M'arrêtai (en. I stopped)

/ma.ʁe.tɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Cease to move forward or to speak.

I stopped at the side of the road.

Je m'arrêtai au bord du chemin.

Interrupt an action.

He stopped me mid-sentence.

Il m'arrêtai en pleine phrase.

Put an end to an activity.

We stopped to take a break.

Nous nous m'arrêtâmes pour prendre une pause.

Stop a movement.

She suddenly stopped to listen.

Elle s'arrêta soudain pour écouter.

From the verb 's'arrêter', composed of 'a-' and 'rester'.

stop there

Put an end to a discussion or action at that precise moment.

s'arrêter là

focus on a point

Concentrate on a specific idea or question.

s'arrêter sur un point

stop

The action of stopping.

arrêt

stopped

Said of something that has been stopped or interrupted.

arrêté

to stay

To remain in one place without moving.

rester

To pause oneself.

He stopped to think.

Il s'est m'arrêtai pour réfléchir.

To freeze time in a conversation.

At that moment, I stopped the debate.

À ce moment-là, j'ai m'arrêtai le débat.