Stop the presses Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈstɑp/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈpɹɛsəz/, /ˈpɹɛsɪz

STOP thuh PRESS-iz

UK

stˈɒp/ /ðə, ði/ /pɹˈɛsɪz

STOP thuh PRESS-iz

التعريف

An expression originally from the newspaper industry, used to announce urgent or surprising news that requires immediate attention. Now mostly used figuratively to express shock or excitement about unexpected information.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used humorously or with exaggeration. Rarely used literally today, except as a joke. Typically exclaimed when something surprising is revealed. Can be used as an interjection ('Stop the presses!'), or as a statement ('We need to stop the presses for this news!'). More common in American English.

• Spanish: ¡Paren las rotativas! - detengan todo (figurado)
• Portuguese (BR): Parem as máquinas! - pare tudo (figurado)
• Portuguese (PT): Parem as máquinas! - parem tudo (figurado)
• Chinese (Simplified): 停印！- 停止一切（比喻用法）
• Chinese (Traditional): 停印！- 停止一切（比喻用法）
• Hindi: छापाखाना रोक दो! - सब कुछ रोक दो (रूपक अर्थ)
• Arabic: أوقفوا المطابع! - أوقفوا كل شيء (مجازياً)
• Bengali: প্রেস থামাও - সংবাদ বন্ধ করো (রূপক অর্থে)
• Russian: Стоп, печать! - Остановить печать! (фигурально)
• Japanese: 印刷を止めろ！（比喩的） - ニュース速報だ（比喩的）
• Vietnamese: dừng xuất bản - dừng báo chí (nghĩa bóng)
• Korean: 인쇄 중지! - 새 소식이야! (비유적으로)
• Turkish: matbaayı durdurun! - baskıyı durdurun! (mecazi anlamda)
• Urdu: پرنٹنگ روکیں! - فوراََ خبر سنائیں (مجازی معنی میں)
• Indonesian: hentikan percetakan! - berita penting! (makna kiasan)

جمل نموذجية

Stop the presses! We just won the contest.

basic

When he heard the news, he shouted, "Stop the presses!"

basic

They said, "Stop the presses! This changes everything."

basic

Whoa, stop the presses—did you just say you're moving to Paris?

natural

I haven't heard pizza this good in years. Stop the presses!

natural

Stop the presses—I just found my lost keys in the freezer!

natural