arrêter — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- bust verb To break something, especially by force.
- cease verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
- detain verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
- discontinue verb To stop making, selling, or continuing something.
- halt verb To stop moving or operating, or to cause something to stop.
- kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
- pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
- quit verb To resign from a job or position.
- save verb To rescue someone or something from harm or danger.
- stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
- stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
Senses
arrêter is used for these senses in English:
- apprehend (law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
- arrest (transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]
- bust (transitive, slang) To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime.
- call it quits To conclude; to quit or stop an activity, especially after applying oneself to it for a significant period of time.
- cease (formal, intransitive) To stop.
- cease (formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).
- cut out (transitive, informal) To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop or cease (doing something).
- detain (transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody.
apprehend — full definition
- verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- verb To understand or grasp something mentally.
- verb To anticipate something, usually with worry or fear.
arrest — full definition
- verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
- noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.