verb🔗ShareS'arrêter, cesserTo cease moving."I stopped at the traffic lights."Je me suis arrêté au feu.actionvehiclemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrêter, cesserTo not continue."Soon the rain will stop."Bientôt, la pluie va cesser.actionprocesstimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrêterTo cause (something) to cease moving or progressing."The sight of the armed men stopped him in his tracks."La vue des hommes armés l'a arrêté net.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCesser, s'arrêterTo cease; to no longer continue (doing something)."One of the wrestlers suddenly stopped fighting."Un des catcheurs a soudainement cessé de se battre.actionprocesstimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrêter, cesserTo cause (something) to come to an end."The referees stopped the fight."Les arbitres ont arrêté le combat.actionprocesseventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFermer, obstruerTo close or block an opening."He stopped the wound with gauze."Il a fermé la plaie avec de la gaze.actionfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFermer le diaphragme(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."Pour obtenir une profondeur de champ maximale, il a fermé le diaphragme à f/22.technologydevicearttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSéjourner, s'arrêterTo stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily."We stopped at the cafe for a coffee on our way to work. "Nous nous sommes arrêtés au café pour prendre un café en allant au travail.timeactionplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrêter les sons deTo regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part."She carefully stopped the guitar string at the seventh fret to play the correct note. "Elle a soigneusement arrêté la corde de la guitare à la septième frette pour jouer la note correcte.musicsoundtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePonctuerTo punctuate."She stopped reading the letter to emphasize its importance. "Elle a ponctué la lecture de la lettre pour souligner son importance.grammarlinguisticswritinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBoucher, fermerTo make fast; to stopper."The sailor stopped the bottle tightly with a cork to prevent the rum from spilling. "Le marin a bouché la bouteille hermétiquement avec un bouchon pour empêcher le rhum de se renverser.actionnauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareArrêté(of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle."They passed a stopped car on the side of the road, but realized there was nothing they could do to help."Ils ont dépassé une voiture arrêtée sur le bord de la route, mais ont réalisé qu'ils ne pouvaient rien faire pour aider.vehicletrafficpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareArrêté(more generally) In the state resulting from having stopped."A stopped clock is right twice a day."Une horloge arrêtée donne l'heure juste deux fois par jour.conditionstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBouché(of a pipe) Having a stop; being closed at one end."The plumber examined the stopped pipe, suspecting a blockage further down the line. "Le plombier a examiné le tuyau bouché, soupçonnant un blocage plus loin sur la ligne.utilitytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBien taillé(of a plant) In a well-pruned state."The stopped rose bush, though small, produced an abundance of beautiful blooms. "Le rosier bien taillé, bien que petit, a produit une abondance de belles fleurs.plantagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOcclusifMade by complete closure of the organs in the mouth; said of certain consonants such as b, d, p, and t.""B" is a stopped consonant. "« B » est une consonne occlusive.phoneticslanguagesoundlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
