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Usages of לעצור
לפני שאת חוצה את הרחוב, תעצרי ותסתכלי ימינה ושמאלה.
Before you cross the street, stop and look right and left.
בדרך לעבודה הייתי עוצר ליד הרמזור וחוצה את הרחוב רק כשהאור היה ירוק.
On the way to work, I used to stop by the traffic light and cross the street only when the light was green.
כשהייתה הרבה עבודה במשרד, הוא היה אומר לנו לעצור לדקה ולשתות מים.
When there was a lot of work in the office, he would tell us to stop for a minute and drink water.
לפני שאני חוצה את הרחוב, אני עוצר ליד הרמזור.
Before I cross the street, I stop by the traffic light.
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