Meaning of peatuma | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to stop, to halt (to cease moving, to interrupt an activity)
   intransitive
2. to (temporarily) stay at (a place)
   intransitive
3. to temporarily stop, halt
   intransitive
4. to decide on one option
   intransitive
5. to dwell on (to address or discuss an issue)
   intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Matkajad peatusid puhkuseks.”

The hikers stopped for a rest.

“Autojuht ei peatunud, vaid sõitis edasi.”

The driver didn't stop but drove on.

“Buss peatub siin ainult viieks minutiks.”

The bus stops here for only five minutes.

“Õpetaja pilk peatus kõige tagumises pingis istuval poisil.”

The teacher's gaze stopped on the boy sitting on the backmost bench.

“Tartus käies peatusin sugulaste pool.”

When I was in Tartu, I stayed at a relative's house.

“Hotellis ei saanud me peatuda, polnud kohti.”

We couldn't stay at the hotel, there were no rooms.

“Võõras linnas pole kusagil peatuda.”

There's nowhere to stay in a foreign city.

“Areng ei peatu kunagi.”

Progress never stops.

“Näis, nagu oleks aeg peatunud.”

It was as if time had stopped.

“Noormees jäi peatuma mehhanisaatori elukutse juurde.”

The young man chose to become a mechanic.

“Sellel küsimusel pole mõtet pikemalt peatuda.”

There is no point in dwelling on this issue for any longer.

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