No. 2,343 in Dutch
stilleggen
"Stilleggen" means "to shut down" or "to suspend" (an activity or operation).
In a sentence
De arbeiders besloten om het werk tijdelijk stil te leggen wegens veiligheidsredenen.
The workers decided to temporarily suspend the work due to safety reasons.
In this sentence, 'stilleggen' is used in the context of 'to suspend or halt an activity systematically'.
Vanwege een stroomstoring werd de productie in de fabriek stilgelegd.
Due to a power outage, the production in the factory was brought to a halt.
Here, 'stilleggen' means 'to cease operations because of external interruptions'.
Tijdens de vakantieperiode wordt het project even stilgelegd.
During the holiday season, the project will be paused for a while.
In this example, 'stilleggen' implies 'pausing or ceasing temporarily due to planned events'.
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