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[stɒp]
1. n
1) (halt) arresto, (break, pause) pausa, (overnight) sosta

a 20 minute stop for coffee — una pausa di 20 minuti per il caffè

without a stop — senza fermarsi

to 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

to put a stop to sth — mettere fine a qc

2) (stopping place: for bus etc) fermata

a bus stop — una fermata d'autobus

3) Typ , (also: full stop) punto, (in telegrams) stop m inv
4) (Mus: on organ) registro, (on trombone etc) chiave f

to pull out all the stops fig — mettercela tutta

2. vt
1) (arrest movement of: runaway, engine, car) fermare, bloccare, (blow, punch) parare
2) (put an end to: gen) mettere fine a, (noise) far cessare, (pain) far passare, (production: permanently) arrestare, (temporarily) interrompere, sospendere

she drew the curtains to stop the light coming in — tirò le tende per impedire che entrasse la luce

rain stopped play — la partita è stata sospesa a causa del maltempo

3) (prevent) impedire

to stop sb (from) doing sth — impedire a qn di fare qc

to stop sth (from) happening — impedire che qc succeda

can't you stop him? — non puoi fermarlo?

to stop o.s. (from doing sth) — trattenersi (dal fare qc)

I managed to stop myself in time — sono riuscito a fermarmi in tempo

4) (cease) smettere

to stop doing sth — smettere di fare qc

I'm trying to stop smoking — sto cercando di smettere di fumare

stop it! — smettila!

I just can't stop it — (help it) proprio non riesco a smetterla

5) (suspend: payments, wages) sospendere, (subscription) cancellare, (leave) revocare, (cheque) bloccare

to 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, fermare

to stop one's ears — tapparsi or turarsi le orecchie

3. vi
1) (stop moving, pause: gen) fermarsi, (cease: gen) cessare, (machine, production) arrestarsi, (play, concert, speaker) finire

stop! — fermo!

stop, thief! — al ladro!

without stopping — senza fermarsi

to stop to do sth — fermarsi per fare qc

he stopped to look at the view — si è fermato per guardare il panorama

to stop in one's tracks; stop dead — fermarsi di colpo

to stop at nothing (to do sth) — non fermarsi davanti a niente (pur di fare qc)

to know where to stop fig — avere il senso della misura

the bus doesn't stop there — l'autobus non si ferma lì

2)

(fam: stay) to stop (at/with) — fermarsi (a/da)

I'm not stopping — non mi fermo


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