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stop Verb [stopping, stopped] 1. to cease from doing (something); discontinue 2. to cause (something moving) to halt or (of something moving) to come to a halt 3. to prevent the continuance or completion of (something) 4. (often foll. by from)to prevent or restrain: I stopped her from going on any further 5. to keep back: no agreement to stop arms supplies 6. stop up to block or plug: to stop up a pipe 7. to stay or rest: we stopped at a camp site for a change 8. to instruct a bank not to honour (a cheque) 9. to deduct (money) from pay 10. Informal to receive (a blow or hit) 11. Music to alter the vibrating length of (a string on a violin, guitar, etc.) by pressing down on it at some point with the finger 12. stop at nothing to be prepared to do anything; be ruthless Noun 1. prevention of movement or progress: you can put a stop to it quite easily 2. the act of stopping or the state of being stopped: the car lurched to a stop 3. a place where something halts or pauses: a bus stop 4. the act or an instance of blocking or obstructing 5. a device that prevents, limits, or ends the motion of a mechanism or moving part 6. Brit a full stop 7. Music a knob on an organ that is operated to allow sets of pipes to sound 8. pull out all the stops to make a great effort [Old English stoppian (unattested)]
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stop verb 1. quit, cease, refrain, break off, put an end to, pack in Brit. (informal) discontinue, leave off, call it a day (informal) desist, belay Nautical bring or come to a halt or standstill << OPPOSITE start verb 2. prevent, suspend, cut short, close, break, check, bar, arrest, silence, frustrate, axe (informal) interrupt, restrain, hold back, intercept, hinder, repress, impede, rein in, forestall, nip (something) in the bud << OPPOSITE facilitate verb 3. end, conclude, finish, be over, cut out (informal) terminate, come to an end, peter out << OPPOSITE continue verb 6. pause, wait, rest, hesitate, deliberate, take a break, have a breather (informal) stop briefly noun 8. halt, standstill Translations stop [stɔp] n → parada, alto; (in punctuation) → punto stop it! → ¡basta ya!, ¡párate! stop off vi → interrumpir el viaje stop up vt [+ hole] → tapar stop [stɔp] n → arrêt m (= short stay); halte f; (in punctuation) → point m vt → arrêter (= break off); interrompre; stop it! → arrête! stop by vi → s'arrêter (au passage) stop up vt [+ hole] → boucher stop [stɔp] n → Halt m; (short stay) → Aufenthalt m; (in punctuation) (also: full stop) → Punkt m; (bus stop etc) → Haltestelle f vt → stoppen; (car etc) → anhalten; (block) → sperren; (prevent) → verhindern vi (car etc) → anhalten; (train) → halten; (end) → aufhören; to come to a stop → anhalten; to put a stop to → einen Riegel vorschieben +dat; stop by stop vi → kurz vorbeikommen stop off stop vi → kurz haltmachen, Zwischenstation machen stop up stop vt (hole) → zustopfen stop [stɔp] n → arresto (= stopping place); fermata; (in punctuation) → punto stop off vi → sostare brevemente v stop [stop] 1 to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus. stop