police malpractice

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

after an overnight stop in Madrid — después de hacer noche or de pasar la noche en Madrid

to pull out all the stops — tocar* todos los registros

I stopped the car and got out — paré or detuve el coche y me bajé

to stop somebody (FROM) -ING — (esp BrE) impedirle* a alguien + inf, impedir* que alguien (+ subj)

the boss stopped £30 out of my wages — el jefe me descontó or me retuvo 30 libras del sueldo

to stop at nothing — estar* dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa, no pararse en barras

let's stop here and have a rest — hagamos un alto or paremos aquí para descansar

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

• to be at a stop — [+ vehicle] estar parado; [+ production, process] quedar paralizado

• to bring to a stop — [+ vehicle] parar, detener; [+ production, process] paralizar, interrumpir

• to come to a stop — [vehicle] parar(se), detenerse; [production, progress] interrumpirse

to 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

• to put a stop to sth — poner fin or término a algo, acabar con algo

• 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 parar

• to stop one's ears — taparse los oídos

• to stop a gap — tapar un agujero; (fig) llenar un vacío

• the curtains stop the light — las cortinas impiden la entrada de la luz

• the walls stop some of the noise — las paredes absorben parte del ruido

to 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

• stop it! — ¡basta ya!

I just can't stop it — (=help it) ¡qué remedio!, ¡qué le vamos a hacer!

• stop that noise! — ¡basta ya de ruido!

• stop that nonsense! — ¡déjate de tonterías!

• it has stopped raining — ha dejado de llover, ya no llueve

• I'm trying to stop smoking — estoy intentando dejar de fumar

• she never stops talking — habla sin parar

• to stop work — dejar de trabajar

• to stop sb's electricity — cortar la electricidad a algn

• 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 días

• to stop sb's wages — suspender el pago del sueldo de algn

• without stopping — sin parar

• 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

to stop (at/with) — hospedarse or alojarse (con)

stop 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

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

after an overnight stop in Madrid — después de hacer noche or de pasar la noche en Madrid

to pull out all the stops — tocar* todos los registros

I stopped the car and got out — paré or detuve el coche y me bajé

to stop somebody (FROM) -ING — (esp BrE) impedirle* a alguien + inf, impedir* que alguien (+ subj)

the boss stopped £30 out of my wages — el jefe me descontó or me retuvo 30 libras del sueldo

to stop at nothing — estar* dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa, no pararse en barras

let's stop here and have a rest — hagamos un alto or paremos aquí para descansar

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

звонить (позвонить) в полицию — to phone the police; ( анонимно) to make an anonymous phone call to the police; phone the police anonymously

отделение полиции — police division; ( по борьбе с массовыми беспорядками) riot police

вводить в действие — to put into operation; ( о договоре) to bring into effect (into force); ( о законе) to bring into effect (into force); enact; enforce; give effect (to); implement; ( о процедуре банкротства) to initiate bankruptcy procedure

вступать в действие — (о заводе и т.п.) to be commissioned; come into operation; ( о законе) to be enacted (enforced); come into effect (into force); take effect

давать (предоставлять) свободу действий — to give ( smb) a carte blanche (a free hand / rein); grant smb broad discretionary authority (powers)

оказывать действие — ( воздействие) (на) to exert an influence (on / upon); have an effect (on); influence

прекращать действие — (договора и т.п.) to terminate (the validity of) (a treaty, etc)

приостанавливать действие — (закона и т.п.) to suspend (a law, etc)

продлевать действие — (договора и т.п.) to extend (prolong) the validity (of a treaty, etc)

совершать действие — to perform an act; ( процессуальные действия) to initiate (institute, take) the proceeding(s) ( against)

возобновление действия — (заявки и т.п.) revalidation

начало действия — (патента и т.п.) commencement (of a patent, etc)

подсудность по месту совершения действия — ( дела) venue

свобода действий — freedom of action; франц carte blanche

совершение процессуальных действий — initiation (institution) of legal proceeding(s) ( against); performance of procedural actions

срок действия — (договора и т.п.) duration (of a contract, etc); (ценной бумаги и т.п.) tenor

este sismógrafo acusa la menor vibración — this seismometer picks up o registers the least vibration

lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)

acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something

lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)

acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something

Ex: He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.

Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.

entregarse a la autoridad — to give o.s. up ( to the police)

autoridad de sanidad — health authorities pl

la autoridad competente — the proper authority o authorities

el tratado tiene autoridad de ley — the agreement is legally binding o has the power of law

la autoridad competente — the proper authority o authorities

el tratado tiene autoridad de ley — the agreement is legally binding o has the power of law

Ex: The classification scheme is intended to act as an authority in the selection of the relationships to be shown.

Ex: The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.

Ex: One of the key recommendations for long term policy was the confirmation of the responsibility of the national bibliographic agency for establishing the authoritative form of name for its country's authors.