standstill

  • 1Standstill — Datos generales Origen Barcelona, España …

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  • 2standstill — stand‧still [ˈstændˌstɪl] noun [singular] a situation in which there is no movement or activity: • Strikes brought production to a standstill. • The negotiations are basically at a standstill. * * * standstill UK US /ˈstændstɪl/ noun [S] ► …

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  • 3Standstill — Stand still ( st[i^]l ), n. A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a state of rest. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4standstill — index cessation (interlude), check (bar), cloture, deadlock, desuetude, halt, hiatus …

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  • 5standstill — state of cessation of movement, 1702, from STAND (Cf. stand) (v.) + STILL (Cf. still) (adj.). Earlier the notion would have been expressed simply by stand …

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  • 6standstill — [n] stop arrest, cessation, check, checkmate, corner*, dead end*, deadlock, dead stop*, delay, gridlock, halt, hole, impasse, inaction, pause, stalemate, standoff, wait; concepts 119,832 Ant. advance, progress …

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  • 7standstill — ► NOUN ▪ a situation or condition without movement or activity …

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  • 8standstill — [stand′stil΄] n. a stop, halt, or cessation …

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  • 9standstill — n. 1) to bring smt. to a standstill 2) to come to a standstill 3) a complete, total standstill 4) at a standstill (negotiations were at a complete standstill) 5) (misc.) to fight smb. to a standstill * * * [ stændˌstɪl] total standstill (misc.)… …

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  • 10standstill — stand|still [ stænd,stıl ] noun singular a situation in which something stops moving or happening: be at a standstill: The peace process is at a standstill. bring something to a standstill: This crisis is threatening to bring the country s… …

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