What does stallo in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word stallo in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use stallo in Italian.

The word stallo in Italian means backbench, stalemate, stall, stalemate, be not going anywhere, have reached deadlock. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word stallo

backbench

sostantivo maschile (tipo di sedile) (for choirs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gli stalli della chiesa vanno ristrutturati.
The church's backbenches will be refurbished.

stalemate

sostantivo maschile (posizione degli scacchi) (chess)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La partita è terminata per stallo.
The chess game ended with a stalemate.

stall

sostantivo maschile (aerodinamica) (aerodynamics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La causa del disastro aereo è stata uno stallo aerodinamico.
The plane disaster was caused by an aerodynamic stall.

stalemate

sostantivo maschile (figurato (impasse, situazione bloccata) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non sembravano esserci soluzione per ovviare alla situazione di stallo.
There didn't seem to be a solution for getting over the impasse.

be not going anywhere, have reached deadlock

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