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Usages of arrêter
Il faut qu’ils arrêtent cette discussion, car il semble qu’elle soit trop compliquée.
They must stop this discussion, because it seems it is too complicated.
Bien qu’il semble calme, Paul ne peut pas s’arrêter de réfléchir.
Even though he seems calm, Paul cannot stop thinking.
Au feu rouge, la femme à vélo s'arrête toujours.
At the red light, the woman on a bike always stops.
Marie met un petit pansement sur mon doigt pour arrêter le sang.
Marie puts a small bandage on my finger to stop the blood.
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