stop

fermarsi

Non muoversi più e restare in un posto.

In inglese semplice: To end your movement and stay in one place.

• Please stop here.
• The bus stopped outside the school.
• We stopped at the red light.

Come si usa: stop at something (The train stops at every station.)

Sinonimi: halt

Contrari: move

Espressioni comuni: stop here, stop suddenly, stop at something

fermare, impedire

Impedire a qualcuno o qualcosa di avanzare o di fare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To prevent someone or something from moving forward or doing something.

• The police stopped our car.
• A locked gate stopped us from entering.
• Nothing could stop her from reaching the top.

Come si usa: stop someone/something from doing something (The rain stopped us from playing outside.)

Sinonimi: prevent, block, halt

Contrari: allow

Espressioni comuni: stop someone, stop a car, stop someone from

smettere, cessare

Non continuare un’attività che si stava svolgendo.

In inglese semplice: To no longer do an activity that you were doing.

• Stop talking, please.
• She stopped working at six.
• Have you stopped eating meat?

Come si usa: stop doing something (He stopped smoking last year.)

Sinonimi: quit, cease

Contrari: continue, start

Espressioni comuni: stop smoking, stop talking, stop doing something, stop fighting

fermare, interrompere

Far terminare un evento, un processo o un’azione.

In inglese semplice: To make an event, process, or action come to an end.

• Stop the machine!
• The referee stopped the fight.
• We used a clean cloth to stop the bleeding.

Sinonimi: end, halt

Contrari: start

Espressioni comuni: stop a fight, stop the bleeding, stop the machine

cessare, finire

Giungere alla fine e non continuare più.

In inglese semplice: To come to an end and no longer continue.

• The rain has stopped.
• The noise stopped when we closed the window.
• Has the bleeding stopped yet?

Sinonimi: end, cease

Contrari: continue, start

Espressioni comuni: stop completely, stop suddenly, stop eventually

fermata

Luogo dove i passeggeri salgono o scendono da autobus, tram o altri mezzi.

In inglese semplice: A place where a bus, tram, or other vehicle lets people get on or off.

• I am waiting at the bus stop.
• Get off at the next stop.
• There are three stops before the hospital.

Espressioni comuni: bus stop, tram stop, next stop

sosta, fermata

Breve pausa durante un viaggio, in cui ci si ferma in un posto.

In inglese semplice: A short break during a journey when you stay in one place.

• We made a stop for lunch.
• The trip included two short stops.
• Our next stop lasted half an hour.

Sinonimi: break, pause, halt

Espressioni comuni: make a stop, brief stop, coffee stop

fermo

Pezzo che impedisce a qualcosa di muoversi oltre un certo punto.

In inglese semplice: A piece that prevents something from moving beyond a certain point.

• A rubber stop keeps the door open.
• The stops prevent the drawers from sliding out.
• He fitted a metal stop behind the gate.

Sinonimi: stopper

Espressioni comuni: door stop, rubber stop, adjustable stop