Phrase guide

stop the car

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should stop the vehicle.

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Across languages

Translations

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  • Bulgarian: спи́рай кола́та (spíraj koláta) — stop the car
  • Chinese: 車停咧 /车停咧 (chhia thêng--leh / chhia thêng--le) — stop the car
  • Chinese Mandarin: 停車 /停车 (tíngchē) — stop the car
  • Czech: zastav auto — stop the car
  • Danish: stop bilen — stop the car
  • Dutch: stop de auto — stop the car
  • Finnish: pysäyttäkää auto — stop the car
  • French: arrêtez la voiture — stop the car
  • Galician: pare o coche — stop the car
  • Georgian: შეაჩერეთ მანქანა (šeačeret mankana) — stop the car
  • Georgian: გააჩერეთ მანქანა (gaačeret mankana) — stop the car
  • Georgian: შეაჩერეთ ავტომობილი (šeačeret avṭomobili) — stop the car
  • Georgian: გააჩერეთ ავტომობილი (gaačeret avṭomobili) — stop the car
  • German: halten Sie den Wagen an — stop the car
  • Greek: σταμάτα το αυτοκίνητό (stamáta to aftokínitó) — stop the car
  • Hungarian: állítsa meg az autót — stop the car
  • Hungarian: állítsd meg az autót — stop the car
  • Italian: arrestare la macchina — stop the car
  • Marathi: गाडी थांबव (gāḍī thāmbav) — stop the car
  • Marathi: गाडी थांबवा (gāḍī thāmbvā) — stop the car
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stopp bilen — stop the car
  • Persian: ماشین را نگه دارید — stop the car
  • Persian: ماشینو نگه دار — stop the car
  • Polish: zatrzymaj samochódǃ (inform.) — stop the car
  • Portuguese: pare o coche — stop the car
  • Romanian: a opri mașina — stop the car
  • Russian: останови́те маши́ну! (ostanovíte mašínu!) — stop the car
  • Russian: стоп! (stop!) — stop the car
  • Spanish: pare el coche — stop the car
  • Swedish: stanna bilen — stop the car
  • Tagalog: pahinto ng kotse — stop the car
  • Unami: nakënao nèl tëpchehëlasa — stop the car