0 a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place:
In the village market, the stalls are piled high with local vegetables.
1 a small closed area within a farm building in which there is space for one animal to be kept
2 rows of fixed seats in a church, often with the sides and backs connected
3 If an engine stalls, or if you stall it, it stops working suddenly and without you intending it to happen:
4 to delay taking action or avoid giving an answer in order to have more time to make a decision or get an advantage:
She says she'll give me the money next week but I think she's just stalling (for time).
I managed to stall him for a few days until I'd got enough money to pay back the loan.
mainly US The thief broke into the office while his accomplice stalled off the security guard.
Japan's economic growth has stalled, with industrial production contracting in June for the fourth straight month.
Commandos stalled the enemy attack by destroying three bridges.
Fears are growing that a tax increase may stall economic recovery.
6 to cause a vehicle or engine to stop suddenly, or of a vehicle or engine to stop suddenly:
8 if a process or system stalls or something stalls it, it suddenly stops developing or making progress:
Contract negotiations between management and the union have stalled again.
I don't believe there was a deliberate plan to stall the process.
9 if someone stalls, they do not answer a question immediately or continue a discussion, in order to give themselves more time to think:
10 a table or structure from which someone sells things on the street or in an outdoor market:
The gaily striped awnings of the little shops and market stalls made an attractive scene.
Some displayed their wares on stalls, while others had just spread them out on the pavement.
The previously-mentioned use of the wood of their stalls as a substitute is adequate grounds for the second complaint.
The market traders rent stalls from the market manager, and usually occupy the same stalls on the same days.
A draft bill stalled for weeks owing to lack of resources.
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商店, 貨攤,攤位, 販賣處…
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商店, 货摊,摊位, 售货亭…
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puesto, caseta, calar(se)…
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barraca, banca, baia…
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露店, 出店, (トイレやシャワーなどの)小個室…
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satıcı sergisi, tezgâh, tabla…
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stalle [feminine], étal [masculine], cabine [feminine]…
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