de carnicería.
3Silla o asiento de un prebendado en el coro.
4Asiento de luneta o butaca de teatro.
5Compartimiento de explotación en una mina de carbón.
  • Butcher’s stall -> tabla de carnicero
  • Cobbler’s stall -> zapatería de viejo
1Encerrar, meter o tener encerrada o atada al pesebre una res en el establo, especialmente para cebarla.
2Instalar, investir, poner en posesión de una cosa (install).
3Atascar, atollar, meter en el barro; parar o detener con obstáculos (hamper, hold up).
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Estar atascado, atollado; hundirse en el cieno, en la nieve, etc. The train was stalled in a snow-storm, el tren quedó detenido por una nevada. (n)
  • To stall someone off -> tener a alguien a raya
  • Stop stalling! -> ¡déjese de evasivas
  • The talks are stalled -> las conversaciones están en un callejón sin salida
va.

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stall [stɔːl]
noun
1 (Agr) (stable) establo; (m) (manger) pesebre; (m) (for single horse etc) casilla; (f)
2 (in market etc) puesto; (m) (in fair) caseta; (f) casilla; (f) (newspaper stall) quiosco; (m) puesto; (m) especially (LAm)
to set out one's stall exponer lo que se ofrece (a la venta)
3 (Britain) (Teat)
the stalls el patio de butacas
4 (in church) silla de coro; (f)
5 (US) (in car park) emplazamiento; (m)
verb:transitive
1 [+car, plane] parar; calar
the talks are stalled las negociaciones están en un callejón sin salida
2 [+person] entretener
The shop manager stalled the man until the police arrived
verb:intransitive
1 [+car] pararse; [+plane] perder velocidad
we stalled on a steep hill quedamos parados en una cuesta abrupta; se nos atascó el motor en una cuesta abrupta; the talks have stalled las negociaciones están en un callejón sin salida
2 (delay) andar con rodeos; esquivar
they have accused the government of stalling
stop stalling! ¡déjate de evasivas!; the minister stalled for 20 minutes durante 20 minutos el ministro evitó contestar directamente

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Verb Conjugation for "stall"

Imperative
  • stall
  • you stall
  • he/she stalls
  • we stall
  • you stall
  • they stall
Preterite
  • I stalled
  • you stalled
  • he/she stalled
  • we stalled
  • you stalled
  • they stalled
Present Continuous
  • I am stalling
  • you are stalling
  • he/she is stalling
  • we are stalling
  • you are stalling
  • they are stalling
Present Perfect
  • I have stalled
  • you have stalled
  • he/she has stalled
  • we have stalled
  • you have stalled
  • they have stalled
Past Continuous
  • I was stalling
  • you were stalling
  • he/she was stalling
  • we were stalling
  • you were stalling
  • they were stalling
Past Perfect
  • I had stalled
  • you had stalled
  • he/she had stalled
  • we had stalled
  • you had stalled
  • they had stalled
Future
  • I will stall
  • you will stall
  • he/she will stall
  • we will stall
  • you will stall
  • they will stall
Future Perfect
  • I will have stalled
  • you will have stalled
  • he/she will have stalled
  • we will have stalled
  • you will have stalled
  • they will have stalled
Future Continuous
  • I will be stalling
  • you will be stalling
  • he/she will be stalling
  • we will be stalling
  • you will be stalling
  • they will be stalling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been stalling
  • you have been stalling
  • he/she has been stalling
  • we have been stalling
  • you have been stalling
  • they have been stalling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been stalling
  • you will have been stalling
  • he/she will have been stalling
  • we will have been stalling
  • you will have been stalling
  • they will have been stalling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been stalling
  • you had been stalling
  • he/she had been stalling
  • we had been stalling
  • you had been stalling
  • they had been stalling
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