noun🔗SharePan duroSomething stale; a loaf of bread or the like that is no longer fresh."The stale bread was left on the counter, so we didn't eat it for lunch. "El pan duro se dejó en la encimera, así que no lo comimos para almorzar.foodconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAñejar(of alcohol) To make stale; to age in order to clear and strengthen (a drink, especially beer)."The brewer will stale the ale in oak casks for six months to improve its clarity and potency before selling it. "El cervecero añejará la cerveza en barricas de roble durante seis meses para mejorar su claridad y potencia antes de venderla.drinkfoodprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAñejar, volver rancio, agotarTo make stale; to cause to go out of fashion or currency; to diminish the novelty or interest of, particularly by excessive exposure or consumption."The constant repetition of the same math problems in class staleled the students' interest in the subject. "La repetición constante de los mismos problemas de matemáticas en clase agotó el interés de los estudiantes en la materia.stylefoodentertainmentmediacultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnmohecerse, ponerse rancioTo become stale; to grow odious from excessive exposure or consumption."The constant repetition of the same lunch menu at school made the sandwiches stale. "La repetición constante del mismo menú de almuerzo en la escuela hizo que los sándwiches se pusieran rancios.foodconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAñejar, ponerse rancio(alcohol) To become stale; to grow unpleasant from age."The wine had stale over the past few months, losing its flavour and becoming unpleasant to drink. "El vino se había puesto rancio en los últimos meses, perdiendo su sabor y volviéndose desagradable de beber.drinkfoodchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareViejo y fuerte(alcohol) Clear, free of dregs and lees; old and strong."The cellar held bottles of stale ale, aged for decades and potent enough to knock you off your feet. "La bodega contenía botellas de cerveza añeja y fuerte, envejecida durante décadas y lo suficientemente potente como para derribarte.drinkagefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRancio, mohosoNo longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc."The bread was stale, so I didn't eat it for breakfast. "El pan estaba rancio, así que no lo comí para desayunar.foodconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRancio, pasado, obsoletoNo longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; cliche, hackneyed, dated."The comedian's jokes were stale and predictable, so the audience didn't laugh. "Los chistes del comediante eran rancios y predecibles, por lo que el público no se rió.stylelanguagemindqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePasado, marchitoNo longer nubile or suitable for marriage, in reference to people; past one's prime."Aunt Agnes, though charming, was considered stale by the neighborhood matchmakers; she was simply no longer considered a suitable candidate for marriage. "La tía Agnes, aunque encantadora, era considerada pasada por los casamenteros del vecindario; simplemente ya no se la consideraba una candidata adecuada para el matrimonio.agepersonfamilysexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEn barbechoFallow, in reference to land."After years of yielding poor harvests, the farmer decided to let the field lie stale for a season to replenish its nutrients. "Después de años de cosechas pobres, el agricultor decidió dejar el campo en barbecho durante una temporada para reponer sus nutrientes.agricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePrescrito, caducadoUnreasonably long in coming, in reference to claims and actions."a stale affidavit"una declaración jurada prescritalawpoliticsactionattitudetimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRancio, pasadoTaking a long time to change"The political debate on healthcare has been a stale issue, dragging on for years without significant progress. "El debate político sobre la atención médica ha sido un tema rancio, que se prolonga durante años sin un progreso significativo.timeconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAgotado, fatigadoWorn out, particularly due to age or over-exertion, in reference to athletes and animals in competition."The marathon runner felt stale after weeks of intense training. "El corredor de maratón se sintió fatigado después de semanas de entrenamiento intenso.sportanimalphysiologyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRancio, vencido, caducadoOut of date, unpaid for an unreasonable amount of time, particularly in reference to checks.""The cashier wouldn't accept the check because it was six months old and considered stale." "El cajero no aceptó el cheque porque tenía seis meses y se consideraba caducado.businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareObsoleto, desactualizadoOf data: out of date; not synchronized with the newest copy."The bug was found to be caused by stale data in the cache."Se descubrió que el error fue causado por datos desactualizados en la caché.computingtechnologyinternetinfoChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMangoA long, thin handle (of rakes, axes, etc.)"The farmer gripped the stale of his hoe, ready to till the field before the sun got too high. "El granjero agarró el mango de su azada, listo para labrar el campo antes de que el sol se pusiera demasiado alto.partutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLos postes y peldaños que componen una escaleraThe posts and rungs composing a ladder."The carpenter carefully inspected the stale of the ladder before starting repairs. "El carpintero inspeccionó cuidadosamente los postes y peldaños de la escalera antes de comenzar las reparaciones.architecturepartbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTalloThe stem of a plant."The plant's stale was too short to support the weight of the flower. "El tallo de la planta era demasiado corto