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standstill

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stand·still  (stndstl)
n.
Complete cessation of activity or progress: Work came to a standstill.

standstill [ˈstændˌstɪl]
n
a complete cessation of movement; stop; halt the car came to a standstill
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.standstill - a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
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
stop, halt - the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"

standstill
noun halt, stop, stand Production is more or less at a standstill.
Translations
standstill [ˈstændstɪl] Nparada f
to be at a standstill [vehicle] → estar parado; [industry etc] → estar paralizado
negotiations are at a standstilllas negociaciones están paralizadas
to bring a car to a standstillparar un coche
to bring an industry to a standstillparalizar una industria
to bring traffic to a standstillparalizar el tráfico, parar totalmente el tráfico
to come to a standstill [person] → pararse, hacer un alto; [vehicle] → pararse; [industry etc] → estancarse

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 qch
stand-up standup [ˈstændʌp] adj
stand-up comedian → monologuiste mf
stand-up comedy → monologue m comique
[row, fight] → en règle

standstill [ˈstændˌstɪl] n to bring a car to a standstillfermare 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
standstill [ˈstændˌstɪl] n to bring a car to a standstillfermare 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

standstill [ˈstӕndstil]
to remain without moving; to stop, halt etc The traffic was at a standstill. stilstaande تَوَقُّف تام، جُمود застой klid; zastavit (se) i stå stillstehen, zum Stillstand kommen ακινητοποιούμαι toppama سكون pysähdys arrêt; s'immobiliser עֲצִירָה, שׁיתוּק 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 stilstand ligge stille; 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,停止 зупинка, безвихідь بے حس و حرکت sự dừng lại, sự bế tắc


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Smoothly the huge engine came gliding into the station--a dumb, silent creature now, drawing slowly to a standstill as though exhausted after its great effort.
For it is the nature of a log or stone to remain motionless on level ground, and to move when on a slope; if four-cornered, to come to a standstill, but if round-shaped, to go rolling down.
The car had come to a standstill before a white gate, in front of which was stationed a British soldier, with drawn bayonet.
 
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