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  • 81stall — ▪ I. stall stall 1 [stɔːl ǁ stɒːl] noun [countable] COMMERCE a table on which goods are placed, found in a public place such as a market: • a market stall   [m0] ▪ II. stall stall 2 verb …

    Financial and business terms

  • 82Stall — Den Stall zuschließen, wenn das Pferd (die Kuh) gestohlen ist: ein Übel verhindern wollen, wenn es schon geschehen ist; eine alte und sehr weit verbreitete Redensart (vgl. ›Den Brunnen zudecken, wenn das Kalb hineingefallen ist‹). So heißt es bei …

    Das Wörterbuch der Idiome

  • 83stall — stall1 S2 [sto:l US sto:l] n [Sense: 1 2, 4 6; Origin: Old English steall] [Sense: 3; Date: 1900 2000; Origin: STALL2] 1.) a table or a small shop with an open front, especially outdoors, where goods are sold ▪ a market stall …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 84Stall — 1. Es hilfft nicht, dass man den Stall schleust, wenns Vieh herauss ist. – Lehmann, II, 128, 135. 2. Es ist im Stall kein Winkel so klein, es kann dort blöken ein Kälbelein. Dän.: Der kryber nu i stakket baas unger af. (Prov. dan., 43.) 3. Es ist …

    Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • 85stall — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a trader s stand or booth in a market etc., or out of doors. b a compartment in a building for the sale of goods. c a table in this on which goods are exposed. 2 a a stable or cowhouse. b a compartment for one animal in this. 3… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 86Stall (enclosure) — A stall is a small enclosure of some kind, usually less enclosed than a room. Market stallA market stall is usually an immobile temporary structure erected by merchants to display and shelter their merchandise. Such stalls are easily erected or… …

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  • 87stall — stall1 stall like, adj. /stawl/, n. 1. a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal. 2. a stable or shed for horses or cattle. 3. a booth or stand in which merchandise is displayed for sale, or in which some business is… …

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  • 88stall — 01. My car usually [stalls] when I stop at a traffic light. 02. People who aren t used to driving a standard often [stall] when stopping at a light or when changing gears. 03. It really scares me if I [stall] the car on a hill because I m afraid… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 89stall — I. /stɔl / (say stawl) noun 1. a compartment in a stable or shed, for the accommodation of one animal. 2. a stable or shed for horses or cattle. 3. a booth, bench, table, or stand on which merchandise is displayed or exposed for sale. 4. → carrel …

  • 90stall — [[t]stɔ͟ːl[/t]] stalls, stalling, stalled 1) V ERG If a process stalls, or if someone or something stalls it, the process stops but may continue at a later time. [V n] The Social Democratic Party has vowed to try to stall the bill until the… …

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