يَقِف спирам (се) zastavit (se) stoppe; standse anhalten σταματώ impedir, evitar, detener peatama, peatuma متوقف كردن pysäyttää, pysähtyä (s')arrêter לַעֲצוֹר रोकना, रोक देना zaustaviti, zaustaviti se megáll(ít) menghentikan stöðva(st) fermare, fermarsi 止める 멎게 하다, 정지시키다; 멎다, 정지하다 (su)stoti, (su)stabdyti apstāties; apturēt berhenti stoppen stoppe, stanse zatrzymać (się) parar a (se) opri останавливать(ся) zastaviť (sa) ustaviti zaustaviti stanna หยุด dur(dur)mak 停止 зупиняти(ся) آگے بڑھنے سے روک دینا dừng , ngừng lại 停止 2 to prevent from doing something We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time. stop يوقِف възпирам (се) zabránit; zastavit (se) stoppe zurückhalten σταματώ, εμποδίζω takistama از كار انداختن estää empêcher לַעֲצוֹר से रोकना zaustaviti se, prekinuti se leállít mencegah stöðva fermare, fermarsi, impedire やめる ...을 그만두게 하다, 저지하다 sulaikyti, sukliudyti aizkavēt; atturēt halang tegenhouden stoppe (po)wstrzymać (się) parar a împiedica удерживать; останавливать zabrániť; zastaviť (sa) zaustaviti sprečiti stoppa, hejda ระงับ durdurmak 阻止 зупиняти, стримувати کوءی کام کرنے سے روک دینا chặn, ngăn chặn 阻止 3 to discontinue or cease eg doing something That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining. ophou يَتَوَقَّف عَن преставам да правя нещо přestat holde op aufhören σταματώ parar katkestama, lõpetama, lakkama جلوگيري كردن lakata s'arrêter לְהַפסִיק समाप्त होना, बंद होना, खत्म होना prestati, prekinuti abbahagy (vmit) berhenti stoppa, hætta fermarsi, smettere やめる ...을 그만두다; 그치다 nustoti pārstāt berhenti oiphouden slutte, stoppe, holde opp przestać, skończyć się parar a se opri переставать prestať prenehati prestati sluta หยุด; เลิก durmak 停 припиняти(ся); закінчувати(ся) کام کرنا بند کر دینا ngừng, thôi 停 4 to block or close He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him. toestop يَسُد запушвам (се) zacpat holde sig for; lukke verstopfen κλείνω, βουλώνω tapar(se) kinni katma بستن tukkia (se) boucher לִסתוֹם अवरोध करना začepiti, zapušiti bedug(aszol) menutup loka tappare, chiudere ふさぐ ...을 막다, 폐쇄하다 už(si)kimšti bloķēt; nosprostot; aizbāzt tutup dichtstoppen holde (seg) for, tette igjen zatykać tapar a (se) astupa закрывать; затыкать zapchať zamašiti prekriti hålla för, täppa till, stoppa igen อุด kapamak, tıkamak 堵塞 затикати روک دینا یا بند کر دینا bịt lại, nút lại 堵塞 5 to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note. toemaak يُعَدِّل النَّغَم بالضَّغْط على وَتَر الكَمان натискам нота/струна stisknout; zmáčknout lukke; gribe greifen παίζω νότα πνευστού οργάνου apretar, cubrir sulgema, vajutama مسدود كردن sulkea, painaa boucher; presser לִסתוֹם रोकना pritisnuti (strunu, žicu) elzár; lefog meredam loka; styðja á premere; chiudere 指で押える (관악기의 구멍을) 손가락으로 누르다 prispausti nospiest (vārstuli); piespiest (stīgu) tutup dichthouden, neerdrukken lukke, gripe nacisnąć tapar a bloca; a astupa нажать клапан; прижимать струну stlačiť, pritlačiť pritisniti na struno/odprtino zategnuti žicu ili preklopiti rupu na instrumentu trycka ner (till), stänga ปิดกั้น kapamak, tıkamak (音樂)按(孔)、按(弦)以改變音調 притискати струну; натискати на клапан سوراخ وغیرہ کو کسی چیز سے بھرنا bấm