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/hɔːlt/

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verb

Cojear

To limp; move with a limping gait.

Examples :

"The old dog, injured in a fall, halted as it walked towards the door. "

El perro viejo, herido en una caída, cojeaba mientras caminaba hacia la puerta.

medicine body physiology

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verb

Dudar, vacilar

To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.

Examples :

"Seeing the overflowing inbox, she began to type an email, but then halted, unsure which task to prioritize first. "

Al ver la bandeja de entrada desbordada, comenzó a escribir un correo electrónico, pero luego dudó, insegura de qué tarea priorizar primero.

action attitude

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verb

Coja, defectuoso

To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.

Examples :

"The presentation's argumentation halted in the middle, losing its logical flow. "

La argumentación de la presentación cojeó a la mitad, perdiendo su flujo lógico.

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verb

Vacilar, dudar

Examples :

"The child began to reach for the cookie jar, but then halted, unsure if his mother would approve. "

El niño comenzó a alcanzar el tarro de galletas, pero luego vaciló, inseguro de si su madre lo aprobaría.

action tendency

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verb

Vacilar, dudar

Examples :

"The runner began the race strong, but his pace started to halt halfway through, and he slowed down considerably. "

El corredor comenzó la carrera con fuerza, pero su ritmo comenzó a vacilar a mitad de camino, y disminuyó considerablemente.

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noun

Alto, parada

A cessation, either temporary or permanent.

Examples :

"The contract negotiations put a halt to operations."

Las negociaciones contractuales pusieron fin a las operaciones.

action event condition

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noun

Apeadero

A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.

Examples :

"The halt itself never achieved much importance, even with workers coming to and from the adjacent works."

El apeadero en sí mismo nunca logró mucha importancia, incluso con los trabajadores que iban y venían de las obras adyacentes.

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verb

Alto, detener la marcha

To stop marching.

Examples :

"The drill sergeant yelled, "Halt!" and the soldiers immediately stopped marching. "

El sargento instructor gritó: "¡Alto!" y los soldados dejaron de marchar inmediatamente.

military action

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verb

Parar, detener

To stop either temporarily or permanently.

Examples :

"The teacher halted the class discussion because it was getting too noisy. "

El profesor detuvo la discusión en clase porque se estaba volviendo demasiado ruidosa.

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verb

Detener, parar

To bring to a stop.

Examples :

"The teacher halted the class discussion to address a disruptive student. "

El profesor detuvo la discusión de la clase para abordar a un estudiante disruptivo.

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verb

Detener, parar

To cause to discontinue.

Examples :

"The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week."

Las negociaciones contractuales detuvieron las operaciones durante al menos una semana.

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noun

Cojera, renguera

Lameness; a limp.

Examples :

"After the fall, she walked with a noticeable halt. "

Después de la caída, caminaba con una cojera notable.

medicine body condition

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adjective

Cojeando, cojo

Examples :

"The old dog was halt, dragging one leg behind him as he walked. "

El perro viejo estaba cojo, arrastrando una pata mientras caminaba.

medicine body condition