Meaning of prestáť | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to stop, to cease, to quit, to discontinue (to interrupt, stop, or finish an activity or state)
   intransitive, perfective
2. to stand through, to spend time standing (to endure standing for a specific duration or to wait something out in a standing position)
   intransitive, perfective
3. to end, to stop, to cease, to vanish (of events, states, or phenomena: to reach completion or cease to exist)
   intransitive, perfective
4. to endure, to suffer through, to overcome (to survive or undergo a difficult period, illness, or emotion)
   perfective, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“V mraze museli prestáť pred bránou celé hodiny, kým ich pustili dnu.”

They had to stand through whole hours in front of the gate in the frost before they were let in.

“Naša rodina už v minulosti prestála mnohé ťažké časy a krízy.”

Our family has already endured many hard times and crises in the past.

“Ani na chvíľu neprestal veriť vo svoj úspech.”

He didn't stop believing in his success for a moment.

“Keď hudba náhle prestala, v sále zavládlo hrobové ticho.”

When the music suddenly stopped, a deathly silence filled the hall.

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