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stop (EN)
verbe, nom

verbe “stop”

stop; he stops; past stopped, part. stopped; ger. stopping
  1. s'arrêter
    The train stopped at the station to pick up passengers.
  2. arrêter
    She stopped the car to let the pedestrians cross.
  3. cesser
    He stopped working at six o'clock and went home.
  4. empêcher
    We need to stop the spread of the disease.
  5. boucher
    He used a rag to stop the leak in the pipe.
  6. diaphragmer
    She stopped down the lens to f/16 to increase the depth of field.
  7. fretté (appuyer sur une corde)
    The guitarist stopped the string to play a higher note.
  8. occlusiver
    In some accents, speakers stop the "t" sound in "water".

nom “stop”

sg. stop, pl. stops
  1. arrêt
    She waited at the bus stop for her ride home.
  2. arrêt (pause)
    They made a quick stop at the store to buy supplies.
  3. obstacle
    The roadblock was a stop to all traffic entering the area.
  4. butée
    He installed door stops to prevent the doors from slamming shut.
  5. stop (unité d'exposition)
    Increasing the exposure by one stop made the photo brighter.
  6. occlusive
    The word "top" starts and ends with stop consonants.
  7. registre
    The organist pulled out all the stops for the final piece.
  8. point
    Be sure to place a stop at the end of each sentence.
  9. stop (code radio)
    The radio operator said, "Message received. Stop." to indicate the end of the sentence.
  10. arrêt (sauvetage)
    The goalkeeper's brilliant stop kept his team in the game.
  11. stop (particule hypothétique)
    Scientists are searching for evidence of the stop in particle accelerators.