stall
/stɔl/ verbe C2En français : faire patienter, retarder, gagner du temps, décrocher
- To employ delaying tactics against. · He stalled the creditors as long as he could.
- To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time. · Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away.
- To come to a standstill.
- To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
- To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift. · The pilot stalled the plane by pulling the nose up too high at a slow airspeed.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix. · to stall a cart
- To stop suddenly.
He/she/it stalls · Prétérit stalled · Participe passé stalled · Forme en -ing stalling
Formes du verbe
- Forme de base
- stall
- He/she/it
- stalls
- Prétérit
- stalled
- Participe passé
- stalled
- Forme en -ing
- stalling
Verbes à particule et expressions
Dans la bibliothèque
A BULL was striving with all his might to squeeze himself through a narrow passage which led to his stall.
The Ass, as he returned to his stall beaten nearly to death, thus lamented: “I have brought it all on myself!
## The Stag in the Ox-Stall
“Yes,” said the Horse; “if any remains out of what I am now eating I will give it you for the sake of my own superior dignity, and if you will come when I reach my own stall in the evening, I will give you a little sack full of barley.” The Ass replied, “Thank you.
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