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1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) impedir, evitar, detener2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.)3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) parar4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tapar(se)5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) apretar, cubrir6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) quedarse, permanecer
2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) parada, alto, interrupción2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) parada3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punto4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registro, llave5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) tope•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up
stop1 n paradastop2 vb1. parar / detenerdoes the number 35 bus stop here? ¿para aquí el autobús número 35?2. dejar / parar3. interrumpir4. impedirstop it! ¡basta ya!
stop /(e)s'top/ sustantivo masculino ( disco) stop sign
stop m Auto stop sign ' stop' also found in these entries: Spanish: alto - aparte - atajar - bajar - calentarse - callar - callarse - calzo - cascar - cesar - chorrada - consistir - coto - cuestión - dejar - dejarse - despreocuparse - detener - detenerse - discrecional - encontrarse - enrollarse - erradicación - escala - escampar - extemporánea - extemporáneo - gallina - garantizar - hoy - impedir - instar - ladrón - ladrona - lamentarse - lengua - macarra - mamarrachada - mariposear - ombligo - paliza - pamplina - parar - parada - paralizar - pararse - pedigüeña - pedigüeño - próxima - próximo English: be - blurt out - bus stop - by - daydream - dead - do - door stop - door stopper - draw - earth - fast - fiddle about with - full stop - get at - gloat - halt - harp on - jerk - mooch - must - nervous - next - now - pick on - pit stop - play around - request stop - rot - short - stand about - stand around - stop - stop by - stop off - stop out - stop over - stop sign - stop up - stop-off - stop-press - take out - tamper - threaten - time-wasting - urge - waste - way - whine - abruptlytr[stɒp]1 (halt) parada, alto2 (stopping place) parada■ which stop do you want to get off at? ¿dónde quieres bajar?3 (on journey) parada; (break, rest) descanso, pausa5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (on organ) registro; (knob) botón nombre masculino de registro; (on wind instrument) llave nombre femenino6 (in camera) diafragma nombre masculino1 (halt - vehicle, person) parar, detener; (- machine, ball) parar■ stop that man! he's taken my bag! ¡detened a ese hombre! ¡me ha robado el bolso!2 (end, interrupt - production) parar, paralizar; (- inflation, advance) parar, contener; (- conversation, play) interrumpir; (- pain etc) poner fin a, poner término a, acabar con■ they stopped £10 from my wages me retuvieron £10 del sueldo4 (cease) dejar de, parar de■ has it stopped raining? ¿ha dejado de llover?■ stop crying! ¡para de llorar!■ do you ever stop talking? ¿no paras de hablar jamás?■ stop it! ¡basta ya!5 (prevent) impedir, evitar■ what's stopping you? ¿por qué no lo haces?, ¿qué te lo impide?1 (halt) parar, pararse, detener, detenerse■ does this bus stop at the station? ¿este autobús para en la estación?2 (cease) acabarse, terminar, cesar■ the rain has stopped ha dejado de llover, ya no llueve■ no, I'm not stopping long no, no me quedo mucho rato■ are you stopping for lunch? ¿te quedas a comer?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLstop thief! ¡al ladrón!to come to a stop pararse, hacer un altoto pull out all the stops tocar todos los registrosto put a stop to something poner fin a algoto stop a bullet recibir un balazoto stop at nothing (to do something) no pararse en barras (para hacer algo), no tener miramientos (para hacer algo)to stop dead in one's tracks pararse en secoto stop oneself contenerseto stop short pararse en secoto stop short of something no llegar a■ he insulted him, but he stopped short of hitting him lo insultó, pero no llegó a pegarleto stop the rot cortar por lo sanoto stop the show causar sensaciónto stop to think detenerse a pensarwithout stopping sin parar, sin cesarstop press noticias nombre femenino plural de última hora1) plug: tapar2) prevent: impedir, evitarshe stopped me from leaving: me impidió que saliera3) halt: parar, detener4) cease: dejar dehe stopped talking: dejó de hablarstop vi1) halt: detenerse, parar2) cease: cesar, terminarthe rain won't stop: no deja de llover3) stay: quedarseshe stopped with friends: se quedó en casa de unos amigos4)to stop by : visitarstop n1) stopper: tapón m2) halt: parada f, alto mto come to a stop: pararse, detenerseto put a stop to: poner fin a3) : parada fbus stop: parada de autobúsexpr.• alto expr.n.• cesación s.f.• chazador s.m.• estación s.f.• estada s.f.• fiador s.m.• fin s.m.• parada s.f.• retén s.m.• tope s.m.v.• acabar v.• cesar v.• detener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• escampar v.• hospedar v.• impedir v.• parar v.• pararse v.• poner fin a v.• represar v.• suspender v.• terminar v.stɑːp, stɒp
