stale

stale
adjective
alt; muffig; abgestanden [Luft]; alt[backen] [Brot]; schal [Bier, Wein usw.]; (fig.) abgedroschen [Witz, Trick]; überholt [Nachricht]
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[steil]
adjective
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
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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
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[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

to go stale (food) — verderben

to smell stale — muffig riechen

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

I'm getting stale — ich mache langsam alles nur noch routinemäßig

don't let yourself get stale — pass auf, dass du nicht in Routine verfällst

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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
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adjective
alt; muffig; abgestanden [Luft]; alt[backen] [Brot]; schal [Bier, Wein usw.]; (fig.) abgedroschen [Witz, Trick]; überholt [Nachricht]
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adj.
abgestanden adj.
altbacken adj.
fad adj.
schal adj.

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