στάλα — meaning in English

English meaning

• bead noun A small, often round piece of glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through it, used for jewellery or decoration.
• dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
• drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
• raindrop noun A single drop of water falling as rain.

Senses

στάλα is used for these senses in English:

• bead A small drop of water or other liquid. [from 16thc.]
• dash A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
• drop (also, figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
• drop (figuratively) A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
• raindrop A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.

bead — full definition

1. noun A small, often round piece of glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through it, used for jewellery or decoration.
2. noun A small drop of liquid, such as sweat or condensation.
3. noun One of the small balls on a rosary, used for counting prayers.

dash — full definition

1. verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
2. verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
3. noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.

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