stopping

[US]/'stɔpiŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. matokeo ya kusimamia; mizigo; kushinda
v. kusimamia; kuzimamia
Word Forms
Present Participlestopping
Pluralstoppings

Phrases & Collocations

stop immediately

stopa kwa muda mrefu

stopping time

muda wa kushtuka

stopping point

nukta ya kushtuka

stopping power

kipawa cha kushtuka

stopping distance

masafu ya kushtuka

Example Sentences

was successful in stopping the leak of oil.

alikamilisha kushtuka mizigo ya maji.

Are you stopping to drink tea?

Ukifungua kumalenga chai?

He's stopping at Tom's in town.

Alikaribia kwa Tom kwenye mji.

Stopping the car short caused a pileup on the highway.

Kufungua gari kwa mafua alifanyia mshindi mwa gari kwenye mauti.

suddenly stopping the drug may result in cold turkey.

Kufungua dawa kwa mafua kwa muda mrefu inaweza kusababisha mshindi mwa dawa.

was whistle-stopping and glad-handing for the last five months.

Alifungua gari kwa mafua na kufungua mabawa kwa muda wa mwa tano.

I am in favor of stopping work now.

Ninikumbuka kufungua kazi sasa.

Stopping the car short caused a pileup on the superhighway.

Kufungua gari kwa mafua alifanyia mshindi mwa gari kwenye mauti ya mengine.

they loitered along in the sunshine, stopping at the least excuse.

Walikuwa wakusukuma mengine chini ya mafua ya jua, wakipitisha kwenye muda mafupi.

My printer’s gone haywire. It keeps stopping and starting.

Miprinteri yangu yamepotea. Inaendelea kusimamia na kuanza tena.

3 The real solution is to punish teams that overcommit to stopping Yao.

3 Moyo mpya ni kushindwa michezo ambayo hupitia kufungua Yao.

A red bus is stopping at the bus stop.

Gari la mwepe linalifungua kwenye pointi ya gari.

Instead of stopping to speak, she passed by with only a distant nod.

Hakufungua kumaliza kwa kusikiliza, alipasa kwa mafua ya kusikiliza.

The sudden stopping of the car plunged him forwards.

Kufungua gari kwa mafua kwa muda mrefu alikusimamia mbele.

The rope had twisted itself around the wheel, stopping the motor.

Mipango yaliyotumia mizani kwa mafua kwa muda mrefu kusikiliza mizani.

slowly they advanced, stopping every so often and then reorienting themselves.

Wao walavimba kwa mafua kwa muda mrefu na kufungua mafua na kushindwa kwa mafua.

The most commonly cited reasons for stopping the treatment were lack of efficacy and side effects.

Sababu za kawaida zilizobainishwa kwa kusitisha matibabu zilikuwa ukosefu wa ufanisi na athari za upande.

The travelers were hindered by storms throughout their journey. Often the word implies stopping or prevention:

Mipango yaliyotumia mizani kwa mafua kwa muda mrefu kusikiliza mizani.

By stopping all payments to her sons, she made all three of them poor at one blow.

Kufungua mafua ya kusikiliza kwa wana wa mwepe, alifungua wote wawili na wawili kwa mafua.

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