ابحث
stale
01
عَتيق, فاسد
(of food, particularly cake and bread) not fresh anymore, due to exposure to air or prolonged storage
Example
The bread became stale after sitting out on the counter for several days.
أصبح الخبز عتيقًا بعد أن ترك على المنضدة لعدة أيام.
She found the crackers in the pantry had gone stale, lacking their usual crispness.
وجدت أن البسكويت في المخزن قد أصبح عَتيقًا، يفتقر إلى قرمشته المعتادة.
Example
The party 's playlist felt stale, with the same songs played repeatedly throughout the night.
Their conversation topics became stale, lacking the excitement they once had.
2.1
غير صالح, قديم
no longer valid or useful because it has not been acted on in time
Example
The company rejected the stale application because it was submitted after the deadline.
The court threw out the stale evidence, as it had n’t been presented in a timely manner.
03
راكدة, عفنة
(of air, smoke, or water) lacking movement or flow, causing an unpleasant smell or taste
Example
The room smelled of stale air after being closed for hours.
The water in the bottle tasted stale after sitting in the sun all day.
Example
After years of handling the same projects, he felt stale and disconnected from his work.
The teacher started feeling stale, unable to motivate her students like she once did.
to stale
01
بال, تبوّل
to urinate, especially used when referring to an animal, particularly a horse
Example
The horse staled by the roadside during the ride.
After being let out, the cattle staled in the pasture.
02
أفسد, جعل قديمًا
to make something no longer fresh, often due to neglect or lack of use
Transitive
Example
The warm weather staled the bread, making it lose its freshness.
Leaving the milk out for too long staled it, making it undrinkable.
03
تَجَفَّفَ, فَاسَدَ
to lose freshness and become dry over time
Intransitive
Example
The bread staled overnight after being left uncovered.
The cake staled by the next morning, losing its freshness.
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