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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛlə(n)/
- Hyphenation: stel‧len
- Rhymes: -ɛlən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch stellen, from Old Dutch *stellen, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan.
Verb
stellen
- (transitive) to position; place
Ze stelden de meubels opnieuw op in de kamer.- They positioned the furniture again in the room.
De beeldhouwer stelde zijn standbeeld tentoon in het park.- The sculptor placed his statue on display in the park.
- (transitive) to state, to put forward (a question or problem)
De leraar stelde een moeilijke vraag.- The teacher stated a difficult question.
Ze stelde het probleem voor aan het team.- She put forward the problem to the team.
Na het college is er gelegenheid om vragen te stellen.- There is an opportunity to ask questions after class.
- (transitive) to suppose (commonly as an imperative and followed by a clause beginning with dat)
Stel dat we naar Mars kunnen reizen.- Suppose that we can travel to Mars.
Stel dat ik de loterij win.- Suppose I win the lottery.
- (reflexive) to take one's stand
De soldaten stelden zich op in formatie.- The soldiers took their stand in formation.
Ze stelde zich op tegen het onrecht.- She took her stand against the injustice.
- (transitive, chemistry) to standardize a solution by titration
De laborant stelde de oplossing op punt door titratie.- The laboratory assistant standardized the solution by titration.
We moeten de zoutoplossing stellen met behulp van titratie.- We need to standardize the saline solution using titration.
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
stellen
- plural of stel
German
Etymology
From Middle High German stellen, from Old High German stellen, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan (“to put, position”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”).
Pronunciation
Verb
stellen (weak, third-person singular present stellt, past tense stellte, past participle gestellt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to put, to place, to position such that it stands upright (compare setzen, legen)
- Stell die Flasche auf den Boden! ― Put the bottle on the floor!
- (figuratively, abstractly) to pose, to lodge
Die Beklagte stellte den Antrag, die Klage abzuweisen.- The defendant lodged the application to reject the claim.
Kann ich dir eine Frage stellen?- Can I ask you a question?
- to provide, to afford, to place at someone's disposal
Die Schutzbekleidung muss vom Arbeitgeber gestellt werden.- The protective gear must be provided by the employer.
Aus dem Sicherungsvertrage war die A-Gesellschaft verpflichtet, eine Bürgschaft zu stellen.- From the surety agreement the A company was obliged to provide a suretyship.
- to encounter and stop
Die Hunde haben den Hirsch gestellt.- The hounds stopped the stag.
Die Polizei stellte den Dieb.- The police stopped (and arrested) the thief.
- to set, adjust
- Synonym: einstellen
Müssen wir am Sonntag wieder die Uhren stellen?- Do we have to adjust the clocks again on Sunday?
- (reflexive, with dative object) to expose oneself, to succumb, to come out to face, to confront
Du musst dich der Gefahr stellen.- You have to face the danger.
Der Dieb stellte sich der Polizei.- The thief surrendered to the police.
2006, “Brief von der Front” (track 10, 2:39–2:49 from the start), in Sturmabende, performed by Arische Jugend:Wir stellen uns den Panzern und Granaten,
Dem Feinde, der uns gegenüber ficht,
Denn was ist schon das Leben des Soldaten?
Der Tod fürs Volk die Heldenpflicht.- We will face the tanks and grenades
The enemy who fights in front of us
For what is the life of the soldier
Death for the people is the obligation of a hero
- (transitive) to feign, to simulate, to pretend
- Es war alles nur gestellt! ― It was all fake!
- Sie hatte ihre Krankheit nur gestellt. ― She merely simulated her ailment.
- sich tot stellen ― to play dead
Conjugation
Conjugation of
stellen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
stellen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “stellen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “stellen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “stellen” in Duden online
- “stellen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German stellen, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan.
Pronunciation
Verb
stellen (third-person singular present stellt, past participle gestallt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to put, to place
- (transitive) to pose (a question, etc.)
- (transitive or reflexive) to put forward (a suggestion, etc.)
- (transitive) to set, to adjust (an alarm clock, a thermostat, etc.)
- (transitive or reflexive) to stand
- (reflexive) to surrender
- (reflexive) to behave, to comport, to act
Conjugation
Derived terms
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *stellen, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan.
Verb
stellen
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Inflection
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