halt

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

Translation

vi. kuacha; naunga mkono; kusimama mahali
n. kuacha; mapumziko
vt. kusababisha kuacha; kufanya kusimama mahali
Word Forms
Pluralhalts
Past Tensehalted
Past Participlehalted
Third Person Singularhalts
Present Participlehalting

Phrases & Collocations

halt production

sitisha uzalishaji

halt the spread

sitisha kuenea

halt on

sitisha juu ya

system halt

sitisha mfumo

call a halt

simu ya kusitisha

Example Sentences

a halt in production.

kusitisha uzalishaji.

halt between two opinions

kusitisha kati ya maoni mawili.

It’s time to call a halt to vandalism.

Ni wakati wa kusitisha uharibifu.

a move to halt the arms race.

hatua ya kusitisha mbio za silaha.

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

Gari liliacha kusonga ghafla katikati ya barabara.

The car halted by the house.

Gari liliacha karibu na nyumba.

No one can halt the advance of history.

Hakuna mtu anayeweza kusitisha ukuaji wa historia.

At last they have halted work.

Hatimaye wamesitisha kazi.

They halted financial support.

Walisitisha msaada wa kifedha.

speak in a halting way

kuongea kwa njia ya kusitasita.

traffic was halted during the alert.

majukumu ya barabara yamesitishwa wakati wa onyo.

gang members have halted their internecine bloodletting.

wanachama wa kundi wamesitisha mauaji yao ya ndani.

Real-world Examples

This city would grind to a halt.

Jiji hili lingesimama.

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There is no halting such a spell forever.

Hakuna kuacha upepo kama huo milele.

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No one can halt the advance of history.

Hakuna mtu anayeweza kuacha maendeleo ya historia.

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Meanwhile, commerce has ground to a halt.

Huku, biashara imesimama.

Source: NPR News September 2015 Collection

20. The tilted salt filters halt alternately for altering.

20. Vituo vya uchujaji wa chumvi vilivyokosaa husimama mbadala kwa kubadilisha.

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

Mwishoni mwa saa, Harry alisimamisha.

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Ferry services to and from the island halted on Sunday.

Huduma za meli kwenda na kutoka kisiwani zimesimama Jumapili.

Source: CRI Online July 2023 Collection

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

Na, kama vile maendeleo dhidi ya ISIS kwenye uwanja wa vita yamekuwa yakasimama.

Source: CNN Selected December 2015 Collection

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

Shughuli zote za burudani zitakomeshwa siku nzima pia.

Source: CRI Online April 2013 Collection

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

Ndege za urani wa Marekani zilionyesha kuwa juhudi za kuunguruma zimesimama baada ya saa chache kutoka usiku wa manane.

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