dây đàn, lỗ sáo (音乐)按(孔)、按(弦)以改变音调 6 to stay Will you be stopping long at the hotel? oorstaan يُقيم او يَنْزِلُ في الفُنْدُق правя пауза zůstat opholde sig bleiben μένω quedarse, permanecer jääma اقامت كردن jäädä rester לַעֲצוֹר ठहरना, रूक जाना ostati, zadržati se (vhol) tartózkodik tinggal dvelja fermarsi, restare 泊まる 체재하다, 머무르다 viešėti, apsistoti apmesties; uzturēties berhenti blijven stoppe, oppholde seg zatrzymać się permanecer a sta останавливаться zostať, zdržať sa ostati, ustaviti se odsesti stanna, bo ค้างคืน kalmak 停留 зупинятися, залишатися قیام کرنا lưu lại ở lại 停留 n 1 an act of stopping or state of being stopped We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day. oorstaan, stop تَوَقُّف престой zastavení stop; bringe til standsning der Halt στάση, σταμάτημα parada, alto, interrupción peatus, katkestus توقف pysähdys, lopetus arrêt; halte עֲצִירָה रूकाव, ठहराव zaustavljanje, kočenje megállás perhentian stans fermata, interruzione 休止 멈춤; 정지 sustojimas apstāšanās; beigas berhenti het stoppen stopp, opphold, stans przerwa paragem oprire; haltă остановка; пауза, перерыв zastavenie; zastávka ustavitev zaustavljanje uppehåll, avbrott การหยุด durma 停留,中止 зупинка, затримка ٹھہراؤ sự ở lại, sự lưu lại 停留,中止 2 a place for eg a bus to stop a bus stop. halte مَوْقِف، مَحَطَّه спирка zastávka stoppested; -stop die Haltestelle στάση parada (bussi)peatus ايستگاه pysäkki arrêt תַחֲנָה ठहराव, स्टाप stajalište, stanica megálló perhentian stöð fermata 停留所 정류장, 정거장 stotelė pietura; pieturvieta hentian halte stoppested, holdeplass przystanek paragem staţie остановка zastávka postaja stanica hållplats ป้ายหยุดรถประจำทางหรือรถไฟ durak 站 зупинка بس کے رکنے کی جگہ bến xe 站 3 in punctuation, a full stop Put a stop at the end of the sentence. stopteken عَلامَة وَقْف точка tečka punktum der Punkt τελεία punto punkt صامت انسدادي piste point נְקוּדָה विराम चिह्न rečenični znak, točka pont titik punktur punto 終止符 마침표 taškas punkts noktah punt punktum kropka ponto punct знак препинания; точка bodka pika tačka punkt จุด nokta 句號 крапка وقفہ dấu chấm câu 句号 4 a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ. klep أداة تَعْديل النَّغَمَة في آلةٍ موسيقِيَّه клапан на муз. инструмент klapka, rejstřík registertræk das Griffloch, die Klappe, das Register τρύπα φλάουτου, κλειδίκλαρίνου registro, llave klapp, register عايق läppä, rekisterinappula clef אֶתנָח स्टॉप poklopčić, zapor (na duhačkom instrumentu) lyuk (fuvolán); regiszter (orgonán) alat peredam loka, loftop registro, chiave 音栓 (관악기·현악기의) 음전(音栓) vožtuvėlis, ventilis, klavišas vārstulis; reģistrs peredam register, klep hull; klaff, ventil klapka, rejestr registo cheie клапан; регистр klapka, register poklopec, dušilec klapna klaff, registerandrag ฝาปิด; ที่ปิด tıkaç 音栓,音節栓 клапан, вентиль بانسری وغیرہ کے سوراخ کو بند کرنے کا آلہ جس سے سر مدھم ہوتا ہے nút bấm 音栓,音节栓 5 a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position a door-stop. stop, wig أداة لِوَقْف حَرَكَة أي شيء стабилизатор klín, zarážka stopper; -stopper die Sperre πώμα, τάπα tope kiil مانع pysäytin taquet, butoir מַעֲצוֹר अड़नी, अड़ानी zapreka, prepreka ütköző ganjal fleygur, klossi stop, fermo 