спирам
Pronunciation: [ˈspirɐm]
“спирам” is a Bulgarian word. Its 14 meanings in English:
verb
- to stop, to come to a halt/stand/stop/standstill
- to cease, to pause
- to pull up, to draw up
- to run down
- to call (at a harbour)
- to break down
- to be cut off
- to cause something or somebody to stop, to put an end to, to bring to a stop/stand/standstill
- to hold up, to stay
- to check, to hold back/in/up, to restrain, to withhold, to curb, to stem
- to hinder, to impede, to trammel
- to cause something or somebody to pull up, to break off
- to cease, to discontinue, to leave off, to suspend
- to cut off (electricity, etc.)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic съпьрѣти сѧ (sŭpĭrěti sę, “begin arguing”). By surface analysis, с- (s-) + пръ се (pr se, “fight, argue”).
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