Please wait for the bus to come to a stop before you get off.
dead stopn
(complete halt)
plotselinge stilstand, abrupte stilstand bn + nw
They heard a loud bang in the engine and the car came to a dead stop.
full stopn
UK (punctuation mark: period)
punt nw de
You should always use a capital letter after a full stop.
full stopn
UK, informal (period: and that is that)
punt uit tw
We're not doing it. Full stop!
full stopn
(complete end of motion)
volledig tot stilstand komen woordgr. + onoverg. ww
The police will ticket you for anything less than a full stop at a stop sign.
last stopn
(transport route: final destination)
laatste halte bn + nw de
(bus, tram)
eindpunt nw het
This is the last stop; everyone must get off the bus.
nonstop, also UK: non-stopadj
(direct, without stopping)
non-stop bn
ononderbroken, doorlopend bn
Sonia took a nonstop flight from New York to Dallas.
nonstop, also UK: non-stopadv
(incessantly, continuously)
non-stop bw
ononderbroken, doorlopend bw
zonder te stoppen bw
Betty talked nonstop and constantly annoyed her coworkers.
put a stop tovtr
(end, curtail)
een einde maken aan frase
The students are cheating; we'll put a stop to that right away. Prohibition did not put a stop to people drinking alcohol, in fact the reverse was true.
rest stopn
(short break in a journey)
stop, rustpauze nw de
We took a rest stop after the first 300 miles. I really need a rest stop; can you pull over in the next layby?
train stopn
(railway: scheduled station)
treinhalte nw de
I must get off at the next train stop.
train stopn
(railway: safety device)
noodrem nw de
The collision occurred when the train stop failed to protect the train due to a design error.