Come to a halt Meaning in English
expression
KUHM too-uh HAWLT
KUM too-ay HOLT
التعريف
To stop moving or to end suddenly; often used for vehicles, machines, or activities that are interrupted or finished.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Used in both formal and informal contexts, especially for physical movements (cars, people) or processes (talks, production). Collocates with 'car', 'traffic', 'conversation'. Similar to 'stop', but adds a sense of coming gradually or officially to a stop.
Spanish: detenerse - pararsePortuguese (BR): parar - chegar a uma paradaPortuguese (PT): parar - chegar a uma paragemChinese (Simplified): 停下来 - 停止Chinese (Traditional): 停下來 - 停止Hindi: रुक जाना - थम जानाArabic: توقفBengali: থেমে যাওয়া - স্থগিত হয়ে যাওয়াRussian: остановиться - прекратитьсяJapanese: 停止する - 終わるVietnamese: dừng lại - kết thúcKorean: 멈추다 - 중단되다Turkish: durmak - sona ermekUrdu: رک جانا - اختتام پذیر ہوناIndonesian: berhenti - terhenti
جمل نموذجية
The car came to a halt at the red light.
basic
The music suddenly came to a halt.
basic
All the work on the project came to a halt last week.
basic
The noisy conversation finally came to a halt when the teacher walked in.
natural
My plans for a vacation came to a halt when I got sick.
natural
Everything in the city came to a halt during the big storm.
natural