stall Significado & definición

Significado de stall en español

• 0 a small space with a table and an open front from which things are sold -- puesto

  • a market stall

• 1 a small space that has walls, a door, and usually an open top -- caseta

  • a horse stall

• 2 the seats on the main floor near the front of a theatre or cinema -- platea

  • a seat in the stalls

• 3 If an engine stalls, or if you stall it, it stops working suddenly. -- calar(se)

  • The car stalled when I stopped at the traffic lights.

• 4 a walled area for a farm animal in a barn -- compartimento [ masculine, singular ]

  • pigs in their stalls cerdos en sus compartimentos

• 5 a table or other structure for displaying goods that are for sale -- puesto [ masculine, singular ]

  • She sells fruit from her market stall. Ella vende fruta de su puesto en el mercado.

• 6 a walled area that contains a shower or toilet -- urinario [ masculine, singular ]

  • the stalls in a public bathroom los urinarios en un baño público.

• 7 to stop or delay -- parar

  • The negotiations have stalled. Las negociaciones se han estancado.

  • Lack of equipment has stalled the building work. La falta de equipamiento ha paralizado los trabajos de construcción.

• 8 (of an engine) to stop working suddenly, or to make an engine stop -- parar

  • The plane’s engine stalled. El motor del avión se detuvo.

  • I kept stalling it as I tried to start. Seguí parado mientras trataba de arrancar.

• 9 to cause delays in order to gain time -- retrasar

  • Stall her until I get there. Retrásala hasta que llegue allí.

  • I could tell she was stalling. Me di cuenta de que ella se estaba retrasando.