stop traffic
stop traffic · stops traffic · stopped traffic · stopping traffic
To attract astonished admiration, especially by being stunningly physically attractiveTo attract astonished admiration, especially by being stunningly physically attractive.
» We stopped at a traffic light.
Мы остановились у светофора.
Мы остановились на светофоре.
Meaning
2 senses(informal)To attract astonished admiration, especially by being stunningly physically attractive.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stop, traffic.
Examples
8 sentencesWe stopped at a traffic light.
ruМы остановились у светофора.
You have to stop if the traffic light is red.
Stop, the traffic light is red!
ruОстановись, красный горит!
deHalt an, die Ampel ist rot!
The accident stopped the traffic.
The mother duck and her chicks stopped traffic when they crossed the street.
Forms
stops traffic, stopping traffic, stopped traffic, stopped traffic| Base form | stop traffic · to stop traffic |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stops traffic |
| Present participle | stopping traffic |
| Past simple | stopped traffic |
| Past participle | stopped traffic |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedtraffic stopper
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle