stall

CEFRB1

/stɔːl/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small space or stand for selling or keeping things.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.

Examples

  • He works on a market stall in the Square.

  • I bought this old clock at an antique stall in the market.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A stable; a place for cattle.

  2. A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.

  3. A small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.

More examples

In context

  • You may not set up a roadside stall without prior notice.

  • 1910 [1840], Alexandre Dumas, père, translator not mentioned, Celebrated Crimes: Urbain Grandier, P. F. Collier edition, When he had been some months installed there as a priest-in-charge, he received a prebendal stall, thanks to the same patrons, in the coll...

  • The "super" or watch is passed to a stall, who hurries away, while the "dip" continues on the car. No sign of recognition passes between the members of the mob when at work.

Synonyms

Quick test

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She set up a small blank at the fair to sell crafts.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English stall, stalle, from Old English steall (“standing place, position”), from Proto-Germanic *stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”). Cognate with French étal, Italian stallo, German Stall, Swedish stall.