adjective · rare

stale

stale · staler · stalest

старий, літній, у літах

банальный, избитый, затхлый, несвежий

abgestanden, von vorgestern, veraltet, banal

No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etcNo longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.

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/steɪl/

» This popcorn tastes stale. I wonder when it was popped.

У этого попкорна несвежий вкус. Странно, когда он был приготовлен. — corvard

Цей попкорн на смак несвіжий. Цікаво, коли його приготували. — Ahha

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Meaning

11 senses

No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.
Near-synonyms: gone bad, spoiled; see also Thesaurus:rotten
No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated.
veraltet, ausgelutscht, abgestanden
изби́тыйizbítyj, бана́льныйbanálʹnyj, борода́тыйborodátyj
(usually)Not new or recent; having been in place or in effect for some time.
Unreasonably long in coming, in reference to claims and actions.
a stale affidavit
a stale demand
Worn out, particularly due to age or over-exertion, in reference to athletes and animals in competition.
abgestanden, schal, altbacken
несве́жийnesvéžij, чёрствыйčórstvyj, за́тхлыйzátxlyj
Out of date, unpaid for an unreasonable amount of time, particularly in reference to checks.
Of data: out of date; not synchronized with the newest copy.
The bug was found to be caused by stale data in the cache.
(obsolete)No longer nubile or suitable for marriage; past one's prime.
Near-synonyms: over the hill; see also Thesaurus:elderly
(obsolete)Clear, free of dregs and lees; old and strong.
(obsolete)Fallow, in reference to land.
(not comparable, obsolete)At a standstill; stalemated.

More definitions

lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

Examples

47 sentences

This popcorn tastes stale. I wonder when it was popped.
Цей попкорн на смак несвіжий. Цікаво, коли його приготували. — Ahha
ruУ этого попкорна несвежий вкус. Странно, когда он был приготовлен. — corvard
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The bread is stale.
Хліб черствий. — deniko
ruХлеб чёрствый. — marafon
deDas Brot ist alt. — Esperantostern
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The place stank of stale beer.
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This bread is a bit stale.
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All Tom ate was a slice of stale bread.
ruВсё, что Том съел, — это ломтик чёрствого хлеба. — marafon
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

no longer new or interesting:

having lost its freshness:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

no longer new or interesting:

having lost its freshness:

Origin

From Middle English stale, from Old French estal (“fixed position, place”), but probably o

From Middle English stale, from Old French estal (“fixed position, place”), but probably originally from Proto-Germanic *stāną (“to stand”): compare West Flemish stel in the same sense for ‘beer’ and ‘urine’.

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