TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
stad1, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~anna). 1. vn. of stad2. 2. Stop. (a) Halt, pause. ~ a dhéanamh, to make a stop. ~ uaire, an hour’s stop. Bhí ~ orainn ag an droichead, we were halted at the bridge. ~ a chur le rud, to put a stop to sth. Rud a chur ina ~, to bring sth. to a stop. Tá an trácht ina ~, the traffic is stopped. Chuir sé an croí ina ~ ionam, it made my heart miss a beat. Bhain ~ dó, he paused, hesitated. Baineadh ~ asam, I was taken aback. Ar ~, stationary; in abeyance. S.a. cónaí1 4, staonadh 3. (b) Cessation. Ní théann ~ air ach ag obair, he never stops working. Níl ~ orthu ach ag troid, they are for ever fighting. Caint gan ~, endless talk. Fearthainn gan ~, incessant rain. Ar feadh dhá lá gan ~, for two days without a stop. (c) Hindrance. Níl ~ ná stopadh ort (é a dhéanamh), nobody is stopping you (from doing it). (d) Impediment (of speech). Tá ~ ann, he has a stammer. (e) Stopping-place. ~ bus, bus-stop. Rail:~ (traenach), halt. 3 = dod1.
stad2, v.t. & i. Stop. 1. Halt. ~amar ag bun na sráide, we stopped at the bottom of the street. Ná ~ go raibh tú sa bhaile, don’t stop till you get home. 2. Cease. ~ de chaint, to stop talking. ~ siad den obair, they broke off the work. ~ den amaidí, stop your nonsense. ~ an comhrá, the conversation stopped. ~ an croí ionam, my heart stood still. Níor ~ sé ach ag casaoid, he never stopped complaining. 3. Stay. An teach ar ~ siad ann, the house where they stayed. 4. An t-inneall a ~, to stop the engine. Níor éirigh leis an capall a ~, he was unable to stop the horse.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ní stadann sé ~ ag ithe, he never stops eating.
Stad den ~, stop your antics.
Ní dhearna sé stad (mara) ná ~, fos ná ~, sos ná ~, (go), he neither stopped nor stayed (until).
Tháinig sé amach ag an ~ stad, he got off at the next stop.
Stad sé den ól, he stopped drinking.
Stad den ~, de na healaíona, sin, stop that game.
Níor stad sé is níor fhuaraigh sé (go), he neither stopped nor stayed (until).
Stad de na geáitsí, stop your antics.
Stad an ~, the pursuit stopped.
~ gur stad tú, had you not stopped.
Stad, ligean, den ~, to stop, abstain from, drinking.
Stad den phlobaireacht, stop blubbering; speak distinctly.
Ag an stad ~ an scoil, at the stop before (coming to) the school.
Bhí ~ fada orainn ag an stad bus, we had a long wait at the bus stop.
Má thosaíonn sé ní thiocfaidh stad air, if he gets going there will be no let-up with him.