German word

Stopp

Pronunciation

IPA/ʃtɔp/

Meaning

  • masculine nounstop

Example

Es gab mehrere Stopps auf der Strecke.

There were several stops along the route.

Illustration for Stopp (stop)

More examples

Die Proteste zwangen das Werk zu einem Stopp der Produktion.

The protests forced the plant to stop production.

Core concept

A moving process reaches a marked pause, whether on a route or in a spoken command.

Common phrases

  • einen Stopp anordnen

    order a stop

  • ein kompletter Stopp

    a complete stop

  • zu einem Stopp führen

    lead to a stop

Similar words

Stillstand: A state in which movement has come to a complete, lasting halt.
Unterbrechung: A temporary break in an activity, process, or conversation.
Haltepunkt: A point where trains or similar vehicles make a brief stop.
Pause: A brief break taken between periods of activity.

Definition in German

Stopp bezeichnet einen kurzen Halt oder eine Unterbrechung und wird häufig als Aufforderung zum Anhalten verwendet.

Word origin

German Stopp is borrowed from English stop and functions in German both as a noun and as an interjection.

Usage tips

  • Stopp is masculine, with the plural Stopps; the noun therefore takes forms such as der Stopp and mehrere Stopps.

Other meanings

  • haltnoun
  • hold itinterjection

Opposites

Related words

  • stoppenstopverb
  • stoppbarstoppableadjective

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