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1 come to a halt
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2 come to a halt/standstill
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3 halt
adj. mank, kreupel lopen--------n. klein spoorwegstation; halt, stilstand, rust--------v. stoppen; aarzelen, twijfelenhalt1[ ho:lt]1 halt ⇒ stilstand, rust♦voorbeelden:1 bring to a halt • tot stilstand brengen, stilleggencall a halt to • een halt toeroepencome to a halt • tot stilstand komenmake a halt • halt houden————————halt21 halt houden ⇒ stoppen, pauzerenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 halt doen houden ⇒ tot stilstand brengen, stoppen -
4 come to
overnemen,ontvangen; bijdraaien,bewust wordencome toII 〈werkwoord + voorzetsel〉3 belopen ⇒ bedragen, (neer)komen op5 toekomen ⇒ ten deel/te beurt vallen, gegeven worden6 overkomen♦voorbeelden:come to someone's aid/assistance/help • iemand te hulp komencome to a decision • tot een besluit komenJohn came to a bad/no good/a sticky end • het liep slecht af met Jancome to fruition • in vervulling gaancome to a halt/standstill • tot stilstand komencome to life • tot leven komen, weer bijkomencome to light • aan het licht komencome to one's senses/oneself • tot bezinning komen, weer bijkomencome to an understanding • het eens wordencome to little • weinig uithalenwhat's it all coming to? • waar moet dat allemaal heen?come to nothing • op niets uitdraaiencome to oneself • tot zichzelf komenif it comes to that • in dat gevalwe never thought things would come to this! • we hadden nooit gedacht dat het zo ver zou komen! -
5 screech
n. schreeuw, hoge gil, krijs (Slang) sterke rum van bodem van een vat (term afkomstig uit Newfoundland, Canada)--------v. schreeuwen, krijsen, gillenscreech1[ skrie:tsj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 gil ⇒ krijs, schreeuw♦voorbeelden:————————screech21 knarsen ⇒ kraken, piepen♦voorbeelden:1 〈 informeel〉 come to a screeching halt, screech to a halt • met gierende remmen tot stilstand komen; 〈 figuurlijk〉 plotseling ophouden♦voorbeelden:
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come to a halt — come to a standstill, stop; pause … English contemporary dictionary
halt — halt1 [ho:lt US ho:lt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Germa] 1.) [singular] a stop or pause ▪ Heavy snowfalls brought traffic to a halt (=made it stop moving) . ▪ The World Championship was brought to a temporary halt (=was stopped from continuing) .… … Dictionary of contemporary English
come — come1 W1S1 [kʌm] v past tense came [keım] past participle come ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(go with somebody)¦ 3¦(travel to a place)¦ 4¦(post)¦ 5¦(happen)¦ 6¦(reach a level/place)¦ 7¦(be produce … Dictionary of contemporary English
halt — n. 1) to call a halt 2) to bring smt. to a halt 3) to come to a halt 4) a complete; grinding, screeching halt * * * [hɔːlt] grinding screeching halt a complete to bring smt. to a halt to call a halt to come to a halt … Combinatory dictionary
halt — 1. verb 1) halt at the barrier Syn: stop, come to a halt, come to a stop, come to a standstill, pull up, draw up 2) a strike has halted production Syn: stop, bring to a stop, put a stop to, suspend … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
halt — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a stop (usu. temporary); an interruption of progress (come to a halt). 2 a temporary stoppage on a march or journey. 3 Brit. a minor stopping place on a local railway line, usu. without permanent buildings. v.intr. & tr. stop;… … Useful english dictionary
halt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stop, check, arrest, pause, cease. n. stop, interruption, immobility. See end. adj., archaic, crippled, disabled. See impotence, disease, stammering.Ant., continue, proceed. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn.… … English dictionary for students
halt — 1. verb 1) Jen halted and turned around Syn: stop, come to a halt, come to a stop, come to a standstill; pull up, draw up Ant: start, go 2) a further strike has halted production Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
come to sth — UK US come to sth Phrasal Verb with come({{}}/kʌm/ verb ► to be a particular amount or number after a mathematical calculation: »The total cost came to $20,000. ► to reach a particular condition or stage: come to a halt/end »In the past few… … Financial and business terms
halt — I [[t]hɔlt[/t]] v. i. 1) to stop; cease moving, operating 2) to cause to stop; bring to a stop 3) a temporary or permanent stop; standstill: to come to a halt[/ex] 4) (used as a command to stop and stand motionless, as to marching troops or to a… … From formal English to slang
halt — I. /hɔlt / (say hawlt), /hɒlt / (say holt) verb (i) 1. to undertake a temporary or permanent cessation of some activity: the bus halted for five minutes before resuming its journey. –verb (t) 2. to stop or cause to stop: we must halt the train.… …