Usage examples of "hält an" in German with translation to English

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Dieser Zug hält an jedem Bahnhof. This train stops at every station.
Der Zug hält an diesem Bahnhof nicht. The train doesn't stop at that station.
Der Polizist befahl ihnen anzuhalten. The policeman commanded them to stop.
Sie forderte ihn auf anzuhalten. She told him to stop.
Die Zeit kann nicht angehalten werden. Time cannot be stopped.
Er hielt an, um zu rauchen. He stopped to smoke.
Nicht ein einziges Taxi hielt an. Not even one taxi stopped.
Sie hielt an, um zu rauchen. She stopped to smoke.
Das Fahrrad quietschte und hielt an. The bike screeched to a stop.
Habt ihr an der roten Ampel angehalten? Did you stop at the red light?
Haben Sie an der roten Ampel angehalten? Did you stop at the red light?
Hast du an der roten Ampel angehalten? Did you stop at the red light?
Sie hielt an, um eine Zigarette zu rauchen. She stopped to smoke a cigarette.
Ich fuhr 120 Stundenkilometer, als die Polizei mich anhielt. I was going 120 kilometers an hour when the police stopped me.
Der Polizist bedeutete dem Wagen mit einem Pfeifen, anzuhalten. The policeman whistled the car to stop.
Das ist eine Kreuzung, an der alle Fahrzeuge anhalten müssen. This is a four-way stop.
Bitte bleiben Sie bis zum vollständigen Anhalten des Busses sitzen. Please remain seated until the bus comes to a complete stop.
Nachdem du diesen Knopf gedrückt hast, wird die Maschine anhalten. If you pressed that button, the engine would stop.
Weil er unaufmerksam war, konnte der Fahrer nicht rechtzeitig anhalten. Not being watchful, the driver failed to stop in time.
Ich fuhr mit 120 Stundenkilometern, als die Polizei mich anhielt. I was driving at 120 kilometers per hour when the police stopped me.
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