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1 musty
adjective1) (smelling or tasting stale) muffig2) (mouldy) stockig3) (fig.) verstaubt* * *(damp or stale in smell or taste: musty old books.) muffig* * *[ˈmʌsti]\musty book mod[e]riges Buch\musty odour [or smell] muffiger [o moderiger] Geruch\musty room muffiger Raum* * *['mʌstɪ]adj (+er)moderig; air muffig* * *musty [ˈmʌstı] adj (adv mustily)1. muffig2. mod(e)rig3. schal (auch fig), abgestanden4. figa) verstaubt, antiquiertb) fad(e), abgedroschen* * *adjective1) (smelling or tasting stale) muffig2) (mouldy) stockig3) (fig.) verstaubt* * *adj.miffig adj.muffig adj. -
2 stale
adjectivealt; muffig; abgestanden [Luft]; alt[backen] [Brot]; schal [Bier, Wein usw.]; (fig.) abgedroschen [Witz, Trick]; überholt [Nachricht]* * *[steil]2) (no longer interesting: His ideas are stale and dull.) abgestanden3) (no longer able to work etc well because of too much study etc: If she practises the piano for more than two hours a day, she will grow stale.) verbraucht* * *stale1[steɪl]I. adjtheir relationship had become \stale and predictable ihre Beziehung ist fade und langweilig geworden\stale air muffige [o verbrauchte] Luft\stale bread altbackenes Brot\stale cigarette smoke kalter Zigarettenrauch2. (unoriginal) fantasielos\stale idea abgegriffene Idee fam\stale joke abgedroschener Witzto be \stale news [bereits] allseits bekannt sein3. (without zest) abgestumpftI'm feeling \stale and played-out ich fühle mich schlapp und ausgebranntto get \stale abstumpfento go \stale stumpfsinnig werden5. STOCKEX lustlosII. vt▪ to \stale sth etw schal werden lassenIII. vi schal werdenstale2[steɪl]I. vi harnen* * *[steɪl]adj (+er)1) (= old, musty) alt; cake trocken; bread, biscuit altbacken; (in smell) muffig; water, beer, wine abgestanden, schal; air verbraucht; cigarette smoke kalt2) (fig) news veraltet; joke abgedroschen; idea abgegriffen; athlete, pianist etc ausgepumpt, verbrauchtto be stale (person) — alles nur noch routinemäßig machen
to become stale (relationship) — an Reiz verlieren; (situation) langweilig werden
don't let yourself get stale — pass auf, dass du nicht in Routine verfällst
* * *stale1 [steıl]A adj (adv stalely)1. alt (Ggs frisch), besondersa) schal, abgestanden (Bier etc)b) alt(backen) (Brot etc)c) schlecht, verdorben (Nahrungsmittel)2. schal (Gefühl, Geruch, Geschmack etc)3. verbraucht, muffig (Luft)4. fig fad, abgedroschen, (ur)alt (Witz etc)b) eingerostet umg, aus der Übung (gekommen)B v/i schal etc werdenC v/t schal machenstale2 [steıl] ZOOLA v/i urinieren (Vieh), (Pferd auch) stallenB s Urin m* * *adjectivealt; muffig; abgestanden [Luft]; alt[backen] [Brot]; schal [Bier, Wein usw.]; (fig.) abgedroschen [Witz, Trick]; überholt [Nachricht]* * *adj.abgestanden adj.altbacken adj.fad adj.schal adj.
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