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arrêter

to stop

verb ah-reh-TEH Common

Also means

to arrest

Usage Note

Arrêter means both to stop an action and to arrest someone, with context telling them apart. The blunt arrête ! is the everyday 'stop it!', sans arrêt means nonstop, and the reflexive s'arrêter is what a train or car does when it halts.

Examples

"Arrête de crier."

Natural Translation

Stop shouting.

Literal Translation

Stop to-cry

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