stop Significado & definición

Significado de stop en español

• 0 to finish doing something or not do something any more -- parar, dejar de

  • Stop laughing – it’s not funny.

  • He started to say something and then stopped.

  • This course will help you stop smoking.

• 1 If a bus, train, etc. stops at a particular place, it lets people get on and off. -- parar

  • Does this train stop at Cambridge?

• 2 to stop a journey or an activity for a short time -- parar

  • We stopped at a café for lunch.

• 3 to not move any more, or make someone or something not move any more -- detener(se)

  • A car stopped outside the house.

• 4 to not continue to operate, or to make something not continue to operate -- parar(se)

  • My watch has stopped.

• 5 to prevent something from happening or prevent someone from doing something -- detener, impedir

  • Doctors are trying to stop the disease from spreading.

• 6 to make something end -- terminar

  • We must find a way to stop the war.

• 7 a place where a bus or train stops so that people can get on or off -- parada

  • We need to get off at the next stop.

• 8 the act of stopping an activity or journey, or a period of time when you stop -- parada

  • We made a stop to get lunch.

• 9 to end something bad -- poner fin a algo

  • We must put a stop to the violence.

• 10 to stop moving -- detenerse

  • The car came to a stop in front of an old cottage.

• 11 to finish doing -- parar

  • Stop talking and listen. Para de hablar y escucha.

  • I started writing and didn’t stop until 3 a.m. Comencé a escribir y no paré hasta las 3 de la mañana.

  • Stop it, Jamie – you’re being annoying. Para, Jamie – estás siendo molesto.

• 12 to prevent -- parar

  • They were stopping people from going into the building. Ellos estaban impidiendo que la gente entrara al edificio.

  • attempts to stop gun crime intentos de detener el crimen con armas

• 13 to not move any farther -- parar

  • Stop the car – I want to get out. Para el coche – quiero salir.

  • Let’s stop here and eat lunch. Vamos a parar aquí y comer.

• 14 (of public transportation) to pause on a trip to allow passengers to get on or off -- parar

  • The bus stops in several small towns on the way to Miami. El autobús para en varios pueblos pequeños de camino a Miami.

• 15 to not work or make not work anymore -- parar

  • All the clocks in the building had stopped. Todos los relojes en el edificio se habían parado.

  • Stop the DVD at the scene where they meet. Para el DVD en la escena en que se conocen.

• 16 when you stop somewhere for a short time -- parada [ feminine, singular ]

  • We made several stops along the way. Hicimos varias paradas en el camino.