No. 4,978 in French
stopper
To stop or halt.
In a sentence
Il a décidé de stopper ses recherches.
He decided to stop his research.
In this sentence, "stopper" is used as a verb meaning "to stop," signifying the action of halting or ceasing the activity.
Le mécanicien a utilisé un outil spécial pour stopper la fuite.
The mechanic used a special tool to stop the leak.
Here, "stopper" is employed as a verb indicating the act of ceasing something from continuing, in this case, preventing a leak.
L'arbitre a dû stopper le match à cause de la pluie.
The referee had to stop the match because of the rain.
In this example, "stopper" serves as a verb to describe the action of interrupting or pausing an ongoing event.
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