LEARNit Dictionary
stale
adjective
/steɪl/
UK
/steɪl/
US
1
no longer fresh and therefore unpleasant to eat
مانده, بیات, غیرتازه
2
no longer fresh; smelling unpleasant
بیات, مانده, غیرتازه
The atmosphere was stale with cigarette smoke.
The room smelt of stale sweat.
The room smelled musty and stale.
3
something that is
stale
has been said or done too many times before and is no longer interesting or exciting
کهنه, بیات, غیرجذاب, تکراری, ازمدافتاده, بیهیجان
stale jokes
Their marriage had
gone stale
.
4
a person who is
stale
has done the same thing for too long and so is unable to do it well or produce any new ideas
بینشاط, بیخلاقیت, تهی از ایده
After ten years in the job, she felt stale and needed a change.
The cast is changed regularly to stop the actors from getting stale.