standstill

standstill
'stændstil - come to
- reach a standstill
standstill
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
at a standstill parado,-a, paralizado,-a
to bring to a standstill (car, traffic, machine) parar 2 (industry, activity, production) paralizar
■ the strike brought the country to a standstill la huelga provocó la paralización del país
to come to a standstill (car, traffic) pararse 2 (industry, productivy, production) paralizarse
standstill ['stænd.stɪl] n
1) stop: detención f, paro m
to come to a standstill: pararse
2) deadlock: punto m muerto, impasse m
standstill
n.
• descanso s.m.
• detención s.f.
• inactividad s.f.
• parada s.f.
noun (no pl)

to bring something to a standstill — \<\<activity/production\>\> paralizar* algo; \<\<vehicle/machine\>\> parar algo

the whole town came to a standstill — la ciudad quedó totalmente paralizada

the traffic was at a standstill — el tráfico estaba paralizado

['stændstɪl]
N parada f

to be at a standstill — [vehicle] estar parado; [industry etc] estar paralizado

negotiations are at a standstill — las negociaciones están paralizadas

to bring a car to a standstill — parar un coche

to bring an industry to a standstill — paralizar una industria

to bring traffic to a standstill — paralizar el tráfico, parar totalmente el tráfico

to come to a standstill — [person] pararse, hacer un alto; [vehicle] pararse; [industry etc] estancarse

* * *
noun (no pl)

to bring something to a standstill — \<\<activity/production\>\> paralizar* algo; \<\<vehicle/machine\>\> parar algo

the whole town came to a standstill — la ciudad quedó totalmente paralizada

the traffic was at a standstill — el tráfico estaba paralizado


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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