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to become stale

  • 1 stale

    1. stale [steɪl] adj
    1) ( not fresh) fade, schal; beer, lemonade abgestanden;
    their 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 Zigarettenrauch
    2) ( unoriginal) fantasielos;
    \stale idea abgegriffene Idee ( fam)
    \stale joke abgedroschener Witz;
    to be \stale news [bereits] allseits bekannt sein
    3) ( without zest) abgestumpft;
    I'm feeling \stale and played-out ich fühle mich schlapp und ausgebrannt;
    to get \stale abstumpfen;
    to go \stale stumpfsinnig werden
    4) inv law verjährt vt
    to \stale sth etw schal werden lassen vi schal werden
    2. stale [steɪl] vi harnen n
    no pl Harn m

    English-German students dictionary > stale

  • 2 stale

    adjective
    alt; muffig; abgestanden [Luft]; alt[backen] [Brot]; schal [Bier, Wein usw.]; (fig.) abgedroschen [Witz, Trick]; überholt [Nachricht]
    * * *
    [steil]
    1) ((of food etc) not fresh and therefore dry and tasteless: stale bread.) alt
    2) (no longer interesting: His ideas are stale and dull.) abgestanden
    3) (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. adj
    1. (not fresh) fade, schal; beer, lemonade abgestanden
    their 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 Zigarettenrauch
    2. (unoriginal) fantasielos
    \stale idea abgegriffene Idee fam
    \stale joke abgedroschener Witz
    to be \stale news [bereits] allseits bekannt sein
    3. (without zest) abgestumpft
    I'm feeling \stale and played-out ich fühle mich schlapp und ausgebrannt
    to get \stale abstumpfen
    to go \stale stumpfsinnig werden
    4. inv LAW verjährt
    5. STOCKEX lustlos
    II. vt
    ▪ to \stale sth etw schal werden lassen
    III. vi schal werden
    stale2
    [steɪl]
    I. vi harnen
    II. n no pl Harn m
    * * *
    [steɪl]
    adj (+er)
    1) (= old, musty) alt; cake trocken; bread, biscuit altbacken; (in smell) muffig; water, beer, wine abgestanden, schal; air verbraucht; cigarette smoke kalt
    2) (fig) news veraltet; joke abgedroschen; idea abgegriffen; athlete, pianist etc ausgepumpt, verbraucht

    to 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), besonders
    a) 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)
    5. a) verbraucht, überanstrengt, SPORT auch übertrainiert, ausgebrannt
    b) eingerostet umg, aus der Übung (gekommen)
    6. JUR verjährt, unwirksam oder gegenstandslos (geworden) (Schuld etc)
    B v/i schal etc werden
    C v/t schal machen
    stale2 [steıl] ZOOL
    A v/i urinieren (Vieh), (Pferd auch) stallen
    B s Urin m
    * * *
    adjective
    alt; 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.

    English-german dictionary > stale

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