| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| stall n | (sales, fair: stand, booth) | puesto nm |
| | | caseta nf |
| | (voz inglesa) | stand nm |
| | | casilla nf |
| | There is a stall at the market selling French cheese. |
| | Hay un puesto en el mercado que vende queso francés. |
| stall n | (horse, cow: stable) (en un establo) | compartimiento, compartimento nm |
| | | casilla nf |
| | (para alimentar a un animal) | pesebre nm |
| | The groom led the horse into its stall. |
| | El cuidador llevó al caballo a su compartimento. |
| stall n | (bathroom cubicle) | cabina nf |
| | Before making her private phone call, Rachel went into the ladies' restroom and checked to see there was no one in any of the stalls. |
| | Antes de hacer su llamada privada, Rachel fue al baño de mujeres y comprobó que no hubiera nadie en las cabinas. |
| the stalls npl | UK (theater: lowest seats) (teatro, cine) | platea nf |
| | | patio de butacas nm + loc adj |
| | I've got us seats in the stalls for the play on Saturday. |
| | Tengo entradas en platea para la obra del sábado. |
| stall⇒ vi | (car, engine: stop) | pararse⇒ v prnl |
| | | ahogarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (ES) | calarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The learner driver let the clutch out too quickly and the car stalled. |
| | El aprendiz de conducción soltó el embrague demasiado rápido y el motor se paró. |
| stall [sth]⇒ vtr | (car, engine: cause to stop) | parar⇒ vtr |
| | | ahogar⇒ vtr |
| | (ES) | calarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (MX) | atascar⇒ vtr |
| | The learner driver in front of us stalled his car twice as he tried to pull away from the junction. |
| | El aprendiz de manejo que iba delante nuestro paró el auto dos veces. |
| stall [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (block, impede) | demorar⇒ vtr |
| | | detener⇒ vtr |
| | | impedir⇒ vtr |
| | The minister was accused of trying to stall the peace talks. |
| | Acusaron al ministro de demorar los tratados de paz. |
| stall⇒ vi | (be evasive, delay [sth]) | dar largas loc verb |
| | James says he can't send the report now because his internet's down, but I think he's stalling because he hasn't finished it yet. |
| | James dice que no puede mandar el informe porque no funciona internet, pero yo creo que está dando largas porque todavía no lo ha terminado. |
| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| stall n | (aircraft: loss of lift) | entrada en pérdida loc nom f |
| | | pérdida de sustentación loc nom f |
| | The plane suffered a stall and started descending rapidly. |
| | El avión sufrió una entrada en pérdida y empezó a descender rápidamente. |
| stall⇒ vi | (aircraft: lose lift) | entrar en pérdida loc verb |
| | If the airspeed falls too low, the aircraft will stall. |
| | Si la velocidad del aire desciende mucho, el avión entrará en pérdida. |
| stall vi | figurative (progress: stop, be slowed) | estancarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | paralizarse⇒, detenerse⇒ v prnl |
| | Progress has stalled on the construction project since the cut to the budget was announced. |
| | El progreso se ha estancado en el proyecto de construcción desde que anunciaron el recorte del presupuesto. |
| stall [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause aircraft to lose lift) | calar⇒ vtr |
| | The pilot stalled his plane and had to make an emergency landing. |
| | El piloto caló su avión y tuvo que hacer un aterrizaje de emergencia. |