Usage examples of "stop short" in English with translation to French

Select source language

Select target language

They studied the map to find a short cut. Ils étudièrent la carte pour trouver un raccourci.

Stop biting your nails. Arrête de ronger tes ongles.

Being short is a disadvantage to a volleyball player. Être petit est un inconvénient pour un joueur de volley-ball.

Get off at the next stop and take a bus headed to the airport. Descends au prochain arrêt et prends un bus à destination de l'aéroport.

Short hair really suits her. Les cheveux courts lui vont vraiment bien.

The train doesn't stop at that station. Le train ne s'arrête pas à cette gare.

You mean you're short on fuck-buddies? Tu veux dire que tu manques de partenaires sexuels réguliers ?

The woman promised to go on a diet, to stop smoking, and to do physical exercises. La femme promit de faire un régime, d'arrêter de fumer et de faire des exercices physiques.

I wouldn't let a goof-up like that get to you. People have short memories and the one good thing about gossip is that it's short-lived. Ne t'en fais pas pour cette gaffe. Les ragots ne durent qu'un temps. Bientôt, tout le monde l'aura oublié.

There is a bus stop near by. Il y a un arrêt de bus pas loin.

It'll be impossible to get a visa at short notice. Il sera impossible d'avoir un visa à court terme.

We must stop urban sprawl and fight against physical segregation while still guaranteeing the right to housing. Il faut mettre un terme à l'étalement urbain et lutter contre la ségrégation spatiale tout en garantissant le droit au logement.

His short stature makes him feel insecure. Sa petite stature le fait se sentir peu sûr de lui.

I couldn't stop laughing. Je ne pouvais m'empêcher de rire.

I will stay here for a short period. Je ne resterai pas longtemps ici.

We couldn't stop him from hitting her. Nous ne pouvions pas l'arrêter de la frapper.

In a word, life is short. En un mot, la vie est courte.

If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time. Si seulement on arrêtait d'essayer d'être heureux on pourrait passer un très bon moment.

My mother cut my hair too short. Ma mère m'a coupé les cheveux trop courts.

Let's stop this fruitless argument. Cessons cette vaine dispute.

Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

What is translation in context on PROMT.One

The “Contexts” section on PROMT.One is your translation-in-context tool that helps you find real examples of how words and phrases are used. Just enter a word and the service will show its translation in context — sentences from bilingual sources where this word is used together with its translation into the target language. This helps you understand subtle shades of meaning and correct usage in speech, whether it is a rare term or a common everyday phrase.

Millions of usage examples from real texts

Millions of translation examples are collected automatically from already translated texts: documents, websites, books, movie dialogues and more. Thanks to this, you can see a word in different situations — from formal business style to everyday colloquial speech. For convenience, the results can be filtered by a specific translation or topic, and you can also search within the examples found to quickly focus on the context you need.

How translation in context helps you learn a language

By using the “Contexts” section, you can effectively expand your vocabulary. The service clearly shows how idioms, phrasal verbs and polysemantic words are translated in different contexts. This makes language learning easier: you remember new words together with their real usage and immediately see correct translations in authentic, living language. Take advantage of context-based translation on PROMT.One — learning a language becomes easier and more engaging!

PROMT Professional NMT

Try offline translator for your PC and laptop

Download

PROMT Master NMT

Accurate document translation

Download