stall

box, cabina

Piccolo spazio separato dagli altri, spesso da pareti, per una persona o un animale.

In inglese semplice: A small separate space for one person or animal, often divided from others by walls.

• The horse is in its stall.
• She closed the shower stall door.
• All the toilet stalls were occupied.

Sinonimi: compartment, cubicle

Espressioni comuni: shower stall, toilet stall, horse stall

stallo

Situazione in cui un’ala non sostiene più l’aereo perché il suo angolo rispetto al flusso d’aria è troppo grande.

In inglese semplice: A situation in which a wing stops supporting an aircraft because its angle to the air is too large.

• The pilot avoided a stall.
• A stall warning sounded in the cockpit.
• The plane lost height after entering a stall.

Espressioni comuni: aerodynamic stall, stall warning, recover from stall

tattica dilatoria

Azione che ritarda qualcosa, spesso per guadagnare tempo.

In inglese semplice: An action that delays something, often to gain more time.

• His request was just a stall.
• We recognized the question as a deliberate stall.
• The repeated stalls gave their lawyer time to arrive.

Sinonimi: delaying tactic, delay

Espressioni comuni: deliberate stall, stall tactic, another stall

arrestarsi, ristagnare

Smettere di avanzare o di fare progressi, detto di un processo.

In inglese semplice: If a process stops moving forward, it has stopped making progress.

• The talks stalled yesterday.
• Economic growth has stalled for three months.
• Will the project stall without more money?

Sinonimi: stop, halt

Espressioni comuni: talks stall, progress stall

far spegnere, spegnersi

Spegnersi improvvisamente, detto del motore, spesso perché il veicolo va troppo piano per la marcia inserita; anche farlo spegnere così.

In inglese semplice: If an engine stops unexpectedly, often because the vehicle is moving too slowly for its gear.

• The engine stalled.
• I stalled the car at the lights.
• Release the clutch slowly so you do not stall.

Sinonimi: cut out

Espressioni comuni: stall the engine, car engines stall

temporeggiare, prendere tempo

Far aspettare qualcuno o rimandare qualcosa apposta per avere più tempo.

In inglese semplice: To deliberately make someone wait or delay doing something because you need more time.

• Stop stalling and answer me.
• She stalled for time by asking another question.
• They stalled us until their manager arrived.

Come si usa: stall for time (He stalled for time while his friend found the keys.)

Sinonimi: delay, play for time

Espressioni comuni: stall for time, stall someone

fermarsi bruscamente

Fermarsi di colpo.

In inglese semplice: To come to a sudden stop.

• The machine stalled suddenly.
• The conveyor stalled halfway through the job.
• A jammed mechanism caused the lift to stall.

Sinonimi: stop, halt

Espressioni comuni: stall suddenly, stall halfway

mettere nella stalla

Mettere un animale in uno spazio separato dentro un edificio della fattoria.

In inglese semplice: To put an animal in a small separate space inside a farm building.

• They stall the horses at night.
• The farmer stalled each ox separately.
• We stall young cattle inside during winter.

Sinonimi: stable, house

Espressioni comuni: stall a horse, stall the cattle