This is the 11836th most frequent French word.
stoppées
"Stoppées" means "stopped" in English.
Here, 'stoppées' describes the machines being stopped due to malfunction.
Les machines ont été arrêtées car elles ne fonctionnaient pas correctement.
The machines were stopped because they were not functioning correctly.
In this sentence, 'stoppées' applies to abstract entities, specifically the cessation of negotiations.
Les négociations ont été stoppées après plusieurs jours sans progrès.
The negotiations were stopped after several days without progress.
The word 'stoppées' refers to vehicles being physically stopped for an inspection.