Stale — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

urinate, of cattle and horses

lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈeɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /stˈeɪl/.

Examples

stale bread
the beer was stale
moth-eaten theories about race

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dusty moth-eaten cold

Antonyms

fresh

Parts of Speech

verb	urinate, of cattle and horses
adjective	lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age “stale bread”
adjective	lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new “moth-eaten theories about race”

Word Forms

staleness

noun

having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abgestanden

urinieren, von Rindern und Pferden

🇫🇷French

vicié

uriner, des bovins et des chevaux

🇪🇸Spanish

duro

orinar, de ganado vacuno y equino

🇮🇹Italian

stantio

urinare, di bovini e di cavalli

🇳🇱Dutch

muf

urineren, van runderen en paarden

🇵🇹Portuguese

obsoleto

urinar, de bovinos e cavalos

🇷🇺Russian

несвежий

мочиться, крупного рогатого скота и лошадей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बासी

मवेशियों और घोड़ों का पेशाब करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বাসি

গবাদি পশু এবং ঘোড়ার প্রস্রাব করা

🇮🇳Tamil

பழமையான

கால்நடைகள் மற்றும் குதிரைகளின் சிறுநீர் கழித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పాతది

పశువులు మరియు గుర్రాల మూత్రవిసర్జన

🇮🇳Marathi

शिळा

गुरेढोरे आणि घोडे यांचे लघवी करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાસી

પશુઓ અને ઘોડાઓનો પેશાબ કરવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಳಸಿದ

ದನ ಮತ್ತು ಕುದುರೆಗಳ ಮೂತ್ರ ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പഴകിയ

കന്നുകാലികളുടെയും കുതിരകളുടെയും മൂത്രമൊഴിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਸੀ

ਪਿਸ਼ਾਬ, ਪਸ਼ੂਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਘੋੜਿਆਂ ਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

باسی

مویشیوں اور گھوڑوں کا پیشاب کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

陈旧

牛和马的小便

🇯🇵Japanese

古い

牛や馬の排尿

🇰🇷Korean

탁한

소와 말의 소변

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cũ kỹ

nước tiểu của gia súc và ngựa

🇹🇭Thai

เหม็นอับ

ปัสสาวะของวัวและม้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

basi

buang air kecil, pada sapi dan kuda

🇵🇭Filipino

lipas na

umihi, ng baka at kabayo

🇲🇾Malay

basi

kencing, lembu dan kuda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قديمة

البول من الماشية والخيول

🇮🇷Persian

کهنه

ادرار کردن از گاو و اسب

🇹🇷Turkish

bayat

sığır ve atların idrarı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא טָרִי

להשתין, של בקר וסוסים

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