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stopping

/ˈstɒpɪŋ/ /ˈstɑpɪŋ/

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verb

Parar, dejar de moverse

To cease moving.

Examples :

"I stopped at the traffic lights."

Me detuve en los semáforos.

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verb

Parar, detenerse

To not continue.

Examples :

"Soon the rain will stop."

Pronto la lluvia parará.

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verb

Detener, parar

To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.

Examples :

"The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks."

La vista de los hombres armados lo detuvo en seco.

action process physics

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verb

Cesar, detenerse

To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).

Examples :

"One of the wrestlers suddenly stopped fighting."

Uno de los luchadores dejó de pelear de repente.

action process time

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verb

Detener, acabar

To cause (something) to come to an end.

Examples :

"The referees stopped the fight."

Los árbitros detuvieron la pelea.

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verb

Cerrar, bloquear

To close or block an opening.

Examples :

"He stopped the wound with gauze."

Él cerró la herida con gasa.

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verb

Ajustar la apertura

(often with "up" or "down") To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Alojarse, quedarse

To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.

Examples :

"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.

action place time

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verb

Detener, pisar

To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Puntuar

Examples :

"The teacher stopped the lecture to answer a student's question. "

El profesor interrumpió la conferencia para responder a la pregunta de un estudiante.

grammar language writing

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verb

Taponar, cerrar

To make fast; to stopper.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Parada, detención

The act of something that stops; a halt.

Examples :

"constant startings and stoppings"

Constantes arranques y paradas

action process event

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noun

Material de relleno, masilla

Material for filling a cavity.

Examples :

"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.

medicine material

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noun

Parada, barrera

A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.

Examples :

"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.

architecture utility device

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noun

Taco para herradura

A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.

Examples :

"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.

animal medicine