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♦ stall (1) /stɔ:l/n.1 stalla; scuderia3 (autom.) box; posto macchina (al coperto)4 chiosco; edicola ( di giornali); bancarella; posteggio: a flower stall, un chiosco di fioraio; market stall, bancarella (o banco) del mercato9 (aeron.) stallo10 (autom.) perdita di potenza; piantata (fam.)● stall board, banco di esposizione ( di un negozio) □ ( d'animale) stall-fed, ingrassato nella stalla □ stall keeper, bancarellista □ stall shower, doccia a cabina □ (aeron.) stall speed, velocità di stallo.stall (2) /stɔ:l/n.2 (fam. USA) espediente; pretesto; sotterfugio; stratagemma; trucco; ( anche) storia falsa ( per corroborare un alibi).(to) stall (1) /stɔ:l/A v. t.3 (aeron.) stallareB v. i.2 (mecc.: di motore) arrestarsi; fermarsi; spegnersi; piantarsi: My car keeps stalling, mi si spegne il motore di continuo; DIALOGO → - Car problems 1- When I'm stopped at lights it cuts out and stalls, quando sono ferma al semaforo si spegne e si pianta3 (aeron.) andare in stallo; stallare.(to) stall (2) /stɔ:l/ (fam.)A v. i.1 cercare di guadagnar tempo; menare il can per l'aia; temporeggiare1 impedire; ostacolare; tirare per le lunghe; procrastinare2 tenere a bada ( con sotterfugi, ecc.); tenere a distanza; sbarazzarsi di ( con l'inganno): He could no longer stall off his creditors, non riusciva più a tenere a bada i creditori● to stall for time, cercare di guadagnar tempo; temporeggiare.
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