para soportar el peso de la flor.plantpartbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAstilThe shaft of an arrow, spear, etc."The craftsman carefully examined the stale of the newly made arrow for any imperfections. "El artesano examinó cuidadosamente el astil de la flecha recién hecha en busca de imperfecciones.weaponpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePoner los peldañosTo make a ladder by joining rungs ("stales") between the posts."The carpenter stale the ladder for the repair job, joining the rungs between the wooden posts. "El carpintero puso los peldaños de la escalera para el trabajo de reparación, uniendo los peldaños entre los postes de madera.architecturestructurebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePosición, puestoA fixed position, particularly a soldier's in a battle-line."The soldiers maintained their stale, awaiting the signal to advance. "Los soldados mantuvieron su puesto, esperando la señal para avanzar.militarypositionwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTablas, ahogadoA stalemate; a stalemated game."The chess match ended in a stale after two hours, neither player able to make a winning move. "La partida de ajedrez terminó en tablas después de dos horas, sin que ninguno de los jugadores pudiera hacer un movimiento ganador.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEmboscadaAn ambush."The rebels prepared a stale in the forest, hoping to surprise the approaching soldiers. "Los rebeldes prepararon una emboscada en el bosque, con la esperanza de sorprender a los soldados que se acercaban.militarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBanda, grupoA band of armed men or hunters."The local farmers formed a stale to protect their crops from the wild boar. "Los agricultores locales formaron una banda para proteger sus cultivos de los jabalíes.militarygroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFuerza principal, grueso del ejércitoThe main force of an army."The stale of the army's invasion force marched toward the city. "La fuerza principal de invasión del ejército marchó hacia la ciudad.militaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstancarTo stalemate."The negotiations between the teachers and the school board stale because neither side would compromise. "Las negociaciones entre los profesores y la junta escolar se estancaron porque ninguna de las partes quería ceder.gamesportstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmpatar, estancarseTo be stalemated."The debate about who gets the last slice of pizza completely stalled; the discussion became stale. "El debate sobre quién se queda con la última porción de pizza se estancó por completo; la discusión se volvió un empate.statepoliticsgovernmentsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEstancado, en punto muertoAt a standstill; stalemated."The project was stale; no new ideas were being generated. "El proyecto estaba estancado; no se generaban nuevas ideas.conditionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOrina(livestock) Urine, especially used of horses and cattle."The farmer carefully avoided the area where the horses had deposited their stale. "El granjero evitó cuidadosamente el área donde los caballos habían depositado su orina.animalphysiologyagriculturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOrinar(livestock) To urinate, especially used of horses and cattle."The old mare will often stale right after she finishes drinking from the trough. "La yegua vieja a menudo orinará justo después de terminar de beber del abrevadero.animalphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCebo vivoA live bird to lure birds of prey or others of its kind into a trap."The falconer carefully positioned the stale, hoping its calls would attract a wild hawk. "El cetrero colocó cuidadosamente el cebo vivo, esperando que sus llamadas atrajeran a un halcón salvaje.animalbirdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCeboAny lure, particularly in reference to people used as live bait."The detective used the young man as a stale, hoping to catch the real criminal. "El detective usó al joven como cebo, esperando atrapar al verdadero criminal.humanpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCebo, cómpliceAn accomplice of a thief or criminal acting as bait."The police arrested the thief and his stale, who had lured the victim into the trap. "La policía arrestó al ladrón y a su cómplice, que había atraído a la víctima a la trampa.policepersonjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAbandonado, rechazadoA partner whose beloved abandons or torments him in favor of another."After Sarah broke up with him, Mark felt like a stale; he was left feeling unwanted and rejected. "Después de que Sarah rompió con él, Mark se sintió como un abandonado; se sintió no deseado y rechazado.personliteraturecharacterhumansufferingemotionstoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTonto útil, testaferroA patsy, a pawn, someone used under some false pretext to forward another's (usu. sinister) designs; a stalking horse."The new student was a stale for the popular group's plan to disrupt the school elections. "El nuevo estudiante era un testaferro para el plan del grupo popular de interrumpir las elecciones escolares.personcharacterpoliticsjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareProstituta, rameraA prostitute of the lowest sort; any wanton woman.sexpersonhumansocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSeñueloAny decoy, either stuffed or manufactured."The hunter placed a stale in the field to attract ducks. "El cazador colocó un señuelo en el campo para atraer patos.animalthinggameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareServir de señuelo, atraerTo serve as a decoy, to lure."The thief stalled the security guard by stale-ing a bag of garbage near the exit. "El ladrón sirvió de señuelo al guardia de seguridad al atraer una bolsa de basura cerca de la salida.actionanimalgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading