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stale [steɪl](a) (bread, cake) rassis, sec (sèche); (chocolate, cigarette) vieux (vieille); (cheese → hard) desséché; (→ mouldy) moisi; (fizzy drink) éventé, plat; (air → foul) vicié; (→ confined) confiné;∎ the car smelt of stale cigarette smoke la voiture sentait le tabac froid;∎ stale breath haleine f fétide;∎ to go stale (bread) (se) rassir; (chocolate, cigarette) perdre son goût; (cheese) se dessécher; (beer) s'éventer(b) (idea, plot, joke) éculé, rebattu; (discovery, news) éventé, dépassé; (pleasure) émoussé, qui n'a plus de goût; (beauty) fané, défraîchi; Finance (market) lourd, plat;∎ his arguments were stale and unconvincing ses arguments étaient éculés et peu convaincants(c) (person, relationship)∎ he's getting stale in that job il s'encroûte dans ce poste;∎ her marriage had gone stale son bonheur conjugal s'était fanéliterary (novelty, place, activity) perdre son charme►► Finance stale cheque chèque m prescrit
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