halt

halt ¹

 (hôlt)

n.

A suspension of movement or progress, especially a temporary one: The car rolled to a halt when it stalled.

v. halt·ed, halt·ing, halts

v.tr.

To cause to stop: The government hopes to halt tax fraud. See Synonyms at stop.

v.intr.

To stop; pause: The hikers halted for lunch and some rest.

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[German, sing. imperative of halten, to stop, from Middle High German, from Old High German haltan.]

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halt ²

 (hôlt) Archaic

intr.v. halt·ed, halt·ing, halts

1. To walk lamely or move in an irregular fashion.

2. To proceed or act with uncertainty or indecision; waver.

3. To be defective or proceed poorly, as in the development of an argument in logic or in the rhythmic structure of verse.

adj.

Lame; crippled.

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[Middle English halten, to limp, from Old English healtian.]

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halt

(hɔːlt)

n

1. an interruption or end to activity, movement, or progress

2. (Railways) chiefly Brit a minor railway station, without permanent buildings

3. call a halt to put an end (to something); stop

n, sentence substitute

a command to halt, esp as an order when marching

vb

to come or bring to a halt

[C17: from the phrase to make halt, translation of German halt machen, from halten to hold¹, stop]

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halt

(hɔːlt)

vb (intr)

1. (esp of logic or verse) to falter or be defective

2. to waver or be unsure

3. archaic to be lame

adj

archaic

a. lame

b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the halt.

n

archaic lameness

[Old English healt lame; related to Old Norse haltr, Old High German halz lame, Greek kólos maimed, Old Slavonic kladivo hammer]

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halt¹

(hɔlt)

v.i.

1. to stop; cease moving, operating.

v.t.

2. to cause to stop; bring to a stop.

n.

3. a temporary or permanent stop; standstill: to come to a halt.

interj.

4. (used as a command to stop and stand motionless, as to marching troops or to a fleeing suspect.)

[1615–25; from the phrase make halt for German halt machen. See hold¹]

halt′er, n.

syn: See stop.

halt²

(hɔlt)

v.i.

1. to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.

2. to be in doubt; vacillate.

3. to be lame; limp.

adj.

4. lame; limping: an old, halt horse.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English healt, c. Old High German halz, Old Norse haltr, Gothic halts; akin to Latin clādēs damage, loss]

halt′er, n.

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Halt

 a stand of armed men.

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halt

Past participle: halted
Gerund: halting

Imperative

halt

halt

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	halt - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" stoppage, arrest, hitch, stay, stop, check inaction, inactiveness, inactivity - the state of being inactive countercheck - a check that restrains another check logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam"
	2.	halt - the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill" stop conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" cessation, surcease - a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder" standstill, tie-up, stand - an interruption of normal activity
	3.	halt - an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze" freeze pause - temporary inactivity
Verb	1.	halt - cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses" arrest, hold stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"
	2.	halt - come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" stop go off - stop running, functioning, or operating; "Our power went off during the hurricane" pull up short - stop abruptly; "The police car pulled up short and then turned around fast" check - stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution; "She checked for an instant and missed a step" check - stop in a chase especially when scent is lost; "The dog checked" check - abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey rein in, rein - stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office" conk, stall - come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway" stall - experience a stall in flight, of airplanes haul up, pull up, draw up - come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us" brake - stop travelling by applying a brake; "We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road" settle - come to rest
	3.	halt - stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" kibosh, stop, block embargo - prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" stay - stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order"
	4.	halt - stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide" stanch, staunch, stem check - arrest the motion (of something) abruptly; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve"
Adj.	1.	halt - disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" game, gimpy, halting, lame unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"

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halt

verb

1. stop, draw up, pull up, break off, stand still, wait, rest, call it a day, belay (Nautical) They halted at a short distance from the house.
stop start, begin, continue, maintain, proceed, go ahead, resume, commence

2. come to an end, stop, cease The flow of assistance to refugees has virtually halted.

3. hold back, end, check, block, arrest, stem, curb, terminate, obstruct, staunch, cut short, impede, bring to an end, stem the flow, nip in the bud Striking workers halted production at the auto plant yesterday.
hold back encourage, boost, aid, forward

noun

1. stop, end, close, break, stand, arrest, pause, interruption, impasse, standstill, stoppage, termination Air traffic has been brought to a halt.
stop start, beginning, continuation, resumption, commencement

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halt ¹

noun

1. The act of stopping:

cessation, check, cut-off, discontinuance, discontinuation, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease.

