What does arresto in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word arresto in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use arresto in Italian.

The word arresto in Italian means stop, freeze, capture, stop, arrest, apprehend, cardiac arrest, shut down, respiratory arrest, a setback, confirmation of the arrest, put under arrest, arrest report. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arresto

stop

sostantivo maschile (sosta, interruzione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questo arresto dei lavori non durerà molto.
This break (or: interruption) in the works won't last long.

freeze

sostantivo maschile (blocco, fermo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il progetto ha subito un arresto per questioni burocratiche.
The project freeze has been cause by bureaucratic issues.

capture

sostantivo maschile (cattura, detenzione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'arresto del ladro fece sentire più tranquilli gli abitanti del paese.
The capture (or: arrest) of the thief made the village residents feel safer.

stop

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (interrompere qualcosa)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il sistema ha arrestato tutte le applicazioni per scaricare gli aggiornamenti.
The system has stopped all the applications to allow the updates to be downloaded.

arrest, apprehend

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (incarcerare, catturare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
I poliziotti arrestarono il ladro.
The police officers arrested (or: apprehended) the thief.

cardiac arrest

sostantivo maschile (battito cardiaco: blocco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

shut down

sostantivo maschile (computer: spegnimento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

respiratory arrest

a setback

confirmation of the arrest

sostantivo femminile

put under arrest

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])

arrest report

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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