止め具 고정 장치, 쐐기 ribotuvas ķīlis; atturis; aizturis penghalang buffer stopper, stoppekloss ogranicznik calço ţăruş; tampon останов; ограничитель;упор klin, zarážka zagozda, zapora bloker spärr, stopp ที่กั้น tıpa 阻塞物,擋塊 обмежник, стопор کسی متحرک چیز کو روکنے کا آلہ cái nêm 阻塞物,挡块 n stoppage [-pidʒ] (an) act of stopping or state or process of being stopped The building was at last completed after many delays and stoppages. tye van ophou تَوْقيف، إنْسِداد спиране на работа přerušení arbejdsstandsning; afbrydelse die Stockung στάση, διακοπή obstrucción, paro, suspensión, deducción seisak وقفه seisaus interruption הַפסָקַת עֲבוֹדָה अवरोध, रोक zaustavljanje, sprečavanje megállítás penghentian stöðvun interruzione 停止 멈춤, 정지, 중지 (상태) (darbo) nutraukimas, pertrūkis apstāšanās; pārtraukums pemberhentian oponthoud stopp; arbeidsnedleggelse zatrzymanie, przerwa paragem întrerupere остановка; задержка prerušenie prekinitev obustava avbrott, driftstopp การหยุด durma 停工 зупинка, затримка موقوفی sự tắc nghẽn 停工 n stopper an object, eg a cork, that is put into the neck of a bottle, jar, hole etc to close it. kurk سِدادَه тапа zátka prop der Stöpsel πώμα tapón topp, punn درپوش korkki bouchon פְּקָק रोधक, अवरोधक, काग, डाट čep, zapušač dugó sumbat tappi, lok tappo 栓 마개, 꼭지 kamštis, kaištis aizbāznis; korķis penghenti stop propp, kork, plugg zatyczka rolha dop пробка; затычка zátka zamašek zapušač kork, propp ฝาปิด tıkaç 塞子 корок, пробка روکنے والا nút, nút chai 塞子 n stopping a filling in a tooth One of my stoppings has come out. vulsel سِدادَة السِّن пломба plomba fyldning die Füllung σφράγισμα empaste plomm پرشده دندان paikka plombage סְתִימָה भराई, भराव, रूकाव, विराम, भराव materijal za plombu, plomba tömés tambalan fylling otturazione つめ物 치아의 충전물 plomba (zoba) plomba tampalan vulling plombe, tannfylling wypełnienie chumbo plombă пломба plomba plomba plomba fyllning, plomb วัสดุอุดฟัน dolgu (補牙用)填料 зубна пломба کوءی چیز جس سے سوراخ وغیرہ بھرا جاتا ہے chất trám răng (补牙用)填料 n stopcock a tap and valve for controlling flow of liquid through a pipe. kraan مِحْبَس الماء، أو أي سائِل спирателен кран kohoutek stophane der Absperrhahn στρόφιγγα de paso llave sulgemiskraan شير كنترل sulkuhana robinet d'arrêt בֶּרֶז מַפסִיק रोधनी pipac, slavina elzárócsap kran krani, loki, ventill (rubinetto d'arresto) コックの栓 (파이프의) 마개 čiaupas aizgriežamais krāns pili penutup kraan stoppekran kurek torneira de passagem robinet de închidere запорный кран kohútik; čap pipa slavina kran ก๊อกปิดเปิดน้ำหรือแก๊ส vana 管閂 запірний кран روک یا ٹونٹی khóa, van 管闩 n stopgap a person or thing that fills a gap in an emergency He was made headmaster as a stopgap till a new man could be appointed; (also adjective ) stopgap arrangements. noodgeval بَديل مُؤَقَّت لِسَد الفَراغ временен заместник zatímní náhrada midlertidig et eller andet die Überbrückung, Überbrückungs-... προσωρινή λύση σε κατάσταση ανάγκης sustituto asetäitja, ajutine جانشين موقت sijainen, tilapäis- bouche-trou; intérimaire מְמַלֵא מָקוֹם זְמַנִי काम चलाऊ प्रबन्धअन्त:कालीन स्थानापन्न zakrpa, privremena zamjena kisegítő megoldás pengisi kekosongan sem er settur/notaður til bráðabirgða