stop down
To decrease the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by…To decrease the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a lower number to an f/stop represented by a higher number.
» Stop looking down.
Hör auf, so betrübt aus der Wäsche zu gucken.
Hör auf, nach unten zu schauen.
Припиніть дивитись униз.
Meaning
1 sensesTo decrease the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a lower number to an f/stop represented by a higher number.
Examples
4 sentencesStop looking down.
Припиніть дивитись униз.
deHör auf, so betrübt aus der Wäsche zu gucken.
There is a bus stop down the road.
deEs gibt eine Bushaltestelle ein Stück die Straße hinunter.
Yanni needs to stop putting himself down so much.
Apparently, some trucks need a special device called a “brake retarder” in order to stop or slow down on certain road conditions.
Forms
stops down, stopping down, stopped down, stopped down| Base form | stop down · to stop down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stops down |
| Present participle | stopping down |
| Past simple | stopped down |
| Past participle | stopped down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- stop upзакріпити, укріпитиTo fill a hole or cavity, or block (an opening or passage), as with a plug.
- stop offутримувати, триматиTo make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place, either same-day or overnight.
- stop overутримувати, триматиTo interrupt one's journey for a short (sometimes overnight) stay.
- stop outTo use an acid-resistant liquid (stopout) to cover the parts of a surface that should not be bitten.
- stop inTo make a brief visit to a place while passing.
- stop downTo decrease the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a lower number to an f/stop represented by a higher number.
- stop intoTo briefly visit.
- stop byUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stop, by.
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb