The meaning of Stale

Stale – definition

adjective
(of food) no longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry.
Usage examples:
Stale bread
Synonims:
Dry Dried out Hard Hardened Old Past its best Past its sell-by date Off Mouldy Rotten Decayed Unfresh Rancid Rank

verb
Make or become stale.
Usage examples:
She would cut up yesterday's leftover bread, staling now

verb
(of an animal, especially a horse) urinate.
Usage examples:
The horse staled while he was riding

adjective
Not fresh or new
Usage examples:
Stale bread, stale air smells very bad., i used to like that sitcom, but it’s getting kind of stale.

Stale translation into English

Stale: translate from English into Chinese

陈旧, 过时, 陈腐, 陈, 饐, 不新鲜

Stale: translate from English into Dutch

Muf, Oudbakken, Verschaald, Afgezaagd, Muf worden, Benauwd, Goor, Gortig, Verschalen, Vunzig

Stale: translate from English into French

Vicié, Rassis, Éventé, Dur, Usé, Dépassé, Fétide, Éculé, Rebattu, Desséché, Épuisé, Pourriture, Déjà vieux, Rendre rebattu, Faire pisser, Pissement, Rendre éculé, Impayable, Qui n'est pas fraîche

Stale: translate from English into German

Abgestanden, Schal, Alt, Trocken, Muffig, Schlecht, Faulig

Stale: translate from English into Hindi

बासी, पुराना, जीर्ण, निरस, बेस्वाद, फीका, थका हुआ, घिसा-पिटा, फफूंदा, दिनी

Stale: translate from English into Italian

Stantio, Raffermo, Vecchio, Insipido, Trito, Scipito, Caduto in prescrizione

Stale: translate from English into Korean

탁한, 신선하지 않은, 신선미가 없는, 생기가 없는, 맛이 없어지게 하다, 맛이 없어지다

Stale: translate from English into Russian

Несвежий, Черствый, Залежалый, Спертый, Устаревать, Черстветь, Засохший, Залежавшийся, Зачерствевший, Залеживаться, Выдыхаться, Утрачивать новизну, Избитый, Выдохшийся, Мочиться, Утративший новизну, Перетренировавшийся, Моча, Становиться неинтересным, Потерявший свежесть, Изнашиваться, Зачерствелый, Лишать свежести, Изнашивать

Stale: translate from English into Spanish

Duro, Viciado, Viejo, Pasado, No fresco

Word origin

late Middle English: perhaps from Old French estaler ‘come to a stand, halt’ (compare with stale1).

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Stale – similar words

staled

verb
Make or become stale.
Usage examples:
She would cut up yesterday's leftover bread, staling now

verb
(of an animal, especially a horse) urinate.
Usage examples:
The horse staled while he was riding

adjective
(of food) no longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry.
Usage examples:
Stale bread

All meanings and translations of Staled

Stale synonims

decayed

adjective
Having rotted or decomposed.
Usage examples:
Decayed animal and plant matter

verb
(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.
Usage examples:
The body had begun to decay

verb
Past simple and past participle of decay
Usage examples:
Sugar makes your teeth decay., the role of the extended family has been decaying for some time., po…

All meanings and translations of Decayed

dry

adjective
Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist.
Usage examples:
The jacket kept me warm and dry

noun
(of information, writing, etc.) dully factual.
Usage examples:
The dry facts of the matter

verb
Free from liquid or moisture

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hard

hɑːd

adjective
Solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced.
Usage examples:
The slate broke on the hard floor

adverb
With a great deal of effort.
Usage examples:
They work hard at school

noun
(of a consonant) pronounced as a velar plosive (as c in cat, g in go ).

All meanings and translations of Hard

hardened

adjective
Having become or been made hard or harder.
Usage examples:
Hardened steel

verb
Make or become hard or harder.
Usage examples:
Wait for the glue to harden

adjective
Having developed a way of dealing with bad experiences so that they no longer upset you
Usage examples:
The judge called him a hardened criminal (= one who will not stop his criminal activity).

All meanings and translations of Hardened

mouldy

ˈməʊl.di

adjective
Covered with a fungal growth which causes decay, due to age or damp conditions.
Usage examples:
Mouldy bread

adjective
Covered with mould
Usage examples:
Mouldy bread/cheese, all he gave me was a mouldy old 50p., the city's museums are filled with mould…

All meanings and translations of Mouldy

off

adverb
Away from the place in question; to or at a distance.
Usage examples:
The man ran off

preposition
Moving away and often down from.
Usage examples:
He rolled off the bed

adjective
Characterized by performing or feeling worse than usual; unsatisfactory or inadequate.
Usage examples:
Even the greatest athletes have off days

All meanings and translations of Off

old

adjective
Having lived for a long time; no longer young.
Usage examples:
The old man lay propped up on cushions

Having lived for a long time or attained a specific age

All meanings and translations of Old

rancid

adjective
(of foods containing fat or oil) smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale.
Usage examples:
Rancid meat

adjective
(of food containing a fat such as butter or oil) tasting or smelling unpleasant because it is not fresh

All meanings and translations of Rancid

rank

noun
A position in the hierarchy of the armed forces.
Usage examples:
An army officer of high rank

verb
Give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system.
Usage examples:
Students ranked the samples in order of preference

adjective
(of vegetation) growing too thickly and coarsely.
Usage examples:
Clumps of rank grass

All meanings and translations of Rank

rotten

adjective
Suffering from decay.
Usage examples:
Rotten eggs

adverb
To an extreme degree; very much.
Usage examples:
Your mother said that i spoiled you rotten

adjective
See at rot.
Usage examples:
A rotten trick, rotten behavior

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