أوقف بالانجليزي

to tell someone at a border or gate to stand still and say their name and reasons for being there

أَوْقَفَنَا الجُنُوْدُ عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ المَدِيْنَةِ

Soldiers challenged us at the entrance of the city

أَوْقَفَ شَيْئًا أَيْ مَنَعَهُ مِنَ الحُدُوْثِ أَوْ مِنَ الِاسْتِمْرَارِ فِيْ الحُدُوْثِ

[transitive] to prevent someone or something from continuing – used especially in news reports

فَشِلَتِ الأُمَمُ المُتَّحِدَةُ فِيْ إِيْقَافِ الهُجُوْمِ عَلَىْ طَرَابْلُسَ

The UN have failed to halt the attack on Tripoli

يَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نُوْقِفَ تَوْلِيْدَ الكَهْرُبَاءِ حَالًا

We should halt the generation of electricity immediately

أَوْقَفَ شَيْئًا كَفِيْدْيُوْ أَوْ مَقْطَعٍ صَوْتِيٍّ وَنَحْوِ ذَلِكَ أَيْ ضَغَطَ زِرَّ الإِيْقَافِ المُؤَقَّتِ لِإِيْقَافِهِ مُؤَقَّتًا عَنِ العَمَلِ

[transitive] pause something to stop a video, etc. for a short time using the pause button

أَوْقَفَتِ الأُغْنِيَةَ (مُؤَقَّتًا) وَرَدَّتْ عَلَىْ هَاتِفِهَا

She paused the song and answer her phone

أَوْقَفْتُ الفِيْلْمَ (مُؤَقَّتًا)

I paused the movie

أَوْقَفَ شَيْئًا أَيْ مَنَعَهُ أَوْ أَعَاقَهُ أَوْ قَيَّدَهُ

​stem something to stop something that is flowing from spreading or increasing

ضَمَّدَ جُرْحَهَا لِإِيْقَافِ (كَيْ يُوْقِفَ) النَّزِيْفَ

He bandaged her cut to stem the bleeding

خُطَّةٌ لِإِيْقَافِ تَدَفُّقِ الأَسْلِحَةِ المُهَرَّبَةِ

a plan to stem the flow of smuggled weapons

أَوْقَفَ شَخْصًا عَنِ العَمَلِ أَوِ الدِّرَاسَةِ وَنَحْوِهِمَا أَيْ مَنَعَهُ مِنْ مُزَاوَلَتِهِمْ أَوْ فِعْلِهِمْ لِفَتْرَةٍ زَمَنِيَّةٍ مُحَدَّدَةٍ عُقُوْبَةً أَوْ نَظَرًا فِيْ شَكْوًى وَمَا شَابَهَ هَذِهِ الأَّسْبَاب

[usually passive] to officially prevent somebody from doing their job, going to school, etc. for a time, as a punishment or while a complaint against them is investigated

أُوْقِفَ ثَلَاثَةُ ضُبَّاطِ شُرْطَةٍ عَنِ العَمَلِ

Three police officers were suspended

أُوْقِفَ المُلَاكِمُ عَنِ اللَّعِبِ ثَلَاثَ مُبَارَيَاتٍ

The boxer was suspended for three matches

عَلَّقَ شَيْئًا أَوِ العَمَلَ بِشَيْءٍ أَيْ أَوْقَفَهُ مُؤَقَّتًا

suspend something to officially stop something for a time; to prevent something from being active, used, etc. for a time

عُلِّقَ إِنْتَاجُ النَّفْطِ لِوُجُوْدِ تَهْدِيْدَاتٍ إِرْهَابِيَّةً

Oil production was suspended due to terrorist threats

عَلَّقَ الجَيْشُ العَمَلَ بِالدُّسْتُوْرِ وَأَعْلَنَ الأَحْكَامَ العُرْفِيَّةَ

The military suspended the constitution and announced martial laws

أوقف شيّء ما أيّ منعه من الاستمرار

[transitive] arrest something (formal) to stop a process or a development

لم يستطيعو أن يوقفوا فوزها بالجائوة.

They couldn't arrest his winning the prize.

يمكن لبعض العوائق أن توقف تقدمنا للأمام.

Some obstacles may arrest our moving forward.