halt

halt
{{11}}halt (adj.) "lame," in O.E. lemphalt "limping," from P.Gmc. *haltaz (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. halt, O.N. haltr, O.H.G. halz, Goth. halts "lame"), from PIE *keld-, from root *kel- "to strike, cut," with derivatives meaning "something broken or cut off" (Cf. Rus. koldyka "lame," Gk. kolobos "broken, curtailed"). The noun meaning "one who limps; the lame collectively" is from c.1200.
{{12}}halt (n.) "a stop, a halting," 1590s, from Fr. halte (16c.) or It. alto, ultimately from Ger. Halt, imperative from O.H.G. halten "to hold" (see HOLD (Cf. hold) (v.)). A German military command borrowed into the Romanic languages 16c. The verb in this sense is from 1650s, from the noun. Related: Halted; halting.
{{12}}halt (v.) "to walk unsteadily," early 14c., from O.E. haltian "to be lame," from the same source as HALT (Cf. halt) (adj.). The meaning "make a halt" is 1650s, from HALT (Cf. halt) (n.). As a command word, attested from 1796. Related: Halted; HALTING (Cf. halting).

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  • halt — interj. Stai! opreşte! – cuv. germ. Trimis de gall, 07.05.2008. Sursa: DEX 98  HALT interj. v. ajunge, atât, basta, destul, gata, isprăveşte, încetează, punct, sfârşeşte, stai, stop, termină. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  halt …   Dicționar Român

  • halt — halt1 [hôlt] n. [orig. in phr. to make halt, transl. of Ger halt machen < imper. of halten (see HOLD1) + machen, MAKE2] 1. a stop, esp. a temporary one, as in marching; pause or discontinuance 2. a command to stop vi., vt. to come or br …   English World dictionary

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  • halt — halt·ing·ness; spring·halt; string·halt; string·halt·ed; halt; halt·ing·ly; string·halt·ed·ness; …   English syllables

  • halt — [n] end, stoppage arrest, break, break off*, close, cutoff, freeze*, grinding halt, impasse, interruption, layoff, letup, pause, screaming halt*, screeching halt*, stand, standstill, stop, termination; concept 119 Ant. continuation, endurance, go …   New thesaurus

  • Halt — (h[add]lt), n. [Formerly alt, It. alto, G. halt, fr. halten to hold. See {Hold}.] A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of progress. [1913 Webster] Without any halt they marched. Clarendon. [1913 Webster] [Lovers] soon in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Halt — est une commande Unix standard permettant d éteindre le système depuis lequel elle est lancée. Elle fonctionne en fait en appelant la commande shutdown avec les arguments appropriés. L utilisation de la commande halt nécessite les droits d… …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Halt — Halt, a. [AS. healt; akin to OS., Dan., & Sw. halt, Icel. haltr, halltr, Goth. halts, OHG. halz.] Halting or stopping in walking; lame. [1913 Webster] Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. Luke xiv. 21. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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