standstill
standstill · standstills
позиція, столик, стенд
простой, остановка, бездействие, застой
Stillstand
A complete immobilityA complete immobility; a halt.
/ˈstændˌstɪl/
» His business has come to a standstill.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A complete immobility; a halt.
The wreck brought traffic to a standstill for hours.
Stillstand
остано́вкаostanóvka, засто́йzastój, безде́йствиеbezdéjstvije
More definitions
- an interruption of normal activity
- a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
Examples
21 sentencesHis business has come to a standstill.
We're at a standstill.
Everything is at a standstill.
Traffic was at a standstill.
deDer Verkehr stand still.
We've come to a standstill.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
complete immobility:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
complete immobility:
Origin
From stand + still, a deverbal from stand still. Compare Dutch stilstand (“a standstill”),From stand + still, a deverbal from stand still. Compare Dutch stilstand (“a standstill”), German Stillstand (“a standstill”), Danish stilstand (“a standstill”).
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Forms
plural: standstills| Singular | standstill |
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Synonyms
10 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedstand still
Derivedstandstill agreement
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable