standstill

stand·still

 (stănd′stĭl′)

n.

Complete cessation of activity or progress: Work came to a standstill.

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standstill

(ˈstændˌstɪl)

n

a complete cessation of movement; stop; halt: the car came to a standstill.

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stand•still

(ˈstændˌstɪl)

n.

a state of cessation of movement or action; halt; stop.

[1695–1705]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	standstill - a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" deadlock, impasse, stalemate, dead end situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
	2.	standstill - an interruption of normal activity tie-up, stand stop, halt - the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"

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standstill

noun halt, stop, stand Production is more or less at a standstill.

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standstill

noun

The condition of being stopped:

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

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Translations

تَوَقُّف تام، جُمود

klidzastavit

i stå

Stillstandstillstehenzum Stillstand kommen

parada

arrêtsurplacehalteimmobilisationimmobiliser

kyrrstaîa

arrestofermata

stovėjimas

apstāšanāsnekustīgumssastingums

ligge stillestillstand

paralisação

durmasaygı duruşu

bế tắcdừng

停顿静止

standstill

[ˈstændstɪl] N → parada f
to be at a standstill [vehicle] → estar parado; [industry etc] → estar paralizado
negotiations are at a standstill → las negociaciones están paralizadas
to bring a car to a standstill → parar un coche
to bring an industry to a standstill → paralizar una industria
to bring traffic to a standstill → paralizar el tráfico, parar totalmente el tráfico
to come to a standstill [person] → pararse, hacer un alto; [vehicle] → pararse; [industry etc] → estancarse

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

standstill

[ˈstændstɪl] n (= halt) → arrêt m
to be at a standstill [car, person, factory] → être à l'arrêt; [road, traffic] → être bloqué(e); [production, trade, negotiations] → être au point mort
The negotiations are at a standstill → Les négociations sont au point mort.
to come to a standstill [car, person] → s'immobiliser; [traffic, road] → être complètement bloqué(e)
The traffic had come to a standstill → La circulation était complètement bloquée.; [production, trade, factory] → s'arrêter
to bring sth to a standstill [+ traffic] → immobiliser qch; [+ airport] → bloquer qch; [+ factory] → paralyser qchstand-up standup [ˈstændʌp] adj

stand-up comedian → monologuiste mf
stand-up comedy → monologue m comique

[row, fight] → en règle

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standstill

[ˈstændˌstɪl] n to bring a car to a standstill → fermare una macchina
to be at a standstill (vehicle) → essere fermo/a (industry) → ristagnare, essere paralizzato/a
to come to a standstill (vehicle) → fermarsi (industry) → rimanere paralizzato/a (production) → arrestarsi (talks, negotiations) → giungere a un punto morto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

standstill

(ˈstӕndstil) : be at, come to, reach a standstill

to remain without moving; to stop, halt etc. The traffic was at a standstill. stilstaande تَوَقُّف تام، جُمود застой ficar/estar parado klid; zastavit (se) stillstehen, zum Stillstand kommen i stå ακινητοποιούμαι toppama سكون olla pysähtyneenä arrêt; s'immobiliserעצירה, שיתוק ठहराव, विराम, गतिरोध zastoj, mirovanje teljesen leáll(t) berhenti kyrrstaða arrestarsi, fermarsi 止まっている 정지해있다 stovėjimas; stovėti, sustoti apstāšanās; sastingums; nekustīgums tidak bergerak stilstandligge stille; gå i stå znajdować/znaleźć się w martwym punkcie paragem oprire; a se bloca остановиться; застопориться pokoj, zastavenie zastoj mirovanje stillastående, stopp: stå stilla/stanna upp การหยุดนิ่ง durma, saygı duruşu 靜止，停頓 зупинка, безвихідь بے حس و حرکت sự dừng lại, sự bế tắc 静止，停顿

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stand·still

n. paro, cese de actividad.

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