zastaviť

== Slovak == === Etymology === From za- + staviť. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /zastavic/, [ˈzastaʋic] Rhymes: -avic Hyphenation: za‧sta‧viť === Verb === zastaviť pf (imperfective zastavovať) (transitive) to stop, to halt (to cause someone or something to cease moving forward) Synonyms: pristaviť, zadržať Policajt zdvihol ruku, aby zastavil prichádzajúce autá. ― The police officer raised his hand to stop the incoming cars. (transitive) to interrupt, to suspend, to shut down (to cease an activity, operation, or the movement of a mechanism) Kvôli poruche museli okamžite zastaviť všetky stroje v továrni. ― Due to a malfunction, they had to immediately shut down all the machines in the factory. (intransitive) to stop, to pull up (to cease movement at a specific location) Synonym: zastať Auto zastavilo priamo pred hlavným vchodom do hotela. ― The car stopped right in front of the main hotel entrance. (transitive, literary, archaic) to pawn, to pledge (to give something as security for a loan) Synonym: založiť V čase najväčšej núdze museli zastaviť aj tie posledné periny. ― In the time of greatest need, they had to pawn even their last bedding. (reflexive with sa) to stop (for an object or process to cease its own movement or operation) Vlak sa pomaly zastavil na stanici. ― The train slowly stopped at the station. (reflexive with sa) to stop by, to drop in, to swing by (to visit a place or person briefly while on the way elsewhere) Synonyms: staviť, pristaviť, zdržať Cestou z nákupu sa zastavím u mamy na krátku kávu. ― On the way from shopping, I'll stop by my mom's for a quick coffee. (reflexive with sa) to pause over, to focus on, to ponder (to devote attention or reflection to a specific point or question) Synonyms: pristaviť, pozastaviť Pri čítaní článku sa musíme zastaviť nad touto dôležitou otázkou. ― While reading the article, we must pause over this important question. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “zastaviť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026