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to stop
01
arrêter, s'arrêter
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 arrêté à l'arrêt de bus pour prendre des passagers.
1.1
arrêter, 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 arrêter le moteur de la voiture rapidement.
1.2
arrêter, 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 arrêté de travailler sur le projet pour répondre à un appel téléphonique important.
1.3
arrêter, 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 sécurité a arrêté la personne non autorisée à l'entrée.
1.4
arrêter, 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 arrêté de fonctionner au milieu de la route.
02
arrêter, 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 travaillé sans relâche pour arrêter l'incendie.
2.1
empêcher
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 arrêter de poursuivre vos rêves.
2.2
arrêter, 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 dû arrêter le chèque parce que le produit était défectueux.
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 arrêter le robinet de l'évier de la cuisine ? Il fuit.
04
cesser, s’arrêter
(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
arrêter, 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 arrêter de se vanter de sa nouvelle voiture.
4.2
arrêter, 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'arrêter 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 arrêté son adversaire au premier round avec un coup dévastateur.
Stop
01
arrêt, cessation
the act of stopping something
02
arrêt, 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
arrêt, escale
a brief stay in the course of a journey
06
arrêt, fin
the event of something ending
07
arrêt, halte
a spot where something halts or pauses
08
arrêt, cessation
the state of inactivity following an interruption
09
arrêt, 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
