stall
A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shedA compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
» My car stalled in the middle of the intersection.
У меня машина заглохла посреди перекрёстка.
Моя машина заглохла посередині перехрестя.
Meaning
15 senses(countable)A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
Stall
сто́йлоstójlo, хлевxlev
сті́йлоstíjlo, хлівxliv
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
A stable; a place for cattle.
Stall
A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
Theke
прила́вокprylávok
a booth where articles are displayed for sale
(countable)A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
Stand, Bude
ларёкlarjók, пала́ткаpalátka, кио́скkiósk
ларьо́кlarʹók
A small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.
Kabine, Duschkabine
каби́нкаkabínka, душева́я каби́нкаduševája kabínka
душова́ кабі́нкаdušová kabínka, кабі́нкаkabínka
(countable)A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
парте́рpartér
(Germanic)An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
A sheath to protect the finger.
The space left by excavation between pillars.
A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
Examples
136 sentencesMy car stalled in the middle of the intersection.
Моя машина заглохла посередині перехрестя. — deniko
ruУ меня машина заглохла посреди перекрёстка. — marafon
He stalled the engine three times.
Tom is just stalling, isn't he?
Tom is just stalling for time.
deTom will nur Zeit rausschlagen. — Waldelfe
My car stalled in the tunnel.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 5
By meaning 6
Origin
From Middle English stall, stalle, from Old English steall (“standing place, position”), fFrom Middle English stall, stalle, from Old English steall (“standing place, position”), from Proto-Germanic *stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”). Cognate with French étal, Italian stallo, German Stall, Swedish stall.
From Middle English stallen (“to abide, dwell, place in a location, stop, come to a standstill”), partly from Old French estaler, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 (see above); and partly from Middle English stalle (“fixed position, stall”).
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