stop

parar, detenerse

Dejar de moverse y quedarse en un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To end your movement and stay in one place.

• Please stop here.
• The bus stopped outside the school.
• We stopped at the red light.

Cómo se usa: stop at something (The train stops at every station.)

Sinónimos: halt

Antónimos: move

Expresiones frecuentes: stop here, stop suddenly, stop at something

detener, impedir

Impedir que alguien o algo avance o haga algo.

En inglés sencillo: To prevent someone or something from moving forward or doing something.

• The police stopped our car.
• A locked gate stopped us from entering.
• Nothing could stop her from reaching the top.

Cómo se usa: stop someone/something from doing something (The rain stopped us from playing outside.)

Sinónimos: prevent, block, halt

Antónimos: allow

Expresiones frecuentes: stop someone, stop a car, stop someone from

dejar de, parar

Dejar de hacer una actividad que se estaba realizando.

En inglés sencillo: To no longer do an activity that you were doing.

• Stop talking, please.
• She stopped working at six.
• Have you stopped eating meat?

Cómo se usa: stop doing something (He stopped smoking last year.)

Sinónimos: quit, cease

Antónimos: continue, start

Expresiones frecuentes: stop smoking, stop talking, stop doing something, stop fighting

detener, poner fin a

Hacer que termine un suceso, proceso o acción.

En inglés sencillo: To make an event, process, or action come to an end.

• Stop the machine!
• The referee stopped the fight.
• We used a clean cloth to stop the bleeding.

Sinónimos: end, halt

Antónimos: start

Expresiones frecuentes: stop a fight, stop the bleeding, stop the machine

cesar, parar

Llegar a su fin y no continuar.

En inglés sencillo: To come to an end and no longer continue.

• The rain has stopped.
• The noise stopped when we closed the window.
• Has the bleeding stopped yet?

Sinónimos: end, cease

Antónimos: continue, start

Expresiones frecuentes: stop completely, stop suddenly, stop eventually

parada

Lugar donde un autobús, tranvía u otro vehículo recoge o deja pasajeros.

En inglés sencillo: A place where a bus, tram, or other vehicle lets people get on or off.

• I am waiting at the bus stop.
• Get off at the next stop.
• There are three stops before the hospital.

Expresiones frecuentes: bus stop, tram stop, next stop

parada

Pausa breve durante un viaje en la que se permanece en un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: A short break during a journey when you stay in one place.

• We made a stop for lunch.
• The trip included two short stops.
• Our next stop lasted half an hour.

Sinónimos: break, pause, halt

Expresiones frecuentes: make a stop, brief stop, coffee stop

tope

Pieza que impide que algo se mueva más allá de un punto.

En inglés sencillo: A piece that prevents something from moving beyond a certain point.

• A rubber stop keeps the door open.
• The stops prevent the drawers from sliding out.
• He fitted a metal stop behind the gate.

Sinónimos: stopper

Expresiones frecuentes: door stop, rubber stop, adjustable stop