Translations for „stop up“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . stop up VB intr

1. stop up Brit (not go to bed):

stop up

aufbleiben

2. stop up PHOTO:

stop up

eine größere Blende einstellen

II . stop up VB trans

to stop up ⇆ sth

etw verstopfen

to stop up a hole

ein Loch [zu]stopfen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to stop up a hole

ein Loch [zu]stopfen

to give up [or quit] [or stop] smoking

das Rauchen aufgeben

stop making up the rules as you go along — it's not fair!

hör auf, dir deine eigenen Regeln zu machen — das ist nicht fair!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Trains begin running 3 hours before an event and stop up to two hours after its conclusion.

en.wikipedia.org

What's more, the side windows stop up to 99 percent of ultraviolet rays and enhance acoustic comfort by filtering certain frequencies emitted from outside the vehicle.

motioncars.inquirer.net

Jones earned one assist with a sharp play to gain the offensive zone, stop up, then find the trailer who took the puck to the net.

edmontonjournal.com

And the atmosphere doesn't stop up there in the air.

www.npr.org

Close the doors, stop up the draughts, pull the thick curtains, eliminate leaks - and then splash out on insulation.

www.stuff.co.nz

I need to rest, but it's too cold to stop up here at 10,000 feet.

singletrackworld.com

His car skittered into the gravel, and came to a stop up against the barriers lining the exit of the last turn.

formulaspy.com

The birds told her to use ashes to stop up the holes.

en.wikipedia.org

They gave it, and the wrens advised him to stop up the holes with clay.

en.wikipedia.org

I think there are a number of things that stop up people's mouths.

www.stuff.co.nz