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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesarresto improvviso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: arˈrɛsto im.proˈvi.zo
"Il progetto è giunto a un arresto improvviso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A complete and abrupt cessation of movement, action, or progress.
"The heavy traffic came to a dead-stop just before the bridge."
- 1
Characterized by or involving an absolute, sudden halt.
"The machine experienced a dead-stop when the safety sensor was triggered."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'dead' (used adverbially to mean absolutely, completely, or abruptly, dating back to the late 16th century) and 'stop' (from Middle English stoppen, ultimately of Germanic origin). The compound refers to a complete and sudden cessation of motion or progress, appearing frequently in mechanical and everyday contexts by the mid-19th century.
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arrêt complet
Transliteration: a-ʁɛ kɔ̃.plɛ
"La circulation est arrivée à un arrêt complet."
Vollbremsung
Transliteration: ˈfɔlˌbʁɛm.zʊŋ
"Der Verkehr kam zu einem vollständigen Stillstand."
arresto improvviso
Transliteration: arˈrɛsto im.proˈvi.zo
"Il progetto è giunto a un arresto improvviso."
parada total
Transliteration: paˈɾa.da toˈtal
"El coche llegó a una parada total en la esquina."
parada brusca
Transliteration: paˈɾa.dɐ ˈbɾuʃ.kɐ
"O elevador deu uma parada brusca."
पूर्ण विराम
Transliteration: purna viram
"यातायात अचानक पूर्ण विराम पर आ गया।"
完全停顿
Transliteration: wán quán tíng dùn
"车流突然完全停顿下来。"
완전 정지
Transliteration: wanjeon jeongji
"차량이 완전 정지 상태가 되었습니다."
完全停止
Transliteration: kanzen teishi
"車は突然の完全停止を余儀なくされた。"
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