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stopper.

to stop, in regard to motors and machines

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/stɔ.pe/
  1. to stop, in regard to motors and machines

    Une puissante voiture de marque étrangère stoppa au bout de l’avenue Ruysdaël, tout près de l’entrée du parc Monceau.
  2. to take (a hit, a bullet)

    colloquial
    Il avait stoppé un coquet gnon derrière les oreilles, mais il n’était pas mort.
  3. to stop

    colloquial
    il faut stopper cette hostilité permanente
Where this word comes from

1792, from English stop.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.