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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. -
2 (to) stall-feed
(to) stall-feed /ˈstɔ:lfi:d/(pass. e p. p. stall-fed), v. t. -
3 (to) stall-feed
(to) stall-feed /ˈstɔ:lfi:d/(pass. e p. p. stall-fed), v. t.
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Stall-fed — Stall feed Stall feed ( f[=e]d ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stall fed} ( f[e^]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stall feeding}.] To feed and fatten in a stall or on dry fodder; as, to stall feed an ox. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stall-fed — /stawl fed /, adj. (of animals) confined to and fed in a stall, esp. for fattening. [1545 55] * * * … Universalium
stall-fed — adjective (of livestock) kept and fed in a stall in order to fatten for the market • Similar to: ↑nourished … Useful english dictionary
stall-fed — a. Stable kept, fatted … New dictionary of synonyms
stall-feed — [stôl′fēd΄] vt. stall fed [stôl′fed΄] stall feeding to feed (an animal kept inactive in a stall) for fattening … English World dictionary
Stall-feed — ( f[=e]d ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stall fed} ( f[e^]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stall feeding}.] To feed and fatten in a stall or on dry fodder; as, to stall feed an ox. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stall-feeding — Stall feed Stall feed ( f[=e]d ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stall fed} ( f[e^]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stall feeding}.] To feed and fatten in a stall or on dry fodder; as, to stall feed an ox. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stall-feed — /stawl feed /, v.t., stall fed, stall feeding. 1. to keep and feed (an animal) in a stall. 2. to fatten (an animal) for slaughter by stall feeding. [1755 65] * * * … Universalium
stall-feed — transitive verb (stall fed; feeding) Date: 1554 to feed in a stall especially so as to fatten < stall feed an ox > … New Collegiate Dictionary
stall — 1. noun /stɔːl,stɔl,stɑl/ a) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed. He looked in vain into the stalls for the butcher who had sold fresh meat twice a week, on market days... b) A small open fronted shop, for example in a… … Wiktionary
stall-feed — /ˈstɔl fid/ (say stawl feed) verb (t) (stall fed, stall feeding) 1. to keep and feed (an animal) in a stall. 2. to fatten by this process, as an animal for killing …