discontinue

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• /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju/
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From Old French descontinuer, equivalent to dis- + continue.

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: прекъсвам (prekǎsvam) — stop a process
• Bulgarian: преустановявам (preustanovjavam) — stop a process
• Catalan: discontinuar — stop a process
• Chinese Mandarin: 停產 /停产 (tíngchǎn) — stop a process
• Chinese Mandarin: 終止 /终止 (zhōngzhǐ) — stop a process
• Chinese Mandarin: 中斷 /中断 (zhōngduàn) — stop a process
• Czech: zastavit — stop a process
• Czech: zrušit — stop a process
• Dutch: stopzetten — stop a process
• Dutch: beëindigen — stop a process
• Esperanto: ĉesigi — stop a process
• Finnish: lopettaa — stop a process
• Finnish: poistaa — stop a process
• Finnish: lakkauttaa — stop a process
• French: discontinuer — stop a process
• French: arrêter — stop a process
• French: interrompre — stop a process
• French: cesser la production de — stop a process
• French: retirer du marché — stop a process
• German: einstellen — stop a process
• German: auslaufen lassen — stop a process
• Hungarian: abbahagy — stop a process
• Ido: cesigar — stop a process
• Italian: interrompere — stop a process
• Italian: cessare — stop a process
• Italian: abbandonare — stop a process
• Italian: dismettere — stop a process
• Italian: sospendere — stop a process
• Japanese: 打ち切る (uchikiru) — stop a process
• Korean: 중단하다 (jungdanhada) — stop a process
• Māori: keremutu — stop a process
• Navajo: ánéísįįh — stop a process
• Polish: przerywać — stop a process
• Polish: przerwać — stop a process
• Polish: zaprzestawać — stop a process
• Polish: zaprzestać — stop a process
• Portuguese: descontinuar — stop a process
• Romanian: întrerupe — stop a process
• Russian: прекраща́ть (prekraščátʹ) — stop a process
• Russian: прекрати́ть (prekratítʹ) — stop a process
• Russian: остана́вливать (ostanávlivatʹ) — stop a process
• Russian: останови́ть (ostanovítʹ) — stop a process
• Russian: прерыва́ть (preryvátʹ) — stop a process
• Russian: прерва́ть (prervátʹ) — stop a process
• Scottish Gaelic: leig seachad — stop a process
• Spanish: descontinuar — stop a process
• Spanish: descatalogar — stop a process
• Spanish: retirar — stop a process
• Spanish: discontinuar — stop a process
• Turkish: ara vermek — stop a process
• Vietnamese: khai tử — stop a process
• Chinese Mandarin: 停藥 /停药 (tíngyào) — cease the ingestion or administration of a drug
• Chinese Mandarin: 停止用藥 /停止用药 (tíngzhǐ yòngyào) — cease the ingestion or administration of a drug
• Finnish: keskeyttää käyttö — cease the ingestion or administration of a drug
• Finnish: lopettaa käyttö — cease the ingestion or administration of a drug