stop
gb/stˈɑp/ us/stˈɑp/
A1
Anglais
~ 3000
megállít, leállít, megáll, abbahagy, leáll, megálló, állomás, megállás, leállás
VERBE
A1
1
Schéma d’usage :
to stop [something]
He stopped the car at the red light.
Megállította az autót a piros lámpánál.
Can you stop the music for a moment?
Le tudnád állítani egy pillanatra a zenét?
The guard stopped the man at the entrance.
They stopped production due to safety concerns.
Exemples pédagogiques
Please stop the car here.
Kérlek, állítsd meg itt az autót.
Stop the music now.
Állítsd le most a zenét.
The teacher stopped the game.
He stopped the bus quickly.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'stop' with 'finish'; 'stop' means to make something cease before it might be complete, while 'finish' means to bring it to completion.
Sens
Make something stop moving
Collocations
stop the car
|stop the machine
|stop the music
|stop traffic
Synonymes
halt (Slightly more formal and abrupt in tone; often used in official or military contexts.)
Antonymes
start (Means to begin motion or operation, the opposite of stopping.)
Thèmes
daily life
|transportation
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Définition
To make someone or something not move or work anymore.
To cause a person, vehicle, machine, or other thing to no longer move or function.
VERBE
A1
2
Schéma d’usage :
to stop [verb+ing]
She stopped walking to tie her shoe.
Séta közben megállt, hogy bekösse a cipőjét.
I stopped working at six o’clock.
Hat órakor abbahagytam a munkát.
He stopped talking when the phone rang.
Exemples pédagogiques
I stop running when I am tired.
Abbahagyom a futást, amikor elfáradok.
She stopped reading her book.
Abbahagyta a könyv olvasását.
He stopped talking to me.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes forget to use the -ing form after 'stop' when referring to an activity, e.g., incorrect: 'I stopped to smoke' (which actually means 'I stopped in order to smoke'). Correct: 'I stopped smoking' (meaning I quit the habit).
Sens
Cease moving or operating
Collocations
stop walking
|stop talking
|stop working
Synonymes
pause (Implies a temporary break rather than a complete end.)
Antonymes
continue (Means to keep doing something without stopping.)
Thèmes
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Définition
To not move or do something anymore.
To no longer move, operate, or continue doing something oneself.
NOM
A1
3
The bus stop is just around the corner.
A buszmegálló mindjárt a sarkon túl van.
Our next stop will be Chicago.
A következő állomásunk Chicago lesz.
They met at the train stop.
Exemples pédagogiques
This is my bus stop.
Ez az én buszmegállóm.
The next stop is my house.
A következő megálló a házamnál van.
I wait at the bus stop.
Sens
Place where vehicles stop
Collocations
bus stop
|train stop
|next stop
Synonymes
station (Larger and more permanent than a typical 'stop', usually with facilities.)
Thèmes
transportation
|travel
|core_vocabulary
Définition
A place where buses, trains, etc., stop for people to get on or off.
A place where buses, trains, or other vehicles regularly halt to pick up or drop off passengers or goods.
NOM
A2
4
The train made an unexpected stop.
A vonat váratlanul megállt.
They planned a quick stop for lunch.
Rövid megállást terveztek ebédre.
The car came to a gentle stop.
Exemples pédagogiques
The bus made a stop here.
A busz itt megállt.
We made a stop for food.
Megálltunk enni.
The car made a quick stop.
Sens
Act of stopping movement/activity
Collocations
make a quick stop
|emergency stop
|full stop
Synonymes
halt (More abrupt or formal than 'stop'.)
Thèmes
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Définition
A time when something stops moving or working.
An occasion when movement, operation, or activity is brought to an end.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
stop
API
GB/stˈɑp/
US/stˈɑp/
Syllabes et accentuation
stop (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (stop)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: stop
- Plural: stops
Verb
- Base: stop
- 3rd Person Singular: stops
- Present Participle: stopping
- Past: stopped
Famille de mots
Forms
stops
noun
stopping
verb
stopped
verb
Related words
stopper
noun
nonstop
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unstoppable
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
stoppage
noun
stoppable
adjective
Points clés
- Irregular present participle: stopping Verb
- Irregular past: stopped Verb
Expressions
at a dead stop
1/ˈæt ə dˈɛd stˈɑp/
fixed phrase
Completely motionless or inactive
Not moving at all.
Exemples
- Traffic was at a dead stop for hours.
- The project came to a dead stop after funding was cut.
come to a stop
1/kˈʌm tə ə stˈɑp/
fixed phrase
Gradually cease moving until still
To slow down and then not move anymore.
Exemples
- The train came to a stop at the platform.
- Her laughter came to a stop when she saw his face.
stop by
1/stˈɑp bˈaɪ/
phrasal verb
Make a short visit
To visit a place for a short time, often on your way somewhere else.
Exemples
- I’ll stop by your office after lunch.
- She stopped by to drop off some books.
stop over
1/stˈɑp ˈoʊvɚ/
phrasal verb
Stay temporarily while traveling
To stay in a place for a short time on your way to another place.
Exemples
- We stopped over in Paris for two days on our way to Rome.
- They decided to stop over in Dubai before flying home.
stop over
1/stˈɑp ˈoʊvɚ/
phrasal verb
make a short stop
to stay somewhere for a short time while traveling to another place
Exemples
- We stopped over in Dubai on the way to Bangkok.
- If you stop over in Paris, you can take the train into the center.
- They plan to stop over for one night and continue in the morning.
Exemples pédagogiques
- We will stop over in Rome.
- I stopped over for one night.