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stalled

/stɔld/ /stɑld/

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verb

Mettre dans une stalle

To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.

Examples :

"to stall an ox"

Mettre un bœuf dans une stalle.

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verb

Engraisser

Examples :

"to stall cattle"

Engraisser le bétail

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verb

caler, s'arrêter

To come to a standstill.

Examples :

"The car stalled in the middle of the intersection. "

La voiture s'est arrêtée au milieu de l'intersection.

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verb

faire caler, entraver, retarder

To cause to stop making progress, to hinder, to slow down, to delay or forestall.

Examples :

"The heavy rain stalled our picnic plans. "

La forte pluie a retardé nos projets de pique-nique.

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verb

S'enliser, caler

To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.

Examples :

"to stall a cart"

Enliser une charrette.

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verb

Caler

(of an engine) To stop suddenly.

Examples :

"The old car stalled at the traffic light, and we had to push it to the side of the road. "

La vieille voiture a calé au feu, et nous avons dû la pousser sur le côté de la route.

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verb

Faire caler

To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.

Examples :

"While learning to drive a manual car, I stalled the engine when I slowed down to turn the corner. "

En apprenant à conduire une voiture manuelle, j'ai fait caler le moteur quand j'ai ralenti pour tourner au coin de la rue.

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verb

Décrocher

To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.

Examples :

"The airplane stalled because the pilot tried to climb too steeply, causing it to lose lift and drop suddenly. "

L'avion a décroché parce que le pilote a essayé de monter trop raide, ce qui lui a fait perdre de la portance et chuter soudainement.

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verb

Stagner, caler

To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.

Examples :

"The horses stalled in the barn each night, finding warmth and shelter from the cold. "

Les chevaux calaient dans l'écurie chaque nuit, trouvant chaleur et abri contre le froid.

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S'enliser, être bloqué

To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.

Examples :

"The car stalled in the deep snow, and we had to push it out. "

La voiture s'est enlisée dans la neige profonde et nous avons dû la pousser dehors.

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verb

Être rassasié

To be tired of eating, as cattle.

Examples :

"The cattle stalled on the dry hay, preferring the fresh green pasture. "

Le bétail était rassasié du foin sec, préférant le pâturage vert frais.

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verb

Installer, mettre en place

To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.

Examples :

"Professor Thompson was officially stalled as the new Dean of the History Department in a formal ceremony. "

Le professeur Thompson a été officiellement installé en tant que nouveau doyen du département d'histoire lors d'une cérémonie officielle.

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Prévenir, anticiper

To forestall; to anticipate.

Examples :

"The experienced mechanic stalled the engine's likely overheating by adding coolant before starting the long drive. "

Le mécanicien expérimenté a anticipé la surchauffe probable du moteur en ajoutant du liquide de refroidissement avant de commencer le long trajet.

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verb

Cacher, dissimuler

To keep close; to keep secret.

Examples :

"She stalled the information about her promotion because she wanted to surprise her family at dinner. "

Elle a caché l'information concernant sa promotion parce qu'elle voulait surprendre sa famille au dîner.

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verb

Employer des tactiques dilatoires contre, bloquer

To employ delaying tactics against.

Examples :

"He stalled the creditors as long as he could."

Il a employé des tactiques dilatoires contre les créanciers aussi longtemps qu'il le pouvait.

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Employer des tactiques dilatoires, temporiser

To employ delaying tactics.

Examples :

"Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away."

Il est vite devenu clair qu'elle temporisait pour lui donner le temps de s'enfuir.

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