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to stop
01
arrĂȘter, s'arrĂȘter
to not move anymore
Intransitive: to stop | to stop somewhere
Exemples
The bus stopped at the bus stop to pick up passengers.
Le bus s'est arrĂȘtĂ© Ă l'arrĂȘt de bus pour prendre des passagers.
1.1
arrĂȘter, stopper
to cause something to be no longer working or operating
Transitive: to stop a tool or machine
Exemples
He needs to stop the car engine quickly.
Il doit arrĂȘter le moteur de la voiture rapidement.
1.2
arrĂȘter, cesser
to end a particular action or activity for a short period of time to do something else
Transitive: to stop an activity
Exemples
He stopped working on the project to answer an important phone call.
Il a arrĂȘtĂ© de travailler sur le projet pour rĂ©pondre Ă un appel tĂ©lĂ©phonique important.
1.3
arrĂȘter, stopper
to make something or someone not move anymore
Transitive: to stop sb/sth
Exemples
The security guard stopped the unauthorized person at the entrance.
Le gardien de sĂ©curitĂ© a arrĂȘtĂ© la personne non autorisĂ©e Ă l'entrĂ©e.
1.4
arrĂȘter, cesser
to be no longer working or operating
Transitive: to stop doing sth
Exemples
The car 's engine stopped running in the middle of the road.
Le moteur de la voiture s'est arrĂȘtĂ© de fonctionner au milieu de la route.
02
arrĂȘter, stopper
to cause something to come to an end or prevent it from happening
Transitive: to stop sth
Exemples
The firefighters worked tirelessly to stop the fire.
Les pompiers ont travaillĂ© sans relĂąche pour arrĂȘter l'incendie.
2.1
empĂȘcher
to discourage or prevent a person from pursuing something such as an activity or a goal
Transitive: to stop sb from sth
Exemples
Do n't let fear stop you from chasing your dreams.
Ne laissez pas la peur vous arrĂȘter de poursuivre vos rĂȘves.
2.2
arrĂȘter, stopper
to prevent the payment of money from happening
Transitive: to stop a payment or transaction
Exemples
She had to stop the check because the product was faulty.
Elle a dĂ» arrĂȘter le chĂšque parce que le produit Ă©tait dĂ©fectueux.
03
boucher, obstruer
to block or close a hole, leak, etc. so that nothing can pass through it
Transitive: to stop an opening
Exemples
Can you stop the faucet in the kitchen sink? It's dripping.
Pouvez-vous arrĂȘter le robinet de l'Ă©vier de la cuisine ? Il fuit.
04
cesser, sâarrĂȘter
(with reference to a process, event, or action) to finish or cease to happen
Intransitive
Exemples
Did the construction noise finally stop?
Le bruit de la construction a-t-il enfin cessé ?
4.1
arrĂȘter, cesser
to finish performing a particular thing or having a certain experience
Transitive: to stop doing sth
Exemples
He would n't stop bragging about his new car.
Il ne voulait pas arrĂȘter de se vanter de sa nouvelle voiture.
4.2
arrĂȘter, cesser
to give up a particular habit or practice
Transitive: to stop doing sth
Exemples
He 's trying to stop biting his nails.
Il essaie d'arrĂȘter de se ronger les ongles.
05
mettre KO
(boxing) to knockout an opponent and defeat them
Transitive: to stop an opponent
Exemples
She stopped her rival in the first round with a devastating punch.
Elle a arrĂȘtĂ© son adversaire au premier round avec un coup dĂ©vastateur.
Stop
01
arrĂȘt, cessation
the act of stopping something
02
arrĂȘt, station
a place where a train or bus usually stops for passengers to get on or off
03
registre, tirant
the handle of a pipe organ that is pulled or pushed in order to let pressurized air through the pipes, controlling the sound produced
04
point, point final
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
05
arrĂȘt, escale
a brief stay in the course of a journey
06
arrĂȘt, fin
the event of something ending
07
arrĂȘt, halte
a spot where something halts or pauses
08
arrĂȘt, cessation
the state of inactivity following an interruption
09
arrĂȘt, frein
a restraint that checks the motion of something
10
obstruction, blocage
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
11
diaphragme, ouverture
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
12
occlusive, consonne occlusive
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Arbre Lexical
stopped
stopper
stopping
stop
