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to stop
01
fermare
to not move anymore
Intransitive: to stop | to stop somewhere
Esempi
The car stopped at the pedestrian crosswalk.
L'auto si è fermata alle strisce pedonali.
1.1
fermare, arrestare
to cause something to be no longer working or operating
Transitive: to stop a tool or machine
Esempi
Could you stop the vacuum cleaner now?
1.2
fermare, interrompere
to end a particular action or activity for a short period of time to do something else
Transitive: to stop an activity
Esempi
He will stop playing the game to help his friend.
Lui smetterà di giocare al gioco per aiutare il suo amico.
1.3
fermare, arrestare
to make something or someone not move anymore
Transitive: to stop sb/sth
Esempi
They stopped the boat next to the dock.
Hanno fermato la barca accanto al molo.
1.4
fermarsi, smettere di funzionare
to be no longer working or operating
Transitive: to stop doing sth
Esempi
The old clock on the wall has stopped ticking.
Il vecchio orologio sul muro ha smesso di funzionare.
02
fermare, bloccare
to cause something to come to an end or prevent it from happening
Transitive: to stop sth
Esempi
I 'll do whatever it takes to stop this chaos.
Farò tutto il necessario per fermare questo caos.
2.1
impedire, dissuadere
to discourage or prevent a person from pursuing something such as an activity or a goal
Transitive: to stop sb from sth
Esempi
She 's determined to stop him from wasting his potential.
È determinata a fermarlo dallo sprecare il suo potenziale.
2.2
fermare, bloccare
to prevent the payment of money from happening
Transitive: to stop a payment or transaction
Esempi
He asked his bank to stop the direct debit for that gym membership.
Ha chiesto alla sua banca di fermare l'addebito diretto per quell'abbonamento in palestra.
03
tappare, ostruire
to block or close a hole, leak, etc. so that nothing can pass through it
Transitive: to stop an opening
Esempi
He stopped his nose but could still smell the strong odor.
Ha tappato il naso ma poteva ancora sentire il forte odore.
04
fermare, cessare
(with reference to a process, event, or action) to finish or cease to happen
Intransitive
Esempi
The meeting stopped after everyone had their say.
La riunione si è fermata dopo che tutti hanno avuto la possibilità di parlare.
4.1
fermare, smettere
to finish performing a particular thing or having a certain experience
Transitive: to stop doing sth
Esempi
Please stop checking your phone during the movie.
Per favore, smetti di controllare il telefono durante il film.
4.2
smettere, interrompere
to give up a particular habit or practice
Transitive: to stop doing sth
Esempi
We should stop using disposable utensils.
Dovremmo smettere di usare stoviglie monouso.
05
fermare, mettere KO
(boxing) to knockout an opponent and defeat them
Transitive: to stop an opponent
Esempi
The boxer stopped his opponent with a powerful right hook.
Il pugile ha fermato il suo avversario con un potente gancio destro.
Stop
01
fermata, arresto
the act of stopping something
02
fermata, stazione
a place where a train or bus usually stops for passengers to get on or off
03
registro, tirante
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
punto, punto fermo
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
05
fermata, sosta
a brief stay in the course of a journey
06
fermata, fine
the event of something ending
07
fermata, sosta
a spot where something halts or pauses
08
fermata, cessazione
the state of inactivity following an interruption
09
fermata, freno
a restraint that checks the motion of something
10
ostruzione, blocco
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
11
diaframma, otturatore
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
12
occlusiva, consonante occlusiva
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Albero Lessicale
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