2. The condition of being stopped:

cessation, discontinuance, discontinuation, standstill, stop, stoppage, surcease.

verb

1. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation:

arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, stall, stay, stop, surcease.

Idioms: bring to a standstill, call a halt to, put a stop to.

2. To come to a cessation:

arrest, belay, cease, check, discontinue, leave off, quit, stall, stop, surcease.

Idiom: come to a halt.

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halt ²

verb

1. To be irresolute in acting or doing:

dither, falter, hesitate, pause, shilly-shally, stagger, vacillate, waver, wobble.

2. To walk in a lame way:

hitch, hobble, limp.

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Translations

تَوَقُّف تامموقِف قِطار قَصير واخْتِياريوُقوفوُقوف قَصير، اسْتِراحَهيَتَوَقَّف

zastavenízastavitzastávka

stopstoppetrinbrætstandse

anhaltenHalthaltenHaltestationPause

στάση

altoapeaderodetencióndetenerparada

pysähdys

haltearrêtarrêterterminer

stanka

megállóhelyrövid pihenő

lítil lestarstöîstansstöîva

altfermataintimare l'altordine di arrestopiccola stazione

停止

정지하다

pusstotėsustojimas poilsio

apstādinātapstāšanāsapstātiespiestātnepietura

stilstand

full stansfull stoppstansstoppestoppested

postój

paradaparagem

остановкастать

ustavitevustavitiustaviti se

rast

การหยุด

dur makduraksamadurmaküçük tren istasyonumola

sự dừng lại

停止暂停前进铁路小车站使停止前进

halt

[hɔːlt]

A. N

1. (= stop, standstill) → alto m, parada f
to bring sth to a halt [+ car] → parar or detener algo; [+ event, process] → interrumpir algo
to come to a halt [car] → pararse, detenerse; [train] → hacer alto, detenerse; [negotiations] → interrumpirse
to call a halt (to sth) (fig) → poner fin (a algo)

2. (Brit) (= train stop) → apeadero m

B. VT [+ vehicle, production] → parar, detener

C. VI (gen) → pararse, detenerse; [train] → hacer alto, detenerse; [process] → interrumpirse
halt! (Mil) → ¡alto!

D. CPD halt sign N → señal f de stop

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halt

[ˈhɔːlt]

n → halte f, arrêt m
to come to a halt [person] → s'arrêter; [moving object, car] → s'arrêter
to call a halt to sth → mettre fin à qch
to bring sth to a halt [+ process] → interrompre qch; [+ traffic] → immobiliser qch
to bring sb to a halt → immobiliser qn

vt

[+ person] → arrêter

[+ production, trading] → interrompre; [+ decline, spread] → arrêter; [+ attacks, violence, fighting] → mettre fin à; [+ process] → interrompre

vi

[person] → faire halte, s'arrêter

[process] → s'arrêter

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halt

¹

n

(= stop) → Pause f; (Mil) → Halt m; (in production) → Stopp m; to come to a halt → zum Stillstand kommen; to bring something to a halt → etw zum Stillstand bringen; the officer called a halt → der Offizier ließ haltmachen; the referee called a halt → der Schiedsrichter pfiff ab; shall we call a halt now, gentlemen? → wollen wir jetzt Schluss machen, meine Herren?; to call a halt to something → einer Sache (dat) → ein Ende machen or bereiten; he called a halt to the discussion → er beendete die Diskussion; the government called for a halt to the fighting → die Regierung verlangte die Einstellung der Kämpfe

(= small station) → Haltepunkt m

vi → zum Stillstand kommen; (person) → anhalten, stehen bleiben; (Mil) → haltmachen; he was going to call her back but then halted → er wollte sie zurückrufen, aber hielt dann inne; we halted briefly before attempting the summit → wir hielten kurz an or machten kurz halt, bevor wir den Gipfel in Angriff nahmen

vt → zum Stillstand bringen; fighting → einstellen; arms race, war → beenden; troops → haltmachen lassen; bad light halted play → das Spiel wurde wegen der schlechten Lichtverhältnisse abgebrochen

interj → halt; (traffic sign) → stop

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halt

²

vi (obs) → hinken; (in speech) → stockend sprechen

n (Bibl) the halt and the lame → die Krummen und die Lahmen

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halt

[hɔːlt]

1. n → sosta, fermata; (train stop) → fermata
to come to a halt → fermarsi, arrestarsi
to call a halt (to sth) (fig) → mettere or porre fine (a qc)

2. vt (vehicle, production) → fermare, arrestare

3. vi → fermarsi, arrestarsi
halt! → alt!

