1) to bring smt. to a standstill
2) to come to a standstill
3) a complete, total standstill
4) at a standstill (negotiations were at a complete standstill)
5) (misc.) to fight smb. to a standstill
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
Standstill — Datos generales Origen Barcelona, España … Wikipedia Español
standstill — stand‧still [ˈstændˌstɪl] noun [singular] a situation in which there is no movement or activity: • Strikes brought production to a standstill. • The negotiations are basically at a standstill. * * * standstill UK US /ˈstændstɪl/ noun [S] ► … Financial and business terms
Standstill — Stand still ( st[i^]l ), n. A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a state of rest. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
standstill — index cessation (interlude), check (bar), cloture, deadlock, desuetude, halt, hiatus … Law dictionary
standstill — state of cessation of movement, 1702, from STAND (Cf. stand) (v.) + STILL (Cf. still) (adj.). Earlier the notion would have been expressed simply by stand … Etymology dictionary
standstill — [n] stop arrest, cessation, check, checkmate, corner*, dead end*, deadlock, dead stop*, delay, gridlock, halt, hole, impasse, inaction, pause, stalemate, standoff, wait; concepts 119,832 Ant. advance, progress … New thesaurus
standstill — ► NOUN ▪ a situation or condition without movement or activity … English terms dictionary
standstill — [stand′stil΄] n. a stop, halt, or cessation … English World dictionary
standstill — stand|still [ stænd,stıl ] noun singular a situation in which something stops moving or happening: be at a standstill: The peace process is at a standstill. bring something to a standstill: This crisis is threatening to bring the country s… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
standstill — UK [ˈstæn(d)ˌstɪl] / US noun [singular] a situation in which something stops moving or happening be at a standstill: The peace process is at a standstill. bring something to a standstill: This crisis is threatening to bring the country s economy… … English dictionary