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1) ( halt)to bring something to a stop — \<\<train/car\>\> detener* or parar algo; \<\<conversation/proceedings\>\> poner* fin a or interrumpir algo
to come to a stop — \<\<vehicle/aircraft\>\> detenerse*; \<\<production/conversation\>\> interrumpirse
to put a stop to something — \<\<to mischief/malpractice\>\> poner* fin a algo
2)a) ( break on journey) parada fafter an overnight stop in Madrid — después de hacer noche or de pasar la noche en Madrid
b) ( stopping place) parada f, paradero m (AmL exc RPl)3) ( punctuation mark) (esp BrE) punto m; ( in telegrams) stop m; see also full stopto pull out all the stops — tocar* todos los registros
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- pp- transitive verb1)a) ( halt) \<\<taxi/bus\>\> parar; \<\<person\>\> parar, detener*I stopped the car and got out — paré or detuve el coche y me bajé
b) ( switch off) \<\<machine/engine\>\> parar2)a) (bring to an end, interrupt) \<\<decline/inflation\>\> detener*, parar; \<\<discussion/abuse\>\> poner* fin a, acabar conb) ( cease)to stop -ING — dejar de + inf
3) ( prevent)what's stopping you? — ¿qué te lo impide?
I had to tell him, I couldn't stop myself — tuve que decírselo, no pude contenerme
to stop somebody (FROM) -ING — (esp BrE) impedirle* a alguien + inf, impedir* que alguien (+ subj)
to stop something -ING — impedir* que algo (+ subj)
to stop something happening — impedir* que ocurra algo
4)a) (cancel, withhold) \<\<subscription\>\> cancelar; \<\<payment\>\> suspenderto stop (payment of) a check — dar* orden de no pagar un cheque
b) ( deduct) (BrE) descontar*, retener*the boss stopped £30 out of my wages — el jefe me descontó or me retuvo 30 libras del sueldo
5) ( block) \<\<hole\>\> tapar; \<\<gap\>\> rellenar; \<\<tooth\>\> empastar6) ( parry) \<\<blow/punch\>\> parar, detener*
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vi1)a) ( halt) \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> parar, detenerse*stop, thief! — al ladrón!
to stop at nothing — estar* dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa, no pararse en barras
b) ( interrupt journey) \<\<train/bus\>\> pararlet's stop here and have a rest — hagamos un alto or paremos aquí para descansar
c) ( cease operating) \<\<watch/clock/machine\>\> pararse2)a) ( cease)the rain has stopped — ha dejado or parado de llover, ya no llueve
the pain/bleeding has stopped — ya no le (or me etc) duele/sale sangre
b) ( interrupt activity) parar3) (colloq) ( stay) quedarse•Phrasal Verbs:- stop by- stop in- stop off- stop out- stop up[stɒp]1. N1) (=halt) parada f, alto m•
to be at a stop — [+ vehicle] estar parado; [+ production, process] quedar paralizadoto come to a dead or sudden stop — pararse en seco, detenerse repentinamente
to come to a full stop — [negotiations, discussions] paralizarse, quedar detenido en un punto muerto
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to put a stop to sth — poner fin or término a algo, acabar con algo2) (=break, pause) descanso m, pausa f; (overnight) estancia f, estadía f (LAm), estada f (LAm); (for refuelling) escala f•
a stop for coffee — un descanso para tomar café•
to make a stop at Bordeaux — hacer escala en Burdeos•
a stop of a few days — una estancia de unos días•
without a stop — sin parar4) (Typ) (also: full stop) punto m5) (Mus) (on organ) registro m; [of guitar] traste m; [of other instrument] llave f- pull out all the stops6) (Mech) tope m, retén m7) (Phon) (also: stop consonant) (consonante f) oclusiva f2. VT1) (=block) [+ hole] tapar; [+ leak, flow of blood] restañar; [+ tooth] empastar•
to stop a gap — tapar un agujero; (fig) llenar un vacío2) (=arrest movement of) [+ runaway engine, car] detener, parar; [+ blow, punch] parar- stop a bullet3) (=put an end to) [+ rumour, abuse, activity, injustice] poner fin a, poner término a, acabar con; [+ conversation] interrumpir, suspender; [+ aggression] rechazar, contener; [+ production] (permanently) terminar; (temporarily) interrumpir4) (=prevent) evitar; (=forbid) prohibir, poner fin ato stop sb (from) doing sth — (=prevent) impedir a algn hacer algo, impedir que algn haga algo; (=forbid) prohibir a algn hacer algo, prohibir a algn que haga algo
can't you stop him? — ¿no le puedes impedir que lo haga?
to stop o.s. (from doing sth) — abstenerse (de hacer algo)
5) (=cease)•
stop it! — ¡basta ya!I just can't stop it — (=help it) ¡qué remedio!, ¡qué le vamos a hacer!