tappabuchi, ripiego まにあわせ(の) 임시 대리역(의); 임시 방편(의) laikinas pakaitalas pagaidu aizstājējs; pagaidu- pengganti sementara noodoplossing nødhjelp/-løsning; midlertidig zastępstwo expediente de ocasião временная замена; затычка dočasná náhrada; provizórny mašilo; začasna rešitev privremeno sredstvo tillfällig ersättning สิ่งทดแทน geçici kimse/çözüm 臨時代替者或代用品 заміна; затичка عارضی người, vật thay thế tạm thời, lấp chỗ trống 临时代替者或代用品 n stopwatch a watch with a hand that can be stopped and started, used in timing a race etc. stophorlosie ساعَة وَقْف секундомер stopky stopur die Stoppuhr χρονόμετρο cronómetro stopper زمان سنج sekuntikello chronomètre שְׁעוֹן עֶצֶר विराम घड़ी štoperica (sat) stopper(óra) stopwatch skeiðklukka cronometro ストップウォッチ (경주용) 스톱 워치 sekundometras hronometrs jam randik chronometer stoppeklokke stoper cronómetro cronometru секундомер stopky stoparica štoperica stoppur, tidtagarur นาฬิกาจับเวลา kronometre 跑錶 секундомір روک گھڑی đồng hồ bấm giờ 跑表 put a stop to to prevent from continuing We must put a stop to this waste. voorkom dat dit voortgaan يَضَعُ حَدّاً لِ прекратявам ukončit sætte en stopper for ein Ende bereiten σταματώ, βάζω τέρμα σε κτ. poner fin a lõppu tegema به چيزي پايان دادن tehdä loppu jostakin mettre un terme à לָשִׂים קֵץ ל- बन्द करना učiniti čemu kraj véget vet vminek menghentikan binda enda á (mettere fine a) やめる 중지하다, 중단하다 padaryti galą darīt (kaut kam) galu; izbeigt menghentikan een eind maken aan sette en stopper for położyć kres pôr fim a a pune capăt la положить конец ukončiť, zastaviť narediti konec čemu prekinuti sätta stopp för เลิก ...-e son vermek 制止 покласти кінець جاری رہنے سے روکنا đặt dấu chấm hết cho, kết thúc 制止 stop at nothing to be willing to do anything, however dishonest etc, in order to get something He'll stop at nothing to get what he wants. enige iets oneerliks doen لا يَتَوَقَّفُ عندَ شَيء أو حَد، مُسْتَعِدٌّ أن يَفْعَلَ أي شَيء не се спирам пред нищо necouvnout před ničím ikke sky nogen midler vor nichts zurückschrecken μετέρχομαι κάθε μέσο, δε σταματώ πουθενά no tener miramientos mitte millegi ees tagasi põrkama تلاش نكردن olla kaihtamatta mitään keinoja ne reculer devant rien (pour) לא לִבחוֹל בְּשוּם אֶמצָעִי जोखिम उठाने के लिए तत्पर रहना ne prezati od ničeg nincsenek gátlásai berusaha keras láta ekkert stöðva sig (senza scrupoli essere) 手段を選ばない 어떠한 일도 (망설이지 않고) 하다 su niekuo nesiskaityti, nepaisyti nieko izmantot jebkuru līdzekli; neapstāties nekādu šķēršļu priekšā tidak akan berhenti voor niets terugdeinzen ikke vike tilbake for noe nie cofać się przed niczym não parar a nu se da înapoi de la nimic (pentru) не останавливаться ни перед чем necúvnuť pred ničím ničesar se ne ustrašiti ne prezati ni od čega inte låta sig hejdas av någonting ทำทุกวิถีทางเพื่อได้มาซึ่ง herşeyi yapmaya hazır olmak 無所不為 ні перед чим не зупинятися کچھ بھی کرنے کو راضی ہونا không từ một thủ đoạn nào 无所不为 stop dead to stop completely I stopped dead when I saw him. heeltemal stop يَقِف كُلِيّاً замлъквам náhle se zastavit stå helt stille plötzlich stoppen σταματώ απότομα, κοκαλώνω parar en seco paigale tarduma توقف كامل pysähtyä siihen paikkaan s'arrêter net לַעֲצוֹר לְפֶתַע अचानक