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call a halt

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
call a halt v expr	(order [sth] to stop)	parar⇒ vi
		detenerse⇒ v prnl
		poner freno, poner fin loc verb
	The project was exceeding its budget, so the manager was forced to call a halt.
	El proyecto estaba excediendo el presupuesto, y el gerente fue forzado a parar.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
call a halt to [sth] v expr	(order an end to, stop)	poner fin a loc verb
	The machine broke, so the foreman called a halt to the work.
		parar⇒ vtr
	La máquina se rompió así que el director paró el trabajo.
		dar el alto loc verb

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