Estancado (en. Stagnant)

/es.tanˈka.ðo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

Definition: In a state of immobility or stagnation.

Example Sentence: The project is stagnated due to lack of resources.

El proyecto está estancado por falta de recursos.

Definition: Having no progress or development.

Example Sentence: His professional career has stagnated for years.

Su carrera profesional se ha estancado desde hace años.

Definition: A situation in which one fails to move forward or improve.

Example Sentence: The country's economy is stagnated.

La economía del país está estancada.

Etymology/Origin: Derives from the verb 'to stagnate', which comes from the Latin 'stancare', meaning to stop or make stagnant.

Common Phrase: to be stuck in time

Common Phrase Meaning: Not advancing in situations or ideas, remaining in an old or unchanged state.

estar estancado en el tiempo

Common Phrase: to get stuck at a stage

Common Phrase Meaning: Being trapped in a phase without being able to progress.

estancarse en una etapa

Related Word: stagnation

Related Word Description: State of not progressing or advancing.

estancamiento

Related Word: pond

Related Word Description: Body of water that has no outlet or is stopped in its flow.

estanque

Slang Meaning: Being blocked with no options.

Slang Example: I feel stagnant in my job, I don't know what to do.

Me siento estancado en mi trabajo, no sé qué hacer.

Slang Meaning: Not having clear goals.

Slang Example: I've been stagnant for months, not knowing where to go.

Llevo meses estancado, sin saber hacia dónde ir.