halt

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

Translation

vi. stanna; tveka; stå stilla
n. stopp; vila
vt. få att stanna; göra stilla
Word Forms
Pluralhalts
Past Tensehalted
Past Participlehalted
Third Person Singularhalts
Present Participlehalting

Phrases & Collocations

halt production

stoppa produktionen

halt the spread

stoppa spridningen

halt on

stopp på

system halt

systemstopp

call a halt

uppmana till stopp

Example Sentences

a halt in production.

en stillestånd i produktionen

halt between two opinions

stopp mellan två åsikter

It’s time to call a halt to vandalism.

Det är dags att stoppa vandalism.

a move to halt the arms race.

ett försök att stoppa vapenrusningen.

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

Bilen kom till ett plötsligt stopp mitt på vägen.

The car halted by the house.

Bilen stannade vid huset.

No one can halt the advance of history.

Ingen kan stoppa historiens frammarsch.

At last they have halted work.

Slutligen har de pausat arbetet.

They halted financial support.

De avbröt det ekonomiska stödet.

speak in a halting way

tala på ett tvekande sätt

traffic was halted during the alert.

Trafiken stoppades under varningen.

gang members have halted their internecine bloodletting.

Gängmedlemmar har pausat deras inbördesmord.

Real-world Examples

This city would grind to a halt.

Denna stad skulle gå i stå.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

There is no halting such a spell forever.

Det finns ingen som kan stoppa en sådan besvärjelse för alltid.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

No one can halt the advance of history.

Ingen kan stoppa historiens frammarsch.

Source: Four-level vocabulary frequency weekly plan

Meanwhile, commerce has ground to a halt.

Under tiden har handeln gått i stå.

Source: NPR News September 2015 Collection

20. The tilted salt filters halt alternately for altering.

20. De lutade saltfilterna stannar turvis för att ändra.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

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

I slutet av en timme, avbröt Harry.

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

Ferry services to and from the island halted on Sunday.

Färjetrafiken till och från ön avstannade på söndagen.

Source: CRI Online July 2023 Collection

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

Och, eftersom framstegen mot ISIS på slagfältet har varit ryckiga.

Source: CNN Selected December 2015 Collection

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

Alla underhållningsaktiviteter kommer att avbrytas under hela dagen också.

Source: CRI Online April 2013 Collection

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

Amerikanska spaningsplan observerade att boggningsinsatserna avbröts strax efter midnatt.

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