
Stale
UK
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Translation of "stale" into Russian
stale
VerbUK
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stale
stales
staled Past Simple / Past Participle
staling Gerund
The software will stale if not updated regularly.
Программное обеспечение устареет, если его не обновлять регулярно.
The bread will stale if you leave it out.
Хлеб зачерствеет, если его оставить на улице.
stale
AdjectiveUK
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stale
staler Comp.
stalest Super.
The basement had a stale smell.
В подвале был затхлый запах.
The air in the room was stale and unpleasant.
Воздух в комнате был несвежим и неприятным.
черствый
The bread was stale and hard to eat.
Хлеб был черствым и его было трудно есть.
Definitions
stale
NounUK
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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.
stale
VerbUK
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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.
stale
AdjectiveUK
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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.
Idioms and phrases
stale bread
He found a loaf of stale bread in the pantry.
черствый хлеб
Он нашёл буханку черствого хлеба в кладовой.
stale air
The room was filled with stale air after being closed for so long.
затхлый воздух
Комната была наполнена затхлым воздухом после долгого закрытия.
stale joke
He told a stale joke that nobody laughed at.
несвежая шутка
Он рассказал несвежую шутку, над которой никто не смеялся.
stale news
By the time he heard it, the story was already stale news.
устаревшие новости
К тому времени, как он услышал это, история уже была устаревшими новостями.
stale relationship
He felt trapped in a stale relationship.
застоявшиеся отношения
Он чувствовал себя в ловушке застоявшихся отношений.
stale smell
There was a stale smell in the old attic.
запах затхлости
В старом чердаке был запах затхлости.
stale taste
The coffee had a stale taste after being left out overnight.
прогорклый вкус
Кофе имел прогорклый вкус после того, как простоял всю ночь.
stale cigarette
He picked up a stale cigarette from the ashtray.
несвежая сигарета
Он взял несвежую сигарету из пепельницы.
stale beer
The party was over, leaving behind some stale beer.
выдохшееся пиво
Вечеринка закончилась, оставив после себя выдохшееся пиво.
stale water
The pond was filled with stale water and algae.
застоявшаяся вода
Пруд был наполнен застоявшейся водой и водорослями.