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stop that noise! — ¡basta ya de ruido!•
stop that nonsense! — ¡déjate de tonterías!•
it has stopped raining — ha dejado de llover, ya no llueve6) (=suspend) [+ payments, wages, subscription] suspender; [+ cheque] invalidar; [+ supply] cortar, interrumpir•
all leave is stopped — han sido cancelados todos los permisos•
to stop the milk for a fortnight — (Brit) pedir al lechero que no traiga leche durante quince días3. VI1) (=stop moving) [person, vehicle] pararse, detenerse; [clock, watch] pararsewhere does the bus stop? — ¿dónde para el autobús?
stop! — ¡pare!
stop, thief! — ¡al ladrón!
2) (=pause, take a break) parar, hacer alto•
without stopping — sin parar3) (=cease, come to an end) terminar, acabar(se); [supply etc] cortarse, interrumpirse; [process, rain etc] terminar, cesar•
payments have stopped — (temporarily) se han suspendido los pagos; (permanently) han terminado los pagos•
when the programme stops — cuando termine el programa•
the rain has stopped — ha dejado de llover•
he seems not to know when to stop — parece no saber cuándo conviene hacer alto- stop at nothing4) * (=stay)to stop (at/with) — hospedarse or alojarse (con)
did you stop till the end? — ¿te quedaste hasta el final?
4.CPDstop button N — botón m de parada
stop press N — noticias fpl de última hora
stop press — (as heading) al cierre de la edición
stop sign N — (Aut) stop m, señal f de stop
- stop by- stop in- stop off- stop out- stop up* * *[stɑːp, stɒp]
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1) ( halt)to bring something to a stop — \<\<train/car\>\> detener* or parar algo; \<\<conversation/proceedings\>\> poner* fin a or interrumpir algo
to come to a stop — \<\<vehicle/aircraft\>\> detenerse*; \<\<production/conversation\>\> interrumpirse
to put a stop to something — \<\<to mischief/malpractice\>\> poner* fin a algo
2)a) ( break on journey) parada fafter an overnight stop in Madrid — después de hacer noche or de pasar la noche en Madrid
b) ( stopping place) parada f, paradero m (AmL exc RPl)3) ( punctuation mark) (esp BrE) punto m; ( in telegrams) stop m; see also full stopto pull out all the stops — tocar* todos los registros
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- pp- transitive verb1)a) ( halt) \<\<taxi/bus\>\> parar; \<\<person\>\> parar, detener*I stopped the car and got out — paré or detuve el coche y me bajé
b) ( switch off) \<\<machine/engine\>\> parar2)a) (bring to an end, interrupt) \<\<decline/inflation\>\> detener*, parar; \<\<discussion/abuse\>\> poner* fin a, acabar conb) ( cease)to stop -ING — dejar de + inf
3) ( prevent)what's stopping you? — ¿qué te lo impide?
I had to tell him, I couldn't stop myself — tuve que decírselo, no pude contenerme
to stop somebody (FROM) -ING — (esp BrE) impedirle* a alguien + inf, impedir* que alguien (+ subj)
to stop something -ING — impedir* que algo (+ subj)
to stop something happening — impedir* que ocurra algo
4)a) (cancel, withhold) \<\<subscription\>\> cancelar; \<\<payment\>\> suspenderto stop (payment of) a check — dar* orden de no pagar un cheque
b) ( deduct) (BrE) descontar*, retener*the boss stopped £30 out of my wages — el jefe me descontó or me retuvo 30 libras del sueldo
5) ( block) \<\<hole\>\> tapar; \<\<gap\>\> rellenar; \<\<tooth\>\> empastar6) ( parry) \<\<blow/punch\>\> parar, detener*
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vi1)a) ( halt) \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> parar, detenerse*stop, thief! — al ladrón!
