 | English | German  |  |
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 | to stop (sb./sth.) | 952 (jdn./etw.) anhalten |  |
 | to halt (sb./sth.) | 753 (jdn./etw.) anhalten [zum Stillstand kommen, bringen] |  |
 | to hold sth. [one's breath] | 570 etw.Akk. anhalten [Atem] |  |
 | to continue [last] | 406 anhalten [weiter bestehen] |  |
 | to urge sb. | 322 jdn. anhalten [auffordern] |  |
 | to persist | 172 anhalten [fortbestehen] |  |
 | film RadioTV to pause sth. [movie scene] | 104 etw. anhalten [Filmszene] [auf Standbild oder Pause setzen] |  |
 | to pause | 83 anhalten [innehalten] |  |
 | law to arrest sb. | 69 jdn. anhalten [festnehmen] |  |
 | to block | 28 anhalten |  |
 | to draw up [bring / come to a halt] | anhalten |  |
 | to pull up [of a vehicle or its driver] | anhalten |  |
 | to call to a halt | anhalten |  |
 | to pull up [Br.] [driver/vehicle] | anhalten [Lenker/Fahrzeug] |  |
 | to stand still | anhalten [stehen bleiben] |  |
 | to wave down | anhalten [stoppen] |  |
 | rail to call at sth. [station] | anhalten [Zwischenstopp im Eisenbahnverkehr] |  |
 | to bring sth. to a stop | etw. anhalten |  |
 | to pull sb. over [police: cause a driver to the side of the road] | jdn. anhalten [Polizei: jdn. in seinem Fahrzeug zum Anhalten bringen] |  |
 | to flag sb./sth. down | jdn./etw. anhalten [stoppen] |  |
 | to bring sb./sth. to a stand | jdn./etw. anhalten [stoppen] |  |
 | to bring sb./sth. to a standstill | jdn./etw. anhalten [stoppen] |  |
Nouns |
 | stopping | 22 Anhalten {n} |  |
 | stoppage | 11 Anhalten {n} |  |
 | continued existence | Anhalten {n} [Weiterbestehen] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | naut. rail transp. to come to an abrupt halt | abrupt anhalten |  |
 | to stop sth. cold | etw. vollends anhalten |  |
 | to admonish sb. to do sth. | jdn. zu etw.Dat. anhalten |  |
 | to coerce sb. to do sth. | jdn. zu etw.Dat. anhalten |  |
 | to exhort sb. to do sth. | jdn. zu etw.Dat. anhalten [ermahnen] |  |
 | to stop short | plötzlich anhalten |  |
 | naut. rail transp. to come to an abrupt halt | plötzlich anhalten |  |
 | to go / continue unchecked | ungehindert anhalten |  |
 | to pull up to sb./sth. | vor jdm./etw. anhalten |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | sudden stop | plötzliches Anhalten {n} |  |
 | saccade | ruckartiges Anhalten {n} |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | traffic to stop at red | bei Rot anhalten |  |
 | to hold one's breath | den Atem anhalten |  |
 | to hold one's breath | die Luft anhalten |  |
 | to hold one's horses [coll.] [dated] [idiom] [check one's enthusiasm, etc.] | die Luft anhalten [ugs.] [Redewendung] [sich zurückhalten, stille sein, innehalten] |  |
 | to stop the clock [also fig.] | die Uhr anhalten [auch fig.] |  |
 | to hail a ride [coll.] | ein Taxi anhalten |  |
 | to hail a taxi | ein Taxi anhalten |  |
 | to flag down a taxi | ein Taxi anhalten |  |
 | to hold on to sb./sth. | sichAkk. an jdm./etw. anhalten [veraltet] [sonst regional, z. B. österr., bayer. für: festhalten] |  |
 | to propose to sb. | um jds. Hand anhalten |  |
 | to ask for sb.'s hand | um jds. Hand anhalten |  |
 | to ask sb.'s hand in marriage | um jds. Hand anhalten |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | to stop to do sth. | anhalten, um etw. zu tun |  |
 | to encourage sb. to do sth. | jdn. dazu anhalten, etw. zu tun |  |
 | to urge sb. to do sth. | jdn. dazu anhalten, etw. zu tun |  |
 | to encourage sb. to keep himself / herself / themselves physically fit | jdn. zur körperlichen Ertüchtigung anhalten |  |
 | to ask her hand in marriage | um ihre Hand anhalten |  |
5+ Words: Others |
 | That won't last. | Es wird nicht lange anhalten. [Bestand haben] |  |
 | Driver must give way to a pedestrian. | Fahrzeuglenker muss vor einem Fußgänger anhalten. |  |
5+ Words: Verbs |
 | idiom to try to stop the course of history | das Rad der Geschichte anhalten wollen |  |
 | idiom to try to stop the march of time | das Rad der Zeit anhalten wollen |  |
 | to ask sb. for his / her / their daughter's hand in marriage | jdn. um die Hand seiner / ihrer Tochter anhalten [alt] |  |
 | to ask sb. for permission to marry his / her /their daughter | jdn. um die Hand seiner / ihrer Tochter anhalten [alt] |  |
 | to stop in mid-stride / midstride | mitten im Schritt stoppen / anhalten |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | film F The People Who Never Stop [Florian Piento] | Die Leute, die nie anhalten |  |