English → Spanish
halt
/AmE hɔlt 
, BrE hɔːlt /
A
noun
1 (stop):
to come to a halt pararse, detenerse
the car came to a sudden halt el coche se detuvo de repente
to bring sth to a halt parar or detener algo
2 (British) (Railways) apeadero m
B
intransitive verb
«vehicle» detenerse (), parar; «person/troops» detenerse ()
halt! (Military) ¡alto!
C
transitive verb
‹vehicle/troops› detener (); ‹process› atajar, detener (); ‹work/production› interrumpir
Idiom
to call a halt to sth ponerle fin a algo;
it's time to call a halt es hora de decir basta