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[stɒp]1. nto come to a stop — (traffic, production) arrestarsi, (work) fermarsi
to bring to a stop — (traffic, production) paralizzare, (work) fermare
to make a stop — (bus) fare una fermata, (train) fermarsi, (plane, ship) fare scalo
2) (stopping place: for bus etc) fermata4) (Mus: on organ) registro, (on trombone etc) chiave f2. vt1) (arrest movement of: runaway, engine, car) fermare, bloccare, (blow, punch) parare2) (put an end to: gen) mettere fine a, (noise) far cessare, (pain) far passare, (production: permanently) arrestare, (temporarily) interrompere, sospendere3) (prevent) impedireto stop o.s. (from doing sth) — trattenersi (dal fare qc)
4) (cease) smettereI just can't stop it — (help it) proprio non riesco a smetterla
5) (suspend: payments, wages) sospendere, (subscription) cancellare, (leave) revocare, (cheque) bloccareto stop £30 pound from sb's wages — trattenere trenta sterline dallo stipendio di qn
6) (also: stop up) (block: hole) bloccare, otturare, (leak, flow of blood) arrestare, fermareto stop one's ears — tapparsi or turarsi le orecchie
3. vi1) (stop moving, pause: gen) fermarsi, (cease: gen) cessare, (machine, production) arrestarsi, (play, concert, speaker) finirestop, thief! — al ladro!
to stop in one's tracks; stop dead — fermarsi di colpo
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fam: stay) to stop (at/with) — fermarsi (a/da)•- stop by- stop in- stop off- stop up
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stop — stop1 W1S1 [stɔp US sta:p] v past tense and past participle stopped present participle stopping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not move)¦ 2¦(not continue)¦ 3¦(pause)¦ 4¦(prevent)¦ 5¦(stay)¦ 6 will/would stop at nothing (to do something) 7 stop short of (doing)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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stop — An order to buy or sell at the market when a definite price is reached, either above (on a buy) or below (on a sell) the price that prevailed when the order was given. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. stop stop 1 [stɒp ǁ stɑːp] verb… … Financial and business terms
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head sth off — UK US head sth off Phrasal Verb with head({{}}/hed/ verb ► to take action to stop something from happening: »The Federal Reserve was accused of failing to head off a crisis in home mortgages. »head off recession/inflation/legislation, etc … Financial and business terms
put a stop to sth — ► to stop something bad from happening or continuing: »EU regulation has put a stop to huge roaming charges when you use your mobile phone abroad. Main Entry: ↑stop … Financial and business terms
stave sth off — UK US stave sth off Phrasal Verb with stave({{}}/steɪv/ verb ► to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily: »We were hoping to stave off these difficult decisions until September … Financial and business terms
ˌstave sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to stop something that is unpleasant from happening … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
put the kibosh on something — informal phrase to do something that spoils someone’s plans Thesaurus: to stop something from continuing or developingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym Main entry: kibosh * * * put the ˈkibosh on sth … Useful english dictionary
put the mockers on something — put the ˈmockers on sth/sb idiom (BrE, informal) to stop sth from happening; to bring bad luck to sth/sb • We were going to have a barbecue but the rain put the mockers on that idea. Main entry: ↑mockers … Useful english dictionary
put the mockers on somebody — put the ˈmockers on sth/sb idiom (BrE, informal) to stop sth from happening; to bring bad luck to sth/sb • We were going to have a barbecue but the rain put the mockers on that idea. Main entry: ↑mockers … Useful english dictionary