cease

cessare, smettere

Smettere di fare qualcosa, oppure finire, riferito a un’attività o a una situazione.

In inglese semplice: To stop doing something, or for an activity or situation to end.

• The rain finally ceased.
• They ceased work when the alarm sounded.
• The shop has ceased trading.

Come si usa: cease doing something (The factory ceased making furniture last year.); cease to do something (The old company ceased to exist.)

Sinonimi: stop, end, halt

Contrari: begin, continue

Espressioni comuni: cease operations, cease trading, cease to exist