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halt [hɔ:lt]1 noun∎ to bring to a halt (vehicle) arrêter, immobiliser; (horse) arrêter; (production, project) interrompre;∎ the strike has brought production to a complete halt la grève a complètement interrompu la production;∎ to call a halt to sth mettre fin à qch;∎ let's call a halt for today arrêtons-nous pour aujourd'hui;∎ the project has come to a halt (temporarily) le projet s'est interrompu; (for good) le projet s'est définitivement arrêté;∎ until the aircraft comes to a complete halt jusqu'à l'arrêt complet de l'appareil;∎ this decline in education standards must come to a halt cette baisse des niveaux scolaires doit cesser∎ Bible the halt and the lame les estropiés mpl∎ Military halt!(, who goes there?) halte! (, qui va là?)∎ to halt between two opinions hésiter ou balancer entre deux opinionsarrêter; (troops) faire faire halte à, stopper; (production → temporarily) interrompre, arrêter; (→ for good) arrêter définitivement►► Cars halt sign stop m
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