to stop at nothing — estar* dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa, no pararse en barras
b) ( interrupt journey) \<\<train/bus\>\> pararlet's stop here and have a rest — hagamos un alto or paremos aquí para descansar
c) ( cease operating) \<\<watch/clock/machine\>\> pararse2)a) ( cease)the rain has stopped — ha dejado or parado de llover, ya no llueve
the pain/bleeding has stopped — ya no le (or me etc) duele/sale sangre
b) ( interrupt activity) parar3) (colloq) ( stay) quedarse•Phrasal Verbs:- stop by- stop in- stop off- stop out- stop up -
2 guard against
v.• cautelar v.v + prep + o \<\<injury/temptation\>\> evitar; \<\<risk\>\> protegerse* or precaverse contrawe must guard against that happening — tenemos que intentar or evitar que eso no ocurra
VI + PREP [+ illness] guardarse de; [+ suspicion, accidents] evitar* * *v + prep + o \<\<injury/temptation\>\> evitar; \<\<risk\>\> protegerse* or precaverse contrawe must guard against that happening — tenemos que intentar or evitar que eso no ocurra
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3 allow
1) (not to forbid or prevent: He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed.) permitir2) ((with for) to take into consideration when judging or deciding: These figures allow for price rises.) tener en cuenta3) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) dar•- make allowance for
allow vb1. permitir / dejar2. admitir3. dar / concedertr[ə'laʊ]1 (permit) permitir, dejar■ to allow somebody to do something dejar/permitir que alguien haga algo■ allow me! ¡permítame!2 (set aside) conceder, dar, dejar■ you must allow at least £50 for the taxi fare tienes que contar con £50 como mínimo para el taxi3 (admit) admitir, reconocer■ I allow that she tried hard, but... admito que hizo un esfuerzo, pero...allow [ə'laʊ] vt1) permit: permitir, dejar2) allot: conceder, dar3) admit, concede: admitir, concederallow vito allow for : tener en cuentav.• admitir v.• conceder v.• confesar v.• consentir v.• licenciar v.• permitir v.ə'laʊ1)a) ( permit) permitirto allow somebody to + inf — permitirle a alguien + inf/que (+ subj)
I can't go, I'm not allowed — no puedo ir, no me dejan
b) (give, grant) dar*2) ( plan for)allow (yourselves) a good two hours to reach the coast — calculen or tengan en cuenta que les va a llevar por lo menos dos horas llegar a la costa
I generally allow about £50 for spending money — normalmente calculo unas 50 libras para gastos
3) ( Sport) \<\<referee\>\> \<\<goal\>\> dar* por bueno•Phrasal Verbs:[ǝ'laʊ]VT1) (=permit)a) permitirallow me! — ¡permítame!
he can't have sweets, he's not allowed — no puede comer caramelos, no se lo permiten or no lo dejan
to allow sb to do sth — dejar or more frm permitir a algn hacer algo, dejar or more frm permitir que algn haga algo
nobody was allowed to leave — no dejaron or permitieron marcharse a nadie, no dejaron or permitieron que nadie se marchara
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he was allowed home after hospital treatment — le permitieron or le dejaron irse a casa tras recibir tratamiento en el hospitalb)• to allow sb in/out/ past — permitir or dejar a algn entrar/salir/pasar, permitir or dejar a algn que entre/salga/pase
he's not allowed out on his own — no le dejan salir or que salga solo a la calle, no le permiten salir or que salga solo a la calle
they made holes in the box to allow air in — hicieron unos agujeros en la caja para que entrara el aire
2)• to allow o.s., to allow o.s. to be persuaded — dejarse convencer
3) (=reckon on) dejarallow (yourself) three hours for the journey — deja or calcula tres horas para el viaje
how much should I allow for expenses? — ¿cuánto debo prever para los gastos?
4) (=grant) [+ money] asignar; [+ time] dar•
the judge allowed him £1,000 costs — el juez le asignó 1.000 libras en concepto de costes5) (Jur) (=admit) [+ claim, appeal] admitir, aceptar; (Sport) [+ goal] conceder- allow of* * *[ə'laʊ]1)a) ( permit) permitirto allow somebody to + inf — permitirle a alguien + inf/que (+ subj)
I can't go, I'm not allowed — no puedo ir, no me dejan
b) (give, grant) dar*2) ( plan for)allow (yourselves) a good two hours to reach the coast — calculen or tengan en cuenta que les va a llevar por lo menos dos horas llegar a la costa
I generally allow about £50 for spending money — normalmente calculo unas 50 libras para gastos
3) ( Sport) \<\<referee\>\> \<\<goal\>\> dar* por bueno•Phrasal Verbs: -
4 impedir
v.1 to prevent.impedir a alguien hacer algo to prevent somebody from doing somethingla lesión le impedía correr the injury stopped o prevented him from runningla nieve impidió la celebración del partido the snow prevented the match from taking placeimpedirle el paso a alguien to bar somebody's waysi nada lo impide saldremos por la mañana all being well we'll leave in the morning2 to hinder, to obstruct.3 to impede, to obstruct, to hold up, to prevent.Ella impidió el accidente She impeded the accident.4 to handicap, to cripple, to disable.El accidente impidió a Ricardo The accident handicapped Richard.5 to prevent from, to keep from, to avert from, to deter from.María le impidió a Ricardo jugar Mary prevented Richard from playing.6 to make it impossible to, to make it difficult to.Esa luz impide leer That light makes it impossible to read.* * *1 (hacer imposible) to prevent, stop■ ¿hay algo que te lo impida? is there anything stopping you?2 (obstaculizar) to hinder, impede\impedir el paso to block the way* * *verb1) to impede2) prevent3) block* * *VT1) (=parar) to prevent, stoptrataron de impedir la huida de los presos — they tried to prevent the prisoners escaping o the prisoners escape
impedir a algn hacer algo, impedir que algn haga algo — to prevent sb (from) doing sth, stop sb doing sth
esto no impide que... — this does not alter the fact that...
