l'
/aʁɛ/
Translation
stop, halt; (bus) stop
Word origin
A deverbal noun from arrêter ('to stop'), from Vulgar Latin arrestare, from Latin ad- ('to') plus restare ('to remain, to stay behind'). The same root gives English 'arrest'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- arrestare
- English cognates
- arrest
Grammar
Examples
l'.
The next bus stop is right in front of the school.
' immobilisé l' .
The train came to a halt at the next stop.
.
She has been working non-stop since this morning.
prescrit ' .
The doctor signed him off work for a week.
au .
Get off at the third stop after the bridge.
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