No. 929 in Norwegian
stanse
"Stanse" means "to stop" or "to halt" in English.
In a sentence
Hun måtte stanse bilen før lyskrysset.
She had to stop the car before the traffic light.
In this sentence, 'stanse' is used to indicate bringing a moving vehicle to a halt.
De ønsker å stanse den negative utviklingen i miljøsituasjonen.
They want to halt the negative trend in the environmental situation.
Here, 'stanse' means to stop or prevent a process or trend from continuing.
Arbeidet på byggeplassen ble stanset av regntungt vær.
The work on the construction site was stopped by rain-heavy weather.
In this context, 'stanse' is applied in a passive form to describe an activity being interrupted.
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