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Meaning of спра | Babel Free

Verb CEFR A2 Frequent
[sprɤ]

Definitions

  1. to stop, to come to a halt/stand/stop/standstill
    intransitive
  2. to cease, to pause
    intransitive
  3. to pull up, to draw up
    intransitive
  4. to run down
    intransitive
  5. to call (at a harbour)
    intransitive
  6. to break down
    intransitive
  7. to be cut off
    intransitive
  8. to cause something or somebody to stop, to put an end to, to bring to a stop/stand/standstill
    transitive
  9. to hold up, to stay
    transitive
  10. to check, to hold back/in/up, to restrain, to withhold, to curb, to stem
    transitive
  11. to hinder, to impede, to trammel
    transitive
  12. to cause something or somebody to pull up, to break off
    transitive
  13. to cease, to discontinue, to leave off, to suspend
    transitive
  14. to cut off (electricity, etc.)
    transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Файтонът спря в края на пътя.”

The carriage drew up at the end of the lane.

“Часовникът е спрял.”

The clock has run down.

“Онази година почти сто кораба спряха на пристанището.”

That year almost one hundred ships called at the harbour.

“Водата спря.”

The water has been cut off.

“Не можеш да го спреш.”

There’s no stopping him.

“Губернаторът спря екзекуцията.”

The governor stayed the execution.

“Спряха тока.”

The power is cut off.

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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