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Meanings of stall in English

Portuguese
quiosque
Catalan
caseta
Spanish
quiosco

Small area set off by walls for special use.

        quiosque
        Portuguese
        barraca
        Catalan
        paradeta
        Spanish
        puesto

        A booth where articles are displayed for sale.

              barraca
              Portuguese
              adiar
              Spanish
              aplazar

              Postpone doing what one should be doing.

                  adiar
                  Catalan
                  distracció

                  A tactic used to mislead or delay.

                        distracció
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                        Examples for "stalling"
                        Examples for "stalling"
                        1
                        Yes, I see, Bettlescroy said, stalling while he got himself under control.
                        Surface detail
                        2
                        The sector is vulnerable to a stalling in recovery in overseas markets.
                        The Irish Times
                        3
                        It was the only way and stalling any longer would be criminal.
                        Witch blood
                        4
                        Hercules Jim said he believes the UPNG administration is stalling for time.
                        Radio NZ
                        5
                        It comes after months of stalling and back-and-forth negotiations between coalition partners.
                        Radio NZ
                        Usage of stall in English
                        1
                        Town said the new apprenticeship system could not be allowed to stall.
                        Radio NZ
                        2
                        The cancelled sale will not necessarily stall further new bond issues however.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        I already knew the answer, but I needed to stall for time.
                        Ready Player One
                        4
                        Mexican-born Rocio, who runs a stall, is taking the situation more seriously.
                        The Guardian
                        5
                        And so the young pup had to stay in the dull stall.
                        The Nursery, No. 109, January, 1876, Vol. XIX. / A Monthly Magaz...
                        6
                        And in the next stall he saw the horse Hapgood had ridden.
                        Under Handicap / A Novel
                        7
                        The horse may be down in the stall and unable to rise.
                        Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
                        8
                        They exist primarily to support stereotypes, to stall us in our journey.
                        The Guardian
                        9
                        An insurance company has set up a stall outside an antiques shop.
                        The Guardian
                        10
                        The head-master chanted, and in the stall next to him sat Gaunt.
                        The Channings: A Story
                        11
                        At one stall, food and soft drinks are handed out for free.
                        The Irish Times
                        12
                        I was very disappointed with the way Wexford set out their stall.
                        The Irish Times
                        13
                        The Reist stall was one of the prominent stalls of the market.
                        Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites
                        14
                        Then the thief and his companion took the horse from the stall.
                        Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country
                        15
                        The result is a reduction of the drag incurred during blade stall.
                        Wired
                        16
                        Unable to stall any longer, I took the elevator up to ten.
                        206 Bones
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                        Stall across language varieties
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                        Common
                        Ireland
                        Common
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                        Common
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