stagnant
estagnado
definition
adjective
a stagnant ditch
(of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.
translation of 'stagnant'
adjective
inerte,
estagnante,
inativo,
paralisado,
parado,
estagnado
example
In 'stagnant' economies, urbanisation levels do not increase much.
They feel that the current Women's Union is a 'stagnant' organisation, both socially and politically.
It looks like fun, but the water here is 'stagnant' and contaminated with raw sewage.
The took a compass bearing for the direction of the croaking and eventually reached 'stagnant' , muddy pools, thick with a scum of dead insects.
Her matted hair billowed out a bit as the 'stagnant' unimaginably foul smelling air started to flow past them.
Over the past few years, the economy has boomed while wages have remained 'stagnant' .
But what would be the consequences of a housing market that is 'stagnant' , possibly for years?
Plants can't breathe if their roots are immersed in 'stagnant' water.
The wells were not drained and the ditches were filled with 'stagnant' water.
Rising home values have propped up a 'stagnant' economy and blunted criticisms of otherwise disastrous economic policies.
The body politic is 'stagnant' , its membership mediocre and undeservedly self-satisfied.
The region is economically and politically 'stagnant' , with endemic poverty.
Meat is sold from stalls on the side of 'stagnant' puddles and children play in groups around the dirty water.
During the floods, Mr Rushworth saw his cellar fill with ten feet of 'stagnant' flood water.
The smell of 'stagnant' , rotting waters hung so thickly that the air was nearly unbreathable.
If your water has been 'stagnant' for some time, treat it before you drink it.
The river flows toward the east, and wherever it enters 'stagnant' waters, they are made fresh.
The chief concern of union officials is to secure the income of their apparatus in the face of a 'stagnant' or declining dues base.
Note that blight is not restricted to 'stagnant' or declining regions and cities.
For a start, real wages have been 'stagnant' or declined for the majority of workers.
This passage was constructed primarily to solve the problem of strong odours from 'stagnant' water and sewage in the inner harbour.
According to experts, 'stagnant' water may become breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
Profits remained similarly depressed, with performance in the European market 'stagnant' .
The abyss was 'stagnant' , a body of water under massive pressure, barely warmer than freezing and utterly without light.
It is a chance to bring major foreign investment to one of Europe's most economically 'stagnant' regions.
Does the Minister consider the claims that productivity in the sector is 'stagnant' or declining are accurate?
Demand from the rich was 'stagnant' throughout the period while that from overseas declined sharply in the 1930s.
A successful economy is attractive for foreign investors; they do not usually go to a 'stagnant' economy.
The remaining 82 percent said capital spending would remain 'stagnant' or decline.
Generally, economic growth is 'stagnant' at best, and at worst it goes into contraction.
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