verb🔗ShareParar, dejar de moverseTo cease moving."I stopped at the traffic lights."Me detuve en los semáforos.actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareParar, detenerseTo not continue."Soon the rain will stop."Pronto la lluvia parará.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDetener, pararTo cause (something) to cease moving or progressing."The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks."La vista de los hombres armados lo detuvo en seco.actionprocessphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCesar, detenerseTo cease; to no longer continue (doing something)."One of the wrestlers suddenly stopped fighting."Uno de los luchadores dejó de pelear de repente.actionprocesstimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDetener, acabarTo cause (something) to come to an end."The referees stopped the fight."Los árbitros detuvieron la pelea.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCerrar, bloquearTo close or block an opening."He stopped the wound with gauze."Él cerró la herida con gasa.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAjustar la apertura(often with "up" or "down") To adjust the aperture of a camera lens."To achieve maximum depth of field, he stopped down to an f-stop of 22."Para lograr la máxima profundidad de campo, ajustó la apertura a un valor f de 22.technologyartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlojarse, quedarseTo stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily."We are stopping at the gas station for a quick break on our road trip. "Nos estamos quedando en la gasolinera para un descanso rápido en nuestro viaje por carretera.actionplacetimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDetener, pisarTo regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part."The guitar student was practicing stopping the strings to create different chords. "El estudiante de guitarra estaba practicando pisar las cuerdas para crear diferentes acordes.musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePuntuarTo punctuate."The teacher stopped the lecture to answer a student's question. "El profesor interrumpió la conferencia para responder a la pregunta de un estudiante.grammarlanguagewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTaponar, cerrarTo make fast; to stopper."The sailor was stopping the bottle of rum with a cork to prevent it from spilling. "El marinero estaba taponando la botella de ron con un corcho para evitar que se derramara.actionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParada, detenciónThe act of something that stops; a halt."constant startings and stoppings"Constantes arranques y paradasactionprocesseventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMaterial de relleno, masillaMaterial for filling a cavity."The dentist used a white stopping to fill the cavity in my tooth. "El dentista usó un material de relleno blanco para rellenar la cavidad de mi diente.medicinematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParada, barreraA partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air."The draft from the open window was unbearable until we installed a stopping to block the breeze. "La corriente de aire de la ventana abierta era insoportable hasta que instalamos una barrera para bloquear la brisa.architectureutilitydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTaco para herraduraA pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist."After a long day working in the dry field, the farmer applied a stopping of mud and clay to his horse's cracked hooves. "Después de un largo día de trabajo en el campo seco, el granjero aplicó un taco de barro y arcilla a las pezuñas agrietadas de su caballo.animalmedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
