Meanings (ES + gloss)
alto • halto
A cessation, either temporary or permanent.
The contract negotiations put a halt to operations.
Without any halt they marched.
apeadero
A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.
The halt itself never achieved much importance, even with workers coming to and from the adjacent works.
The highest point on the line is at milepost 21¾, 367 ft. above sea level. Here there is a halt named Kilmakerrill, after which the line descends to Manorhamilton (24¾ miles).
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cajonear • dar carpetazo • engavetar • parar
To stop either temporarily or permanently.
And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunc…
parar
To cause to discontinue.
The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week.