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Usages of fermare
Fermo l’auto all’incrocio e guardo il semaforo.
I stop the car at the intersection and look at the traffic light.
Lui ferma l'autobus.
He stops the bus.
La paura non mi ferma.
Fear does not stop me.
Avremmo partecipato all'iniziativa, ma il temporale ci ha fermati.
We would have taken part in the initiative, but the storm stopped us.
Il poliziotto ferma il traffico in strada.
The policeman stops traffic in the street.
Nemmeno la pioggia ferma il mio gatto: esce comunque in giardino.
Not even the rain stops my cat: he goes out into the garden anyway.
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