stagnate

1. To cease motion, activity, or progress:

   (intransitive)To cease to flow or run.

   If the water stagnates, algae will grow.

   stagnieren

   cease to flow; stand without moving

2. (intransitive)To be or become foul from standing.

   Air stagnates in a closed room.

3. (intransitive)To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.

4. (transitive, usually)To stop the flowing or running of

5. (transitive)To stop the development, advancement, or change of; to make idle.

1. Europe has been stagnating for a decade.

   deEuropa stagniert wenigstens seit einem Jahrzehnt.

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2. After the first year, the patient's recovery stagnated.

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3. The project began to stagnate without effective leadership.

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4. The country stagnated economically for the next half century.

   ruСледующие полвека экономика страны стагнировала.

   deDie Wirtschaft des Landes lag für das nächste halbe Jahrhundert darnieder.

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5. When economic growth stagnates or even declines, debts cannot be reduced.

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