stall Signification, définition

Signification de stall en français

• 0 a walled area for a farm animal in a barn -- stalle [ feminine ]

  • pigs in their stalls les cochons dans leurs stalles

• 1 a table or other structure for displaying goods that are for sale -- étal [ masculine ]

  • She sells fruit from her market stall. Elle vend des fruits sur son étal.

• 2 a walled area that contains a shower or toilet -- cabine [ feminine ]

  • the stalls in a public bathroom les cabines dans des toilettes publiques

• 3 to stop or delay -- bloquer

  • The negotiations have stalled. Les négociations sont au point mort.

  • Lack of equipment has stalled the building work. Le manque de matériel a bloqué les travaux de construction.

• 4 (of an engine) to stop working suddenly, or to make an engine stop -- caler

  • The plane’s engine stalled. Le moteur de l’avion a calé.

  • I kept stalling it as I tried to start. Je n’arrêtais pas de caler tandis que j’essayais de démarrer.

• 5 to cause delays in order to gain time -- faire patienter

  • Stall her until I get there. Fais-la patienter jusqu’à ce que j’arrive.

  • I could tell she was stalling. Je savais qu’elle temporisait.

• 6 a compartment in a cowshed etc -- stalle

  • cattle stalls.

• 7 a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale -- éventaire, étalage

  • He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station

  • traders’ stalls.

• 8 (of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc -- caler

  • The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.

• 9 (of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control -- décrocher

  • The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.

• 10 to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this -- caler

  • Use the brake gently or you’ll stall the engine.

• 11 a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop -- décrochage

  • The plane went into a stall.

• 12 to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time -- temporiser

  • They appear to be stalling on making a decision.