cease

cease
1. intransitive verb
aufhören

without ceasing — ununterbrochen

2. transitive verb
1) (stop) aufhören

cease doing or to do something — aufhören, etwas zu tun

something has ceased to exist — etwas existiert od. besteht nicht mehr

it never ceases to amaze me — ich kann nur immer darüber staunen

2) (end) aufhören mit; einstellen [Bemühungen, Versuche]

cease fire — (Mil.) das Feuer einstellen

* * *
[si:s]
verb
(to stop or (bring to an) end: They were ordered to cease firing; That department has ceased to exist; This foolishness must cease!; Cease this noise!) aufhören
- academic.ru/11634/ceaseless">ceaseless
- ceaselessly
* * *
cease
[si:s]
(form)
I. vi aufhören, enden
II. vt
▪ to \cease sth etw beenden
to \cease all aid/fire/one's payments jegliche Hilfeleistungen/das Feuer/seine Zahlungen einstellen
▪ to \cease doing [or to do] sth aufhören, etw zu tun
it never \ceases to amaze one what ... es überrascht [einen] doch immer wieder, was ...
III. n no pl
\cease and desist order LAW Unterlassungsverfügung f
without \cease unaufhörlich, endlos; (without break) ohne Pause
* * *
[siːs]
1. vi
enden, aufhören; (noise, shouting etc) verstummen

we shall not cease from our endeavours (liter) — wir werden in unserem Streben nicht nachlassen (geh)

without ceasing — ohne Pause, unaufhörlich

to cease from doing sth (form) — von etw ablassen (geh)

2. vt
beenden; fire, payments, production einstellen

to cease doing sth — aufhören, etw zu tun

to cease to exist — aufhören zu bestehen

cease fire! — