彼は手を上げてタクシーを止めた。
He raised his hand and stopped a taxi.
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The traffic light turned red, so he hurriedly stopped the car.
信号が赤になったので、車を止めた。
The light turned red, so I stopped the car.
あそこの交差点の手前で車を止めてください。
Please stop the car before that intersection.
歩行者を優先して、車を止めました。
I stopped the car to give priority to pedestrians.
彼は衝突寸前で車を止めた。
He stopped the car just before the collision.
信号が赤に変わったので、車を止めた。
The traffic light turned red, so I stopped the car.
こうなると、もう誰にも止められない。
When it comes to this, nobody can stop it anymore.
彼は、その邪悪な計画を止めるために立ち上がった。
He stood up to stop that evil plan.
彼は道のわきに車を止めた。
He stopped the car by the side of the road.
Usage Notes
Used for stopping motion (a car), stopping a flow (water, gas), or fixing something in place (a button, a pin). Note the different kanji variants like 停める for parking.
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