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halt

(hoːlt) verb

to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc. The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals. tot stilstand kom, stop يَتَوَقَّف спирам (се) parar zastavit (se) halten standse; stoppe σταματώparar, detener peatama, peatuma توقف کردن pyhsähtyä arrêter לַעֲצוֹר बंद कर देना zaustaviti (se) megáll(ít) menghentikan stöðva fermare, fermarsi 止める 정지하다 sustoti, sustabdyti apstādināt; apstāties berhenti stoppenstanse, stoppezatrzymać się درول،دریدل،توقف کول parar a (se) opri останавливаться zastaviť (sa) ustaviti (se) stati stanna หยุด durmak (使)停止前進 затинатися, запинатися رکنا chặn lại （使）停止前进

noun

1. a complete stop. the train came to a halt. halt, stilstand تَوَقُّف تام спиране parada zastavení der Halt stop στάσηalto, interrupción peatus ایست pysähdys arrêtעצירה रुकना zastoj; zastanak megállás berhenti stans fermata 停止 정지 sustojimas apstāties berhenti sepenuhnya stilstand full stans/stopp postój ودریږ alto oprire остановка zastavenie ustavitev zastoj halt, uppehåll การหยุด durma 停止 зупинка وقفہ dừng 停止

2. a short stop (on a march etc). 'n oomblik stilstaan وُقوف قَصير، اسْتِراحَه прекъсване parada zastávka die Rast stop στάση, αλτ parada peatus مكث tauko halteהפסקה विराम स्थल stanka (u hodu, na putu) rövid pihenő berhenti stans alt, sosta 休止 휴지 sustojimas poilsio apstāšanās berhenti seketika onderbreking, pauzestans, stoppprzystanek, postój ودریږ paragem popas привал zastávka postanek pauza halt, rast การหยุดชั่วคราว mola 暫停前進 привал, відпочинок تھمنا tạm thời dừng lại 暂停前进

3. a small railway station. halte موقِف قِطار قَصير واخْتِياري спирка estação zastávka die Haltestation trinbræt μικρός σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός apeadero pooljaam ایستگاه فرعی seisake halte תַּחֲנָת רַכֶּבֶת קְטָנָה छोटा रेलवे स्टेशन sporedna, lokalna postaja bez stanicnih zgrada megálló(hely) halte lítil lestarstöð stazioncina ferroviaria 停車場 정거장, 역 pusstotė piestātne; pietura stesen kereta api kecil bushalte, treinhalte, metrohalte holdeplass, stoppestedstacja kolejowa ددريدلو ځاي،ريل ته دريدلو ځاي apeadeiro haltă полустанок zastávka postajališče postaja anhalt, hållplats สถานีรถไฟขนาดเล็ก küçük tren istasyonu 小火車站 полустанок; платформа چھوٹا سا ریل گاڑی کا پڑاؤ ga xép 铁路小车站

call a halt (to)

to stop; to put an end (to). It's time to call a halt to these stupid arguments. 'n einde aan iets maak يوقِف спирам pôr fim a udělat konec Einhalt gebieten stoppe; sætte en stopper for σταματώ, βάζω τέρμ σε κτ. poner fin a lõppu tegema پایان دادن lopettaa mettre un terme àעצירה बद करन के लिए कहना obustaviti, prekinuti pihenőt ad; véget vet menghentikan stöðva mettere fine a やめる 정지를 명하다 sustabdyti, užbaigti apstādināt menghentikan een halt toeroepen; een einde maken aan si stopp, gjøre en ende påzakończyć, powstrzymać پای ته ورکول pôr fim a a pune capăt (la) положить конец (чему-л.) urobiť koniec narediti konec čemu prekinuti sätta stopp för ทำให้หยุด son vermek 停止，終止 припинити روکنا، ختم کرنا dừng; chấm dứt （命令）停止

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halt

→ وُقوف zastavení stop Pause στάση detención pysähdys halte stanka fermata 停止 정지하다 stilstand stans postój parada, paragem остановка rast การหยุด duraksama sự dừng lại 停止

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