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прекращать

cease

Meaning of прекращать

Русский

Переставать делать что-то; заканчиваться — книжное слово.

English

to stop happening or to stop doing something (formal)

прекращать

Pronunciation

Russian
[prʲɪkrɐˈɕːætʲ]

Traps and common mistakes

Прекращать or останавливать?

останавливать

останавливать = to stop something moving

Don't mix them up. Making a car or person stop moving — останавливать; ending an activity — прекращать.

Полицейский останавливает каждую машину.

The officer stops every car.

Завод прекращает выпуск старой модели.

The factory is ceasing production of the old model.

прекращать with English translation

прекращать usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Компания прекратила производство в прошлом году.

The company ceased production last year.

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Дождь наконец прекратился поздно вечером.

The rain finally ceased late in the evening.

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What's the difference between прекращать and переставать

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🇷🇺Russian
переставать

Everyday word, used with a verb: перестать курить.

very often

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прекращать meaning: what does it mean?

to stop happening or to stop doing something (formal)

прекращать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

The company ceased production last year. Translation: Компания прекратила производство в прошлом году.

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