2) (=dificultar) [con obstáculos] to impede, obstruct; [con problemas] to hinder, hamper* * *verbo transitivoa) ( imposibilitar) to preventimpedirle a alguien + inf — to prevent somebody from -ing
b) < paso> to blockc) ( dificultar) to hamper, hinder* * *= guard against, impede, inhibit, prevent, forestall, restrain from, foreclose, get in + the way (of), hamstring, head off, ward off, hamper, thwart.Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.Ex. Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex. 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.Ex. The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.Ex. At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex. Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.----* impedir el paso = block in.* impedir la entrada = keep out.* impedir que = keep from.* impedir que + Subjuntivo = prevent from + Gerundio.* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( imposibilitar) to preventimpedirle a alguien + inf — to prevent somebody from -ing
b) < paso> to blockc) ( dificultar) to hamper, hinder* * *= guard against, impede, inhibit, prevent, forestall, restrain from, foreclose, get in + the way (of), hamstring, head off, ward off, hamper, thwart.Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.
Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.Ex: Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex: 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.Ex: The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex: Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.* impedir el paso = block in.* impedir la entrada = keep out.* impedir que = keep from.* impedir que + Subjuntivo = prevent from + Gerundio.* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.* * *vt1 (imposibilitar) to preventno logró impedir el accidente she was unable to prevent the accidentnos impidió el paso he wouldn't let us through, he blocked our wayesta válvula impide el paso del gas this valve stops o blocks the flow of gasnadie te lo impide nobody's stopping youimpedirle a algn + INF to prevent sb FROM -INGel dolor le impedía caminar the pain prevented her from walking o meant that she couldn't walk o stopped her walkingimpedir QUE + SUBJ:quiso impedir que nos viéramos she tried to stop us seeing each other, she tried to prevent us from seeing each othertenemos que impedir que ocurra otra vez we must see that it doesn't happen again, we must stop o prevent it happening again2 (dificultar) to hamper, hinderla ropa me impedía los movimientos my clothes hampered o hindered o impeded my movements* * *
impedir ( conjugate impedir) verbo transitivo
impedirle a algn hacer algo to prevent sb from doing sth;
quiso impedir que nos viéramos she tried to stop us seeing each other
impedir verbo transitivo
1 (entorpecer) to impede, hinder: un coche impedía el paso a la ambulancia, a car was in the way of the ambulance
2 (frustrar) to prevent, stop
' impedir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atravesar
- bloquear
- cortar
- imposibilitar
- inmovilizar
- trabar
- evitar
- impida
English:
bar
- deter
- forestall
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- keep
- occur
- prevent
- restrain
- stop
- avert
- obscure
- prohibit
* * *impedir vt1. [imposibilitar] to prevent;impedir a alguien hacer algo to prevent sb from doing sth;la lesión le impedía correr the injury stopped o prevented her from running;impedirle el paso a alguien to bar sb's way;la nieve impidió la celebración del partido the snow prevented the game from taking place;nada te impide hacerlo there's nothing to stop you doing it;si nada lo impide saldremos por la mañana all being well we'll leave in the morning2. [dificultar] to hinder, to obstruct* * *v/t prevent; ( estorbar) impede* * *impedir {54} vt1) : to prevent, to block2) : to impede, to hinder* * *impedir vb2. (paso) to block
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evitar — (Del lat. evitare < vitare.) ► verbo transitivo 1 Impedir que suceda una cosa desagradable: ■ hemos de evitar la propagación de la epidemia. 2 Intentar una persona no encontrarse en una situación o no tener trato con otra persona: ■ voy por… … Enciclopedia Universal
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