aufhören

Significado (Inglês)

1. (weak) to stop; to quit; to cease
2. (informal,weak) to stop talking about something

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈaʊ̯fˌhøːrən/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From Middle High German ūfhœren (“to stop”), equivalent to auf- (“up”) + hören (“to hear, listen, obey”). The sense is explained as a generalisation from “to obey a prohibition and desist”. Compare archaic Dutch ophoren.