stagnation
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stag·nate
(stăg′nāt′)intr.v. stag·nat·ed, stag·nat·ing, stag·nates
To be or become stagnant.
[Latin stāgnāre, stāgnāt-, from stāgnum, swamp.]
stag·na′tion n.
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Stagnation
in a rut Stuck in an established routine; mired in monotony; caught in a stultifying sameness. This figurative use of rut ‘deep furrow or track’ has been common since the mid-19th century.
On his return to civilized life, he will settle at once into the rut. (Sir John Skelton, Campaigner at Home, 1865)
Today the expression carries the contradictory connotations of comfort and discontent, with emphasis on the latter: movement in a fixed course is smooth and easy but deadening.
in the doldrums Inactive, stagnant, nonproductive; depressed, in low spirits, in the dumps, in a blue funk. Doldrum derives from dol, an obsolete form of dull, and is itself an obsolete slang term for a dullard. Thus, the doldrums refers to a condition of dullness, low spirits, or depression.
I am now in the doldrums; but when I get better, I will send you …. (Morning Herald, April 13, 1811)
The doldrums also often refers to the condition of a becalmed ship. By extension, not only ships, but the economy, politics, trade, etc., can be “in the doldrums.”
At the present moment the trade appears to be in the doldrums. (Sir T. Sutherland, Westminster Gazette, July 11, 1895)
According to the OED, confusion as to whether the doldrums referred to a condition or a location gave rise to its use as the name of that specific region of calm near the Equator where neutralizing trade winds often prevent ships from making progress.
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Noun 1. stagnation - a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
2. stagnation - inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
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stagnation
nounA lack of action or activity:
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Translations
رُكود، كَساد
váznutí
stagnation
stagnálás
stöînun; òaî aî vera staîinn/fúll
ustrnutieuviaznutie
stagnation
[stægˈneɪʃən] N1. [of water] → estancamiento m
2. (fig) [of economy, industry] → estancamiento m, paralización f; [of market] → inactividad f, estancamiento m; [of society, person] → anquilosamiento m, estancamiento m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
stagnation
[stægˈneɪʃən] n [economy, industry] → stagnation fstag night n → enterrement m de vie de garçon stag party n → enterrement m de vie de garçonCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
stagnation
n → Stagnieren nt; (of trade also) → Stagnation f, → Stocken nt; (of air) → Stau m; (of person) → Verdummung f; (of mind) → Verlangsamung f
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stagnation
[stægˈneɪʃ/ən] n (of water, economy) → ristagno, stagnazione f; (of mind) → intorpidimentoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stagnant
(ˈstӕgnənt) adjective1. (of water) standing still rather than flowing and therefore usually dirty. a stagnant pool. stilstaande راكِد застоял estagnado stojatý abgestanden stillestående στάσιμος, λιμνασμένος seisev راكد seisova stagnant עוֹמדִים स्थिर, निश्चल ustajao pangó, álló mandek staðinn, fúll stagnante よどんだ 괴어있는, 정체해 있는 stovintis stāvošs (ūdens); sastāvējies tidak mengalir stilstaand stillestående stojący estagnado stătător стоячий stojatý stoječ, mirujoč ustajao stillastående ซึ่งนิ่ง durgun 停滯(污濁)的 стоячий ٹھہرا ہوا tù, ứ, đọng 停滞(污浊)的
2. dull or inactive. Our economy is stagnant. stilstaande راكِد، غَيْر نَشيط в застой estagnado stagnující stockend stagnerende στάσιμος, αδρανής loid, stagneerunud كساد lamaantunut stagnant קוֹפֵא עַל שְׁמָרָיו निष्क्रिय, निस्तेज, सुस्त koji stagnira, nepokretan stagnáló mandek staðnaður stagnante 停滞した 활기가 없는 sustingęs inerts; neaktīvs tidak aktif stagnerend som står i stampe, stagnerende w zastoju estagnado stagnant косный; застойный stagnujúci, zaostávajúci zastajajoč u zastoju stagnerad, stillastående ที่ไม่เจริญ; ที่ ซบเซา hareketsiz 遲鈍的,不活潑的 відсталий; інертний سُست trì trệ, chậm chạp 迟钝的,不活泼的
stagnate (stӕgˈneit) , ((American) ˈstӕgneit) verb1. (of water) to be or become stagnant. stagneer يَرْكُد застоявам (се) estagnar neproudit stocken stå stille λιμνάζω (seismisest) roiskuma راكد بودن seisahtua stagner לַעֲמוֹד थम जाना biti ustajao, ne otjecati (el)posványosodik berhenti verða fúll stagnare, ristagnare よどむ 괴어있다 (užsi)stovėti sastāvēties terhenti stagneren være stillestående, stagnere stać, nie płynąć estagnar a stagna застаиваться prestať tiecť, zastaviť sa zastajati ustajati se vara (göra) stillastående นิ่ง durgunlaşmak 使停滯 застоюватися ساکن یا جامد ہونا làm tù đọng 使停滞
2. to become dull and inactive. stagneer يَرْكُد، يأسَن бездействам estagnar ustrnout träge werden gå i stå; stagnere λιμνάζω, αδρανώ soikuma بي رونق بودن lamaantua être inactif לִקפּוֹא עַל הַשׁמָרִים निष्क्रिय होना postati trom, stagnirati stagnál tidak aktif staðna (essere inattivo) 停滞する 침체되다 sustingti, sustoti kļūt inertam, neaktīvam tidak aktif stagneren stå i stampe, gå i frø pozostawać w zastoju estagnar a fi inactiv коснеть ustrnúť zastajati stagnirati stagnera ซบเซา gelişimi durmak 使遲鈍(不活潑) скніти; бути бездіяльним سُست ہونا làm trì trệ, đình đốn 使迟钝(不活泼)
stagˈnation noun stagnasie رُكود، كَساد стагнация estagnação (u)váznutí die Stagnation stagnation στασιμότητα, αδράνεια seisak ركود matalasuhdanne stagnation קִפָּאוֹן स्थिरता, गतिहीनता, निष्क्रियता stagnacija pangás; stagnálás kemandekan stöðnun; það að vera staðinn/fúll stagnazione, ristagno 停滞 침체, 정체 sąstingis, stagnacija stagnācija hentian stagnatie stillstand, stagnasjon stagnacja, zastój estagnação stagnare застой zastavenie, ustrnutie zastajanje stagnacija stagnation ความซบเซา durgunluk 停滯 застій; стагнація جمود sự tù đọng, sự trì trệ 停滞
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stag·na·tion
n. estancación, estancamiento, falta de circulación en los líquidos.
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