stopped in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.stop [Am stɑp, Brit stɒp] N

1. stop (halt):

to work without a stop
trabajar sin parar
to work without a stop
trabajar sin hacer una pausa or un alto
work progressed in stops and starts
el trabajo avanzaba a trompicones or a tropezones
work was at a stop for months
el trabajo estuvo interrumpido or paralizado durante meses
to bring sth to a stop
detener or parar algo
to bring sth to a stop conversation/proceedings
poner fin a or interrumpir algo
the accident brought the traffic to a complete stop
el accidente paralizó el tráfico
to come to a stop vehicle/aircraft:
detenerse
to come to a stop production/conversation:
interrumpirse
to put a stop to sth
poner fin a algo
to put a stop to sth
acabar con algo
to put a stop on a check
dar orden de no pagar un cheque

II.stop <pres part stopping; pt, pp stopped> [Am stɑp, Brit stɒp] VB trans

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3. stop (prevent):

I'm going, and you can't stop me
me voy y no puedes detenerme or impedírmelo
who's/what's stopping you?
¿quién/qué te lo impide?
there's no stopping us now
nadie nos puede parar ahora
I had to tell him, I couldn't stop myself
tuve que decírselo, no pude contenerme
to stop sb (from) -ing esp Brit
impedirle a algn +  infin
to stop sb (from) -ing esp Brit
impedir que algn +  subj
the bad weather stopped us (from) going out
el mal tiempo nos impidió salir
try to stop her (from) coming
trata de impedir or de evitar que venga
we had to lock him up to stop him (from) escaping
lo tuvimos que encerrar para impedir que se escapara
to stop sth -ing
impedir que algo +  subj
to stop sth happening
impedir que ocurra algo
we're trying to stop the airport being built here
estamos tratando de impedir que construyan el aeropuerto aquí

III.stop <pres part stopping; pt, pp stopped> [Am stɑp, Brit stɒp] VB intr

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See also full stop

stop off VB [Am stɑp -, Brit stɒp -] (v + adv)

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stop by VB [Am stɑp -, Brit stɒp -] (v + adv, v + prep + o)

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stop in VB [Am stɑp -, Brit stɒp -] inf (v + adv)

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stop-and-go [Am ˌstɑpənˈɡoʊ, Brit ˌstɒpənˈɡəʊ], stop-go Brit [ˈstɑːpˈɡəʊ, ˌstɒpˈɡəʊ] ADJ

stop down VB [Am stɑp -, Brit stɒp -] (v + adv) PHOTO

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stop over VB [Am stɑp -, Brit stɒp -] (v + adv)

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stop out VB [Am stɑp -, Brit stɒp -] Brit (v + adv)

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I.stop up VB [Am stɑp -, Brit stɒp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.stop up VB [Am stɑp -, Brit stɒp -] (v + adv) PHOTO

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III.stop up VB [Am stɑp -, Brit stɒp -] (v + adv) Brit

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stop up → stay up

See also stay up

stay up VB [Am steɪ -, Brit steɪ -] (v + adv)

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stop on VB [Am stɑp -, Brit stɒp -] (v + adv)

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stopped in the PONS Dictionary

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I.stop [stɒp, Am stɑ:p] - ping, -ped - ping, -ped N

II.stop [stɒp, Am stɑ:p] - ping, -ped - ping, -ped VB trans

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III.stop [stɒp, Am stɑ:p] - ping, -ped - ping, -ped VB intr

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glottal stop [ˈglɒtlˈstɒp, Am ˈglɑ:t̬əlˈstɑ:p] N LING

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I.non-stop [ˌnɒnˈstɒp, Am ˌnɑ:nˈstɑ:p] ADJ

II.non-stop [ˌnɒnˈstɒp, Am ˌnɑ:nˈstɑ:p] ADV

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stopped Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to stop sb (dead) in his tracks
parar los pies a alguien
to put a sudden stop to sth
detener algo de forma repentina
to place a comma/a full stop
poner una coma/un punto
don't stop me from visiting you
no me prives de visitarte
to make a stop at a port
hacer escala en un puerto
does the train stop in this town?
¿para el tren en este pueblo?
nobody put a stop to his lies
nadie salió al paso de sus mentiras
the wound wouldn't stop flowing with blood
la herida no paraba de manar sangre
I couldn't stop my eyes from watering
no pude evitar que se me aguaran los ojos
to look at/to listen to sth non-stop
hincharse a mirar/a escuchar algo
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He is stopped, however, by plague clouds, and he is forced to pull back.
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The problem was that the sheer number of people they stopped guaranteed that stop-and-frisk would get untethered from that logic.
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She stopped taking the money, however, when she married an undocumented immigrant.
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But while convention cautions against looking a gift horse in the mouth, it hasn't stopped commentators arguing and speculating about what the sculpture means.
www.theweek.co.uk
A van driver fell asleep at the wheel and stopped alongside the central crash barrier on the right hand (overtaking) lane.
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When different samples are compared on the same blot, the reaction should be stopped sometime during the linear part of the course of the reaction.
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He stopped running the cinema, however, to concentrate on his funfair attractions.
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But have you ever stopped to wonder if cough mixtures actually work?
www.health24.com
Before arriving at the location, he stopped to make a phone call from a pay phone.
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In 2005, he briefly stopped touring with the band due to a stress-related illness.
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