# schal

schal is a German adjective meaning “stale”. Forms: schaler, am schalsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: schaler
- Superlative: am schalsten

## In other languages

- Русский: несвежий, безвкусный

## Meanings

1. stale (of food and drink: having lost its taste through age, oxidation, etc.)
   - schales Bier — stale beer
2. _figurative_ dull, flat, insipid

## Examples

- Welche schalen Kommentare bekomme ich wohl zu diesem Satz? — What kind of vapid comments will I get on this sentence?
- Wie ekel, schal und flach und unersprießlich scheint mir das ganze Treiben dieser Welt! — How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world.
- Sie sollten ihr Bier trinken, bevor es schal wird. — Please drink the beer before it goes flat.

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