arrêter

Signification

1. to halt; to stop
2. to settle; to conclude; to agree (upon)
3. to arrest (a criminal, etc)
4. to come to a stop
5. to wait

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/a.ʁɛ.te/

Étymologie

Inherited from Middle French arrester (“to stop”), from Old French arester (“to stay, stop”), from Vulgar Latin *arrestāre, from Latin ad- (“to”) + restō (“stop, remain behind, stay back”). Compare English arrest.

Phrases

Rien ne pouvait nous arrêter .

Nothing could stop us.