/stɔp/
Translation
stop
Word origin
Borrowed from English stop, originally a nautical and railway term that spread into French in the nineteenth century.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- stop
- English cognates
- stop
Examples
, ' , c' !
Stop, do not go any further, it is dangerous!
' .
He did not see the stop sign and caused a small accident.
.
We are hitchhiking home.
' au .
The driver stopped at the stop sign before turning.
! cette fragile.
Stop! You are going to break that fragile plate.
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