Translation of "bring to a standstill" to French

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Dictionary translations for "bring to a standstill"

bring to a standstill verb

mettre au point mort

Contexts with "bring to a standstill"

The modern world is a crowd of very rapid racing cars all brought to a standstill and stuck in a block of traffic. Le monde moderne est une foule de voitures de course très rapides toutes arrêtées et prises dans un embouteillage.

The train lurched to a standstill. Le train s'arrêta après une embardée.

Just a word can do harm to a person. Il suffit d'un mot pour faire souffrir quelqu'un.

The guild leader relegated Vince to a lesser officer because he was abusing his power. Le chef de la guilde relégua Vince à une position de sous-officier parce qu'il abusait de son pouvoir.

I understand now why he didn't go to a university. Maintenant je comprends pourquoi il n'est pas allé à l'université.

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