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Definition & Bedeutung von "stop"

to stop
01

anhalten, stoppen

to not move anymore
Intransitive: to stop | to stop somewhere
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The car stopped at the pedestrian crosswalk.
Das Auto hielt an der Fußgängerüberquerung an.
The bus stopped at the bus stop to pick up passengers.
Der Bus hielt an der Bushaltestelle, um Passagiere einsteigen zu lassen.
1.1

stoppen, anhalten

to cause something to be no longer working or operating
Transitive: to stop a tool or machine
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Could you stop the vacuum cleaner now?
Könntest du den Staubsauger jetzt anhalten?
He needs to stop the car engine quickly.
Er muss den Motor des Autos schnell anhalten.
1.2

unterbrechen, pausieren

to end a particular action or activity for a short period of time to do something else
Transitive: to stop an activity
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She stopped studying to take a quick break.
He stopped working on the project to answer an important phone call.
1.3

anhalten, stoppen

to make something or someone not move anymore
Transitive: to stop sb/sth
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She stopped the escalator to retrieve her dropped phone.
Sie hielt die Rolltreppe an, um ihr heruntergefallenes Telefon zu holen.
The security guard stopped the unauthorized person at the entrance.
Der Sicherheitsmann hielt die unbefugte Person am Eingang an.
1.4

stehen bleiben, aufhören zu funktionieren

to be no longer working or operating
Transitive: to stop doing sth
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The old clock on the wall has stopped ticking.
Die alte Uhr an der Wand hat aufgehört zu funktionieren.
The car 's engine stopped running in the middle of the road.
Der Motor des Autos hat mitten auf der Straße aufgehört zu funktionieren.
02

stoppen, aufhalten

to cause something to come to an end or prevent it from happening
Transitive: to stop sth
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I 'll do whatever it takes to stop this chaos.
Ich werde alles tun, um dieses Chaos aufzuhalten.
The firefighters worked tirelessly to stop the fire.
Die Feuerwehrleute arbeiteten unermüdlich, um das Feuer aufzuhalten.
2.1

abhalten, verhindern

to discourage or prevent a person from pursuing something such as an activity or a goal
Transitive: to stop sb from sth
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Her parents tried to stop her from dating him.
Ihre Eltern versuchten, sie davon abzuhalten, mit ihm auszugehen.
Do n't let fear stop you from chasing your dreams.
Lass dir von Angst nicht den Weg abhalten, deine Träume zu verfolgen.
2.2

stornieren, stoppen

to prevent the payment of money from happening
Transitive: to stop a payment or transaction
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He asked his bank to stop the direct debit for that gym membership.
Er bat seine Bank, die Lastschrift für die Fitnessmitgliedschaft zu stornieren.
She had to stop the check because the product was faulty.
Sie musste den Scheck stornieren, weil das Produkt fehlerhaft war.
03

stoppen, verschließen

to block or close a hole, leak, etc. so that nothing can pass through it
Transitive: to stop an opening
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Even after stopping my ears, her voice echoed in my head.
Selbst nachdem ich mir die Ohren verschlossen hatte, hallte ihre Stimme in meinem Kopf.
Can you stop the faucet in the kitchen sink?
Kannst du den Wasserhahn in der Küchenspüle verschließen? Er tropft.
04

stoppen, aufhören

(with reference to a process, event, or action) to finish or cease to happen
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The music stopped abruptly at the end of the song.
Die Musik hörte am Ende des Liedes abrupt auf.
Did the construction noise finally stop?
Hat der Baulärm endlich aufgehört?
4.1

aufhören, stoppen

to finish performing a particular thing or having a certain experience
Transitive: to stop doing sth
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Can you stop complaining for a moment?
Kannst du aufhören, für einen Moment zu beschweren?
He would n't stop bragging about his new car.
Er würde nicht aufhören, über sein neues Auto zu prahlen.
4.2

aufhören, einschränken

to give up a particular habit or practice
Transitive: to stop doing sth
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They 've stopped using plastic bags to reduce waste.
Sie haben aufgehört, Plastiktüten zu benutzen, um Abfall zu reduzieren.
He 's trying to stop biting his nails.
Er versucht aufzuhören, an seinen Nägeln zu kauen.
05

ausknocken, niederstrecken

(boxing) to knockout an opponent and defeat them
Transitive: to stop an opponent
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The boxer stopped his opponent with a powerful right hook.
Der Boxer hat seinen Gegner mit einem mächtigen rechten Haken ausgeknockt.
She stopped her rival in the first round with a devastating punch.
Sie hat ihre Rivalin in der ersten Runde mit einem verheerenden Schlag niedergestreckt.
01

Stopp, Halt

the act of stopping something
stop definition and meaning
02

Haltestelle

a place where a train or bus usually stops for passengers to get on or off
stop definition and meaning
03

Register, Pfeifenregister

the handle of a pipe organ that is pulled or pushed in order to let pressurized air through the pipes, controlling the sound produced
stop definition and meaning
04

Punkt, Satzzeichen

a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
stop definition and meaning
05

Stopp, Halt

a brief stay in the course of a journey
06

Stopp, Ende

the event of something ending
07

Haltestelle, Stoppstelle

a spot where something halts or pauses
08

Stopp, Unterbrechung

the state of inactivity following an interruption
09

Stopp, Halt

a restraint that checks the motion of something
10

Stopp, Verschluss

an obstruction in a pipe or tube
11

Blende, Apertur

a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
12

Plosiv, Verschlusslaut

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
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