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stop

 
 
/stɒp/ noun [C]

Translation

BUS/TRAIN a place where a bus or train stops so that people can get on or off
durak, istasyon
We need to get off at the next stop.15581678
put a stop to sth to end something unpleasant
bir son vermek; ...ı/i durdurmak
We must put a stop to the violence.1555
JOURNEY a place where you stop on a journey, or the time that you spend there
durak, mola, ara
We had an overnight stop in Singapore.1558
come to a stop to stop moving
durmak, kesilmek, dinmek
The car came to a stop in front of an old cottage.1594
pull out all the stops to do everything you can to make something succeed
elinden geleni yapmak, canla başla çalışmak, dişini tırnağına takmak
They pulled out all the stops for their daughter's wedding.1356
→ See also bus stop → See also full stop
(Definition of stop noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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