रूक जाना stati kao ukopan földbe gyökerezik a lába berhenti sepenuhnya snarstöðva (di colpo fermarsi) ぴたっと止まる 딱 멈춰 서다 sustoti kaip įbestam apstāties kā iemietam terkesima blijven staan plotseling stil bråstanse, stoppe brått stanąć jak wryty a se opri brusc останавливаться как вкопанный náhle sa zastaviť obstati kot vkopan stati tvärstanna หยุดสนิท taş gibi kalakalmak 突然停住 остовпіти; заціпеніти مکمل طور سے رک جانا dừng lại rất đột ngột 突然停住 stop off to make a halt on a journey etc We stopped off at Edinburgh to see the castle. oorstaan يَتَوَقَّف أثْناء الرِّحْلَه отбивам се zastavit se gøre holdt die Fahrt unterbrechen κάνω στάση parar (lühidalt) peatuma سر زدن به جايي pysähtyä vähäksi aikaa faire une (courte) halte לְהִתעַכֵּב रूक जाना prekinuti putovanje, zaustaviti se megszakítja az útját (vhol) sebentar koma við fermarsi 途中立寄る 도중 하차하다; 들르다 stabtelėti, trumpam sustoti apstāties (ceļojuma laikā) singgah sebentar de reis onderbreken stikke innom zatrzymać się fazer uma paragem a face o oprire scurtă сделать остановку zastaviť sa zaustaviti se zaustaviti se stanna till แวะเยี่ยม ...-de mola vermek 中途停留 зупинятися в дорозі سفر کے دوران قیام کرنا đỗ lại, nghỉ lại 中途停留 stop over oorstaan يتَوَقَّف أو يَنْزِلُ ليلَةً أو أكثَر пренощувам zastavit se (na déle) overnatte die Fahrt unterbrechen κάνω ενδιάμεση στάση parar, pasar la noche, hacer noche, hacer escala (üleöö) peatuma در جايي توقف كردن pistäytyä s'arrêter (une nuit ou plus) שְׁהִייָה לִזְמָן קָצַר रूक जाना, रूकाव, ठहराव kratko zaustavljanje, kratki prekid puta útját megszakítja, egy éjszakát tölt singgah koma við, hafa viðkomu fermarsi (per la notte) 途中立寄る stabtelėti apstāties/palikt (pāris dienas) menginap overblijven overnatte; gjøre et kortere opphold zatrzymać się fazer uma paragem a face o escală сделать остановку (в пути) zastaviť sa (na dlhšie) prenočiti prenoćiti göra upphåll, stanna över ค้างคืนนอกบ้าน mola vermek 留宿 зупинятися в дорозі ایک رات یا اس سے زیادہ قیام کرنا ngừng lại , đỗ lại 留宿 stop up to block Some rubbish got into the drain and stopped it up. verstop يَسُد запушвам ucpat blokere verstopfen βουλώνω, φράζω taponar ummistama بستن tukkia boucher לַחֲסוֹם बन्द करना zatisnuti, začepiti eldugaszol menyumbat stífla ostruire, otturare ふさぐ (구멍을) 막다, 메우다 užkimšti, užkišti aizsprostot; nosprostot menyumbat verstoppen tette igjen, blokkere zatykać entupir засорять(ся) zapchať zamašiti blokirati täppa igen (till) อุดรูด้วยของแข็ง tıkamak 堵塞 блокувати مانع ہونا lấp 堵塞 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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| My word, three monsoon finish, boy stop along me come back. He could not in conscience - not even George's conscience - object, though he did suggest that, perhaps, it would be better for him to stop in the boat, and get tea ready, while Harris and I towed, because getting tea was such a worrying work, and Harris and I looked tired. Once she wondered if he would stop if she dared go to him and then she remembered how he had driven her out of the room and thought that perhaps the sight of her might make him worse. |
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