Aturar
Example: El trànsit va aturar-se per un accident a la carretera.
Definition
Aturar means to stop or halt an action or movement, as in the phrase 'El trànsit va aturar-se per un accident a la carretera,' where traffic stopped due to an accident. It refers to causing something to cease or pause temporarily or permanently.
Etymology
The Catalan verb "aturar" comes from the Latin verb 'ad-stare,' meaning 'to stand near' or 'to stop.' Over time, it evolved to mean stopping or halting an action. Did you know that while 'aturar' sounds like 'attire' in English, it has no connection to clothing but strictly to stopping or pausing?
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"Aturar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B1) - set 6", containing 114 commonly used words.
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