stop

parar

el alto

stop(stap)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (to halt)

a. parar

They stopped the concert because of the lightning.Pararon el concierto a causa de los relámpagos.

b. detener

The police stopped the driver because he seemed drunk.La policía detuvo al motorista porque parecía estar borracho.

c. interrumpir

The sound of the phone stopped their heated discussion.El sonido del teléfono sonando interrumpió su acalorada discusión.

d. poner fin a

The police stopped the fight and ordered the crowd to disperse.La policía puso fin a la reyerta y ordenó a la gente que se dispersara.

e. bloquear (check)

The bank charged me a fee of $20 to stop a check from being cashed!¡El banco me cobró una comisión de $20 por bloquear el cobro de un cheque!

2. (to cease)

a. dejar de

Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining.Sé agradecido por lo que tienes y deja de quejarte.

3. (to prevent)

a. impedir

Nobody could have stopped the accident.Nadie podría haber impedido el accidente.

4. (to fill in)

a. taponar

The plumber told us that the pipe was stopped by a cork.El fontanero nos dijo que un tapón de corcho taponaba la tubería.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

5. (to cease)

a. detenerse

The noise stopped all of a sudden.El ruido se detuvo de repente.

6. (to halt)

a. pararse

Suddenly, the runner stopped and fell.De repente, el corredor se paró y se desplomó.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

7. (act of stopping)

a. el alto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We'll make a stop along the way so that everyone can stretch their legs.Haremos un alto por el camino para que todos puedan estirar las piernas.

b. la parada

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

You got here quickly! Didn't you make any stops along the way?¡Qué pronto llegaste! ¿No hiciste ninguna parada en el camino?

8. (public transportation)

a. la parada

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

This line has 11 stops.Esta línea tiene 11 paradas.

9. (obstacle)

a. el tope

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The stop in the valve body prevents backflow.El tope en el cuerpo de la válvula evita el retorno del flujo.

10. (music)

a. el registro

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The pipes of an organ are controlled from the stops on the console.Los registros de la consola controlan los tubos de los órganos.

11. (punctuation mark) (United Kingdom)

a. el punto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Always start with a capital letter after a stop.Siempre hay que poner mayúscula después de un punto.

stop

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (halt)

a. la parada

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

to put a stop to somethingponer fin a algo

to come to a stopdetenerse

2. (aut)

a.

stop sign(señal de) stop m

3. (pause; in work, journey)

a. la parada

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

4. (of plane)

a. la escala

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

to make a stopparar, detenerse

ten minutes' stopuna parada de diez minutos

5. (stopping place)

a. la parada

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

6. (full stop)

a. el punto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

7. (in telegram)

a. el stop

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

8. (music)

a. el registro

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(on organ)

9. (fig)

a.

to pull out all the stopstocar todos los registros

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

10. (halt; person, vehicle)

a. parar, detener

11. (conversation)

a. interrumpir

12. (corruption, abuse)

a. poner fin a

13. (check)

a. bloquear

stop, thief!¡al ladrón!

14. (cease)

a. parar

to stop doing somethingdejar de hacer algo

to stop smoking/drinkingdejar de fumar/de beber

15. (prevent)

a. impedir

to stop somebody (from) doing somethingimpedir que alguien haga algo

I couldn't stop myselfno podía parar

16. (fill in; hole, gap)

a. taponar

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

17. (halt; moving person, vehicle)

a. parar(se), detenerse

18. (cease; speaker, worker)

a. parar

the rain has stoppedha dejado de llover

the pain has stoppedya no me duele

she did not stop at thatno se contentó con eso

he'll stop at nothingno se detendrá ante nada

to stop short or deadpararse en seco

19. (stay)

a. quedarse

stop [stɒp]

noun

1 (halt) parada (f); alto (m)

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

we must put a stop to these abuses

2 (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 parar

3 (stopping place) (for bus etc) parada (f); (Aer) (Náut) escala (f);

4 (Tip) (also full stop) punto (m)

5 (Mús) (on organ) registro (m); [of guitar] traste (m); [of other instrument] llave (f)

to pull out all the stops tocar todos los registros

6 (Mec) tope (m); retén (m)

7 (Phon) (also stop consonant) (consonante (f)) oclusiva (f)

transitive verb

1 (block) [+hole] tapar; [+leak, flow of blood] restañar; [+tooth] empastar

to stop one's ears taparse los oídos

to stop a gap tapar un agujero; 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

2 (arrest movement of) [+runaway engine, car] detener; parar; [+blow, punch] parar

to stop a bullet (be shot) ser disparado or baleado; (LAm)

3 (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) interrumpir;

4 (prevent) evitar; (forbid) prohibir; poner fin a

this should stop any further trouble esto debería evitar cualquier dificultad en el futuro; to stop sth (from) happening evitar que algo ocurra; 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; can't you stop him? ¿no le puedes impedir que lo haga?; there is nothing to stop him y no hay nada que se lo impida; to stop o.s. (from doing sth) abstenerse (de hacer algo); I can't seem to stop myself doing it parece que no puedo dejar de hacerlo; I stopped myself in time me detuve a tiempo

5 (cease)

to stop doing sth dejar de hacer 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

6 (suspend) [+payments, wages, subscription] suspender; [+cheque] invalidar; [+supply] cortar; interrumpir

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 (Britain) pedir al lechero que no traiga leche durante quince días

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

to stop ten pounds from sb's wages retener diez libras del sueldo de algn

intransitive verb

1 (stop moving) [+person, vehicle] pararse; detenerse; [+clock, watch] pararse

the car stopped se paró el coche; where does the bus stop? ¿dónde para el autobús?; the clock has stopped el reloj se ha parado; stop! ¡pare!; stop, thief! ¡al ladrón!

2 (pause, take a break) parar; hacer alto

to stop to do sth detenerse a hacer algo

without stopping sin parar

3 (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

to stop at nothing (to do sth) no detenerse ante nada (para hacer algo)

4 (stay)

to stop (at/with) hospedarse or alojarse (con); she's stopping with her aunt se hospeda en casa de su tía; I'm not stopping no me quedo; did you stop till the end? ¿te quedaste hasta el final?

modifier

stop press (n) noticias (f) de última hora

stop press (as heading) al cierre de la edición

stop sign (n) (Aut) stop (m); señal (f) de stop