arrêter/a.ʁɛ.te/
verb · A2 · Frequency 152
verb
Meanings
to stop, to come to a standstill; to halt, to stop moving
Refers to stopping an action or state; can be transitive or intransitive.
to arrest (someone, a criminal, etc.)
Legal term meaning to arrest someone.
to settle; to conclude; to agree (upon)
Refers to settling or concluding an agreement.
Examples
Le conducteur doit arrêter la voiture devant la barrière.
The driver must stop the car in front of the barrier.
Nous allons arrêter la machine avant la pause.
We are going to stop the machine before the break.
La police veut arrêter le suspect ce soir.
The police want to arrest the suspect tonight.
Les partenaires doivent arrêter les modalités du contrat.
The partners must settle the terms of the contract.
Collocations
- arrêter un véhiculeto stop a vehicle
- arrêter un suspectto arrest a suspect
- arrêter un accordto settle an agreement
Common mistakes
La voiture arrête devant l'hôtel.
La voiture s'arrête devant l'hôtel.
When a vehicle stops by itself, arrêter must be used in the reflexive form s'arrêter; bare arrêter normally requires a direct object.
Related words
Grammar note
Arrêter can use either avoir or être as auxiliary in compound tenses; when pronominal, it uses être; it can be transitive (e.g., to arrest) or intransitive; it can be used pronominally (se arrêter).
verb
Meanings
to stop, to come to a standstill; to halt, to stop moving
Refers to stopping an action or state; can be transitive or intransitive.
to arrest (someone, a criminal, etc.)
Legal term meaning to arrest someone.
to settle; to conclude; to agree (upon)
Refers to settling or concluding an agreement.
Examples
Arrêtant la machine, l'ingénieure vérifia le panneau de commande.
Stopping the machine, the engineer checked the control panel.
Arrêtant son vélo devant la porte, Paul salua le gardien.
Stopping his bicycle in front of the door, Paul greeted the caretaker.
Arrêtant le suspect, les policiers récupérèrent le sac volé.
Arresting the suspect, the police recovered the stolen bag.
En arrêtant les modalités du contrat, les deux parties ont pu le signer rapidement.
By settling the terms of the contract, both parties were able to sign it quickly.
Grammar note
Arrêter can use either avoir or être as auxiliary in compound tenses; when pronominal, it uses être; it can be transitive (e.g., to arrest) or intransitive; it can be used pronominally (se arrêter).
verb
Meanings
to stop, to come to a standstill; to halt, to stop moving
Refers to stopping an action or state; can be transitive or intransitive.
to arrest (someone, a criminal, etc.)
Legal term meaning to arrest someone.
to settle; to conclude; to agree (upon)
Refers to settling or concluding an agreement.
Examples
Le conducteur a arrêté le bus devant la gare.
The driver stopped the bus in front of the station.
La police a arrêté le suspect à son domicile.
The police arrested the suspect at his home.
Les deux parties ont arrêté les modalités de leur accord.
The two parties settled the terms of their agreement.
Grammar note
Arrêter can use either avoir or être as auxiliary in compound tenses; when pronominal, it uses être; it can be transitive (e.g., to arrest) or intransitive; it can be used pronominally (se arrêter).
verb
Meanings
to stop, to come to a standstill; to halt, to stop moving
Refers to stopping an action or state; can be transitive or intransitive.
to arrest (someone, a criminal, etc.)
Legal term meaning to arrest someone.
to settle; to conclude; to agree (upon)
Refers to settling or concluding an agreement.
Examples
Arrête de courir dans le couloir.
Stop running in the hallway.
Il faut qu elle arrête le suspect avant son départ.
She must arrest the suspect before he leaves.
Il faut qu elle arrête les modalités de l accord avec son équipe.
She has to settle the terms of the agreement with her team.
Collocations
- arrêter un véhiculeto stop a vehicle
- arrêter un suspectto arrest a suspect
- arrêter un accordto settle an agreement
Common mistakes
La voiture arrête devant l'hôtel.
La voiture s'arrête devant l'hôtel.
When a vehicle stops by itself, arrêter must be used in the reflexive form s'arrêter; bare arrêter normally requires a direct object.
Related words
Grammar note
Arrêter can use either avoir or être as auxiliary in compound tenses; when pronominal, it uses être; it can be transitive (e.g., to arrest) or intransitive; it can be used pronominally (se arrêter).