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► 名詞
止め  [(2)やめ]    meaning:  stop  rank: 1
☆ 撃ち方止め! ⇨ Shooters stop! Cease fire!

止め  [(2)やめ]  [止めにする]  [coll]    meaning:  stop  rank: 1
☆ 喧嘩は止めにしよう ⇨ Let’s stop fighting. Let’s not fight
☆ 映画くのは止めにした ⇨ I decided not to go to the movies

止め  [(2)やめ]  [止めになる]  [coll]    meaning:  stop  rank: 1
☆ 計画は止めになった ⇨ The project was canceled

止め  [とどめ]  [止めを刺す]    meaning:  finish  rank: 3
☆ ライオン獲物噛んで止めをした ⇨ The lion bit the neck of the prey and killed
☆ 満塁ホームラン打っ相手に止めをした ⇨ He hit a grand-slam and put a dagger to the opponent

止め  [(1)とめ]  [止めに入る]    meaning:  stop  rank: 3
☆ 喧嘩を止めに入った (とめにはいった) ⇨ He intervened in a fight  (☛ Intervene to stop a conflict)

► 接尾辞
止め  [(1)とめ]    meaning:  prevent  rank: 3
☆ 床板滑り止加工がされている (すべりどめ) ⇨ The floor panels have anti-slip surfaces


More examples:
  • 煮立ったらを止める ⇨ Turn the heat off when fully boiled
  • フレーム路面からの衝撃け止めるよう設計されている ⇨ The frame is design to cope with impacts from the road
  • やりかった仕事途中で止められない ⇨ I can’t stop the work I have already started
  • 政府専制化歯止めがかなくなってきている ⇨ There has been not much stopping the government’s move toward authoritarianism
  • 彼女射止めた ⇨ He shot an arrow through her heart. He won her heart
  • 彼女タバコを止めさせようとしている ⇨ She is trying to have her husband quit tobacco
  • 散歩こうと思ったが降ってきたので止めた ⇨ I thought about going for a walk but it started raining so I decided not to
  • 私達選挙結果厳粛け止めております ⇨ We are taking the result of the election extremely seriously
  • 日焼け止め ⇨ Suntan preventative, sunscreen
  • 裁判所出版し止める命令をした ⇨ The court ordered to stop the publication of the book
  • ねえ、もう喧嘩は止めようよ ⇨ Hey, let’s stop fighting, arguing, already
  • 彼等他社追従を止めて独自技術開発専念した ⇨ They decided not to follow other companies and rather focus on developing their own technology
  • 消防隊山火事とかし止めた ⇨ The firefighters managed to extinguish the wildfire
  • ガスれを止めるのがだ ⇨ We need to stop the gas leak first
  • こうかとも思ったけどやはり止めた ⇨ I had thought about going but I decided not to