stale in Japanese
stale in Japanese is 古い, 陳腐な — stale means no longer fresh; dried out or gone off, especially food or drink.
stale in Japanese
古い
Pronounced: furui
No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated.
陳腐な
No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated.
What does "stale" mean?
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adj No longer fresh; dried out or gone off, especially food or drink.
"The bread had gone stale after sitting out overnight."
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adj No longer fresh or interesting; overused, clichéd, or dated.
"The comedian's jokes felt stale after the tenth show of the tour."
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verb To become, or make, stale; to lose freshness or interest.
"The routine staled after months of repeating the same act every night."
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stale in a sentence
- The bread had gone stale after sitting out overnight.
- He complained that the office coffee always tasted stale by noon.
- The comedian's jokes felt stale after the tenth show of the tour.
- Their marketing pitch was full of stale slogans nobody believed anymore.
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What is "stale" in Japanese?
"stale" in Japanese is 古い, 陳腐な. stale means: No longer fresh; dried out or gone off, especially food or drink.
How do you pronounce 古い?
"stale" in Japanese is 古い, pronounced "furui".
How do you use "stale" in a sentence?
Example: "The bread had gone stale after sitting out overnight." In Japanese, "stale" is 古い, 陳腐な.
Are there other ways to say "stale" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "stale": 古い, 陳腐な.
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