stop

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verbo

stop

[stɒp]

sustantivo

1. parada (f) (halt)

2. parada (f) (pause) (in work, journey); escala (f) (of plane)

3. parada (f) (stopping place)

4. punto (m) (full stop); stop (m) (in telegram)

5. registro (m) (Mus) (on organ)

verbo transitivo (pt & pp stopped)

6. parar, detener (halt) (person, vehicle); interrumpir (conversation); poner fin a (corruption, abuse); bloquear (check)

7. parar (cease)

8. impedir (prevent)

9. taponar (fill in) (hole, gap)

verbo intransitivo

10. parar(se), detenerse (halt) (moving person, vehicle)

11. parar (cease) (speaker, worker)

12. quedarse (stay)

stop [stop-uoch]

sustantivo

1. Parada, la acción de parar o detenerse; pausa, alto (pause).

2. Interrupción; suspensión, detención.

3. Dilación, retardación, retardo.

4. Oposición, obstáculo, impedimento, embarazo (impediment).

5. Cesación; represión.

6. (Mús.) Palanca, tecla o mango para cambiar el diapasón de un instrumento de música; traste de guitarra; registro de órgano.

7. Punto, signo de puntuación.

Full punto final -> 8. (Mec.) Retén, fiador, seguro
To put a stop to -> suspender, poner término a, hacer cesar
To make a hacer alto -> detenerse; hacer una pausa
To come to a dead cortarse -> pararse repentinamente
A 15 min -> un descanso de 15 min
Stop-gap -> lo que cierra un agujero; (Mar.) abarrote
To make a stop in Madrid -> hacer escala en Madrid
To bet a quedar paralizado. A stop of a few weeks -> una estancia de unas pocas semanas
To pull out all the stops ->

Se usa también como adjetivo.


P:	"After one stop I will get off the subway" in Spanish?
R:	Ok thanks. How do I say " I will get on the subway" then'

P:	girl stop playing
R:	De todos modos, tiene que ser "no juegues." En vez, yo diría "no jorobes," "deja de jugar," o "Ya no estés jugando."

P:	You're worth it. I'm worth it. I can't stop thinking about.... (translation)
R:	Vales la pena. No vale la pena. No puedo dejar de pensar en ti. Me gusta caliente. (there is no "lo" to put here. "it" is undertood because gusta is conjugated…

P:	¡Alto! Stop!
R:	What I find to be funny is that if you go to Mexico, their stop sign says "Alto" but in Colombia it says "Pare." I don't know why that makes me chuckle.

P:	Should I still be calling you usted'? When do I stop...why did i even start?
R:	Hi, I know you asked this question a long time ago, but I just joined and wanted to add to the fun confusion here:) I was born in Argentina where we do…