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Прекращаться - translation, pronunciation and examples

прекращаться
[prʲɪkrɐˈɕːat͡sə]

hold up

🇷🇺 Russian
[prʲɪkrɐˈɕːat͡sə]
Meaning of прекращаться

stop temporarily

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Part of speechphrasal verb
Pronunciation[prʲɪkrɐˈɕːat͡sə]
CEFRB2
How important is this wordoften
hold up

When to use прекращаться

Дождь ненадолго прекратился, а потом пошёл снова

Дождь ненадолго прекратился, а потом пошёл снова.

Свет погас, а потом электричество ненадолго отключилось

Свет погас, а потом электричество ненадолго отключилось.

Дождь на время прекратился

Дождь на время прекратился.

Связь на мгновение пропала, а потом восстановилась

Связь на мгновение пропала, а потом восстановилась.

прекращаться usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The light rain should hold up while the parade goes on.

Похоже, что лёгкий дождь прекратиться на время, пока идёт парад.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

I think the light drizzle will hold up until noon, so we can finish painting the fence.

Я думаю, лёгкая морось прекратиться к полудню, так что мы сможем закончить покраску забора.

Similar words

прекращаться

more formal; to cease occurring (may be temporary or permanent)

прерваться

emphasizes a sudden or noticeable interruption in an action or event

приостановиться

formal; emphasizes the temporary nature of a stop or pause

перестать

general; often means full or temporary stop of an action (usually about people/actions)

утихнуть

about sound, agitation, or quarrel — means gradual reduction of intensity to almost none

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прекращатьсяhold up
времена годаseasons of the year
веснаspring
зимаwinter
начинатьсяbegin
заканчиватьсяend
температураtemperature

прекращаться synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between прекращаться / прерваться / приостановиться / перестать / утихнуть / стихнуть

🇷🇺Russian
прекращаться

more formal; to cease occurring (may be temporary or permanent)

B2Often

The factory's work is temporarily ceasing due to repairs.

Работа завода временно прекращается из‑за ремонта.

П
🇷🇺Russian
прерваться

emphasizes a sudden or noticeable interruption in an action or event

B2Often

The phone call was interrupted because of poor reception.

Телефонный разговор прервался из‑за плохой связи.

П
🇷🇺Russian
приостановиться

formal; emphasizes the temporary nature of a stop or pause

B2Often

Construction was suspended until permits were obtained.

Строительство приостановилось до получения разрешений.

П
🇷🇺Russian
перестать

general; often means full or temporary stop of an action (usually about people/actions)

B2Very Often

They stopped working for an hour because of an inspection.

Они перестали работать на час из‑за проверки.

У
🇷🇺Russian
утихнуть

about sound, agitation, or quarrel — means gradual reduction of intensity to almost none

B2Often

The noise in the street had almost quieted after an hour.

Шум на улице через час почти утихнул.

С
🇷🇺Russian
стихнуть

more literary/conversational, similar to 'утихнуть', often about sound or weather

B2Often

By evening the rain had subsided.

К вечеру дождь стих.

З
🇷🇺Russian
затихнуть

emphasizes gradual calming or reduction of sound/movement

B2Often

After the announcement, footsteps in the corridor quieted down.

После объявления шаги в коридоре затихли.

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прекращаться translation: hold up. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce прекращаться

[prʲɪkrɐˈɕːat͡sə]

прекращаться translation

hold up

прекращаться examples

The light rain should hold up while the parade goes on.

прекращаться transcription

[prʲɪkrɐˈɕːat͡sə]

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прекращаться meaning: what does it mean?

временно приостанавливаться или задерживаться в действии

прекращаться pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

прекращаться is pronounced as [prʲɪkrɐˈɕːat͡sə]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

прекращаться definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The light rain should hold up while the parade goes on. Translation: Похоже, что лёгкий дождь прекратиться на время, пока идёт парад.

Is прекращаться part of Types of Weather vocabulary?

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Is прекращаться part of Weather and Seasons vocabulary?

Yes, прекращаться (hold up) can be learned in the Weather and Seasons topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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