halt

[US]/hɔːlt/
[UK]/hɔːlt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. stoppe; tøve; stå stille
n. stop; hvile
vt. få til at stoppe; få til at stå stille
Word Forms
Pluralhalts
Past Tensehalted
Past Participlehalted
Third Person Singularhalts
Present Participlehalting

Phrases & Collocations

halt production

stop produktion

halt the spread

stop spredningen

halt on

stop på

system halt

system stop

call a halt

afbryd

Example Sentences

a halt in production.

en standsning i produktionen.

halt between two opinions

stop mellem to holdninger

It’s time to call a halt to vandalism.

Nu er det tid til at stoppe vandalisme.

a move to halt the arms race.

et forsøg på at stoppe våbenkapløbet.

The car came to a sudd halt in the middle of the road.

Bilen standsede pludseligt midt på vejen.

The car halted by the house.

Bilen standsede ved huset.

No one can halt the advance of history.

Ingen kan stoppe historiens gang.

At last they have halted work.

Endelig har de stoppet arbejdet.

They halted financial support.

De stoppede den økonomiske støtte.

speak in a halting way

tale på en tøvende måde

traffic was halted during the alert.

Trafikken blev stoppet under beredskabet.

gang members have halted their internecine bloodletting.

Bandemedlemmer har stoppet deres interne blodudgydelse.

Real-world Examples

This city would grind to a halt.

Denne by ville gå i stå.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

There is no halting such a spell forever.

Der er ingen, der kan stoppe sådan en besværgelse for evigt.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

No one can halt the advance of history.

Ingen kan stoppe historiens gang.

Source: Four-level vocabulary frequency weekly plan

Meanwhile, commerce has ground to a halt.

I mellemtiden er handlen gået i stå.

Source: NPR News September 2015 Collection

20. The tilted salt filters halt alternately for altering.

20. De tippede saltfiltre stopper skiftesvis for at ændre.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

At the end of an hour, Harry called a halt.

Efter en time afbrød Harry.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Ferry services to and from the island halted on Sunday.

Færgetrafikken til og fra øen blev indstillet søndag.

Source: CRI Online July 2023 Collection

And, as progress against ISIS on the battlefield has been halting.

Og da fremskridtene mod ISIS på slagmarken har været langsomme.

Source: CNN Selected December 2015 Collection

All entertainment activities will be halted throughout the day as well.

Alle underholdningsaktiviteter vil også blive indstillet i løbet af dagen.

Source: CRI Online April 2013 Collection

American surveillance planes observed that towing efforts were halted shortly after midnight.

Amerikanske overvågningsfly observerede, at bjærgningsindsatsen blev indstillet kort efter midnat.

Source: Listen to this 3 Advanced English Listening

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