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arrĂȘter
01
to stop, to halt
mettre fin Ă une action, un mouvement ou un processusÂ
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Auxiliary verb
avoir
1st person singular
arrĂȘte
1st person plural
arrĂȘtons
Future 1st person
arrĂȘterai
Present participle
arrĂȘtant
Past participle
arrĂȘtĂ©
Imperfect 1st person plural
arrĂȘtions
Examples
Il faut arrĂȘter la voiture au feu rouge.Â
You have to stop the car at the red light.
02
to arrest, to apprehend
prendre quelqu'un pour le retenir, souvent par la policeÂ
Examples
La police a arrĂȘtĂ© le suspect hier soir.Â
The police arrested the suspect last night.
03
to quit, to give up
cesser volontairement une activitĂ©, une habitude ou un comportementÂ
Examples
Il a dĂ©cidĂ© d'arrĂȘter de fumer pour sa santĂ©.Â
He decided to quit smoking for his health.
04
to turn off, to shut down
faire cesser le fonctionnement d'un appareil, d'un moteur ou d'un systĂšmeÂ
Examples
Il faut arrĂȘter la machine avant de la nettoyer.Â
You have to turn off the machine before cleaning it.
05
to stop, to come to a stop
cesser de bouger ou d'avancer ;Â se mettre Ă l'arrĂȘtÂ
Examples
Le bus s'arrĂȘte Ă chaque arrĂȘt.Â
The bus stops at every stop.
06
to stop, to come to a stop
cesser de bouger ou de fonctionner ;Â ne plus continuerÂ
Examples
Le train a arrĂȘtĂ© au milieu du tunnel.Â
The train stopped in the middle of the tunnel.
