standstill

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstændstɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstændˌstɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stand′stil′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
standstill n (stop, halt)parón nm
  alto nm
  detención nf
  parada nf
 The standstill on the highway made me late for work.
 El parón en la autopista hizo que llegara tarde al trabajo.
standstill n figurative (state of inactivity)paralización nf
  alto nm
 Withdrawal of council funding has brought plans to build a new cycle path to a standstill.
 La retirada de la financiación municipal provocó la paralización de los planes para construir un nuevo carril bici.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
stand still vi (not move)quedarse quieto loc verb
 Stand still or the photo will turn out blurred.
 Quédense quietos o la foto saldrá borrosa.
stand still vi figurative (not change, progress)pararse⇒, detenerse⇒ v prnl
  paralizarse⇒ v prnl
 Time had stood still: my grandparents' house looked exactly as it did when I was a child.
 El tiempo se había detenido: la casa de mis abuelos se veía exactamente igual a cuando yo era chico.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
standstill | stand still
InglésEspañol
at a standstill adj (traffic: not moving forward)detenido/a, parado/a adj
  (figurado)embotellado/a adj
 When we saw the accident we understood why traffic was at a standstill.
 Cuando vimos el accidente entendimos por qué el tránsito estaba detenido.
at a standstill adj figurative (not progressing)en punto muerto loc adj
  estancado/a adj
 We can't agree on the terms of the contract, so negotiations are at a standstill.
 No podemos llegar a un acuerdo en los términos del contrato así que las negociaciones están en punto muerto.
come to a standstill v expr (vehicle, process: stop)detenerse⇒ v prnl
 We made an emergency landing, and as soon as the aircraft came to a standstill we evacuated through the emergency doors.
  parar por completo loc verb
  frenar por completo loc verb
standstill agreement n (law: between company and bidder)acuerdo standstill loc nom m
  acuerdos de espera loc nom m
standstill agreement n (law: between countries)Acuerdo de Standstill loc nom m
  cláusula de stand still loc nom f
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'standstill' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
at an impasse - deadlock - gridlocked - paralyze
Spanish:
estancamiento - paralización - colapsar - detenido - estancado - estancar - represar


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