stall

stall
stall [{{t}}stɔ:l]
1 noun
(a) (at market) étal m, éventaire m; (at fair, exhibition) stand m;
∎ I bought some peaches at a fruit stall j'ai acheté des pêches chez un marchand de fruits;
∎ {{}}British{{}} flower stall (on street) kiosque m de fleuriste
(b) (for animal) stalle f;
∎ {{}}Horseracing{{}} (starting) stalls stalles fpl de départ
(c) (cubicle) cabine f
(d) (in church) stalle f
(e) {{}}British{{}} {{}}Cinema{{}} & {{}}Theatre{{}} orchestre m, fauteuil m d'orchestre;
∎ the stalls l'orchestre m;
∎ a seat in the stalls un fauteuil d'orchestre
(f) {{}}American{{}} (in parking lot) emplacement m (de parking)
(g) (for finger) doigtier m
(h) {{}}Aviation{{}} décrochage m; {{}}Cars{{}} calage m (du moteur);
∎ the aircraft went into a stall l'avion a décroché
(i) (delaying tactic) manœuvre f dilatoire; (pretext) prétexte m
2 intransitive verb
(a) (motor, vehicle, driver) caler; (plane) décrocher; (pilot) faire décrocher son avion
(b) (delay)
∎ to stall for time essayer de gagner du temps;
∎ I can stall for another month je peux essayer de gagner du temps pendant encore un mois;
∎ I think they're stalling on the loan until we make more concessions je crois qu'ils vont retarder le prêt jusqu'à ce que nous leur fassions davantage de concessions
3 transitive verb
(a) (motor, vehicle) caler; (plane) faire décrocher
(b) (delay → sale, decision) retarder; (→ person) faire attendre;
∎ try to stall him (off)! essayez de gagner du temps!;
∎ I'll stall her in the lobby while you grab a taxi je la retiendrai dans le hall le temps que tu sautes dans un taxi;
∎ I can't stall them (off) for much longer je ne peux guère les faire attendre plus longtemps;
∎ the project/his career is stalled le projet/sa carrière est au point mort;
∎ we managed to stall the enemy's advance nous avons réussi à retarder la progression de l'ennemi
(c) (animal) mettre à l'étable

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  • Stall — (st[add]l), n. [OE. stal, AS. steall, stall, a place, seat, or station, a stable; akin to D. & OHG. stal, G. & Sw. stall, Icel. stallr, Dan. stald, originally, a standing place; akin also to G. stelle a place, stellen to place, Gr. ste llein to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stall — Stall, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stalled} (st[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stalling}.] [Cf. Sw. stalla, Dan. stalde.] 1. To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox. [1913 Webster] Where King Latinus then his oxen… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stall — can refer to: * Stall (enclosure), a small enclosure, as for market goods, or for an animal ** Market stall, makeshift or mobile structures for selling market goods or serving food. * Choir stall seating in a church for the choir * Stall (engine) …   Wikipedia

  • stall — ‘compartment, booth, etc’ [OE] and stall ‘stop’ [15] are distinct words, but they have a common ancestor, in prehistoric Germanic *stal , *stel ‘position’ (source of English still). This in turn was formed from the base *sta ‘stand’, which also… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • stall — ‘compartment, booth, etc’ [OE] and stall ‘stop’ [15] are distinct words, but they have a common ancestor, in prehistoric Germanic *stal , *stel ‘position’ (source of English still). This in turn was formed from the base *sta ‘stand’, which also… …   Word origins

  • stall — stall1 [stôl] n. [ME stal < OE steall, place, station, stall, stable, akin to OHG stal < IE base * stel , to place, set up, stiff, stem > STILL1] 1. a) Obs. a stable b) a compartment for one animal in a stable 2. any of various… …   English World dictionary

  • Stall — Stall, v. i. [AS. steallian to have room. See {Stall}, n.] 1. To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] We could not stall together In the whole world. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To kennel, as dogs. Johnson. [1913 Webster] 3. To …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stall — Blason inconnu …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Stall — Sm std. (8. Jh.), mhd. stal, ahd. stal m./n., mndd. stal, mndl. stal Stammwort. Aus g. * stalla m. Stand , auch in anord. stallr Sockel, Krippe , ae. steall Stand, Stellung, Stall , afr. stall Stall . Das Wort, das mit stellen zusammengehört,… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Stall — Stall, Unterkunftsraum für die Haustiere. Der Viehstall muß so angelegt sein, daß den Tieren reine, gesunde Luft, Licht, ausreichender Raum, reine Ruhe und Lagerplätze, Schutz gegen Witterung, Insekten etc. und genügende Wärme zukommen, überdies… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Stall — Stall: Das altgerm. Substantiv mhd., ahd. stal, niederl. stal, engl. stall, schwed. stall bedeutet eigentlich »Standort, Stelle« (z. T. bis in frühnhd. Zeit; s. auch die Artikel ↑ installieren und ↑ Gestell). Von ihm ist das unter ↑ stellen… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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