stop1
UK: /stɒp/ US: /stɑːp/ [stopped, stopping]Translation
v [t, i]
→ to stop by→ to stop in→ to stop off→ to stop over→ to stop upVéase tb: the buck stops here; to stop at nothing; to stop short of {sth/doing sth}›
⇨ parar
I stopped to take a picture Paré para hacer una fotografía
⇨ cesar
⇨ dejar
Could you stop talking a moment? ¿Puedes dejar de hablar un momento?
■ constr. 1. to stop + doing sth 2. to stop + to do sth›Why don't you stop for supper?
¿Por qué no te quedas a cenar?
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⇨ parar
Where does this bus stop? ¿Dónde para este autobús?
› (una máquina)
⇨ parar(se)
My watch has stopped Se me ha parado el reloj
›
⇨ parar
⇨ detener
Stop that man! ¡Detengan a ese hombre!
›
⇨ impedir
I couldn't stop her from coming in No pude impedir que entrara
⇨ prevenir
■ constr. to stop sb from doing sth›
⇨ tapar [un agujero]
to stop at nothing
⇨ no detenerse ante nada
(Definition of stop v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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