stale
/steɪl/adjective
उच्चारण स्टेल
बासी
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(of food) no longer fresh; hard, dry or bad-smelling
बासी
- stale bread
- The biscuits have gone stale.
- The bread became stale after two days.
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- I won't eat stale chapatis for breakfast.
- Stale food can make you ill.
Opposite fresh
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(of air or a smell) not fresh; unpleasant
(हवा) दूषित, घुटी हुई
- the stale air of a closed room
- The room smelt of stale smoke and old paper.
- The cinema hall smelt of stale popcorn.
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- Open the windows to let out the stale air.
- A stale smell came from the old cupboard.
Opposite fresh
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(of ideas or jokes) no longer interesting because they have been used too often
पुराना, घिसा-पिटा
- stale jokes
- The argument has gone stale.
- His speeches had become stale and repetitive.
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- The comedy show relied on stale jokes.
- After years of the same routine, their marriage had gone stale.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
stale + food noun
Stale describes bread, cake or biscuits that have lost freshness; for milk, fish or cooked rice we say sour, rotten or spoilt.
'Stale' ऐसी रोटी, केक या बिस्कुट का वर्णन करता है जो ताज़गी खो चुके हों; दूध, मछली या पके चावल के लिए sour, rotten या spoilt आता है।
- The bread was stale after three days.
- Stale biscuits taste dry and chewy.
stale air / smell
Stale air or a stale smell is unpleasant because it has been shut in with no fresh air.
बंद स्थान में ताज़ी हवा न मिलने से 'stale air' या 'stale smell' अप्रिय हो जाती है।
- The room smelt of stale smoke and sweat.
stale + joke / news / idea
Stale describes a joke, news, idea or routine that has become dull from being used or heard too often.
'Stale' ऐसे चुटकुले, समाचार, विचार या दिनचर्या का वर्णन करता है जो बार-बार दोहराए जाने से नीरस हो गई हो।
- That joke is stale; we all heard it last year.
- The old news was stale by the time it reached the village.
go stale / grow stale / become stale
Go stale is the common verb phrase for losing freshness, interest or skill from lack of practice.
ताज़गी, रुचि या अभ्यास के अभाव में कौशल खो देने के लिए 'go stale' प्रचलित वाक्यांश है।
- The chips will go stale if you leave the packet open.
- A player can go stale without match practice.
+Collocations 4
stale + noun (food)
breadcakebiscuitschapatipopcorn
- Do not throw stale chapati; the cow will eat it.
stale + noun (air)
airsmellsmokesweatodour
- Open the window to let out the stale air.
stale + noun (ideas)
jokenewsideaargumentroutine
- The speaker repeated the same stale arguments.
verb + stale
gogrowbecometastesmell
- The snacks tasted stale after the long journey.
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- Radhika found a packet of stale biscuits at the back of the cupboard.
राधिका को अलमारी के पीछे बासी बिस्कुटों का एक पैकेट मिला।
- The classroom had stale air because all the windows were shut.
सभी खिड़कियाँ बंद होने के कारण कक्षा में हवा बासी थी।
- A stale cheque cannot be cashed after six months.
छह महीने बाद बासी चेक भुनाया नहीं जा सकता।
- After years of the same work, he felt stale and wanted a change.
वर्षों तक एक ही काम करने के बाद वह ऊब गया और बदलाव चाहता था।
- The film's story was stale and the audience left early.
फ़िल्म की कहानी घिसी-पिटी थी और दर्शक जल्दी चले गए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The milk has become stale, so throw it away.
✓ The milk has turned sour, so throw it away.
Stale is for dry foods like bread; milk turns sour.
'Stale' रोटी जैसे सूखे खाद्य पदार्थों के लिए है; दूध के लिए 'sour' आता है।
✗ This is a stale news now.
✓ This is stale news now.
News is uncountable, so it takes no article a.
'News' uncountable है, इसलिए उसके साथ article 'a' नहीं लगता।
✗ Eat fresh food, never take a stale food.
✓ Eat fresh food and never take stale food.
Food is uncountable, so a is not used.
'Food' uncountable है, इसलिए उसके साथ 'a' नहीं लगता।