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stans

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

a stop, a halt, a stoppage

EtymologyOpphav

av stanse (II)to stop · to halt from stanse (II)to stop · to halt

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

opphold (4)a cessation, stopp (II, 1)a stop;
avbruddan interruption, pausea break · an interval · a pause
a cessationopphold (4), a stopstopp (II, 1);
an interruptionavbrudd, a breakpause
  • stans i arbeidet a stoppage in the work
  • praten gikk uten stans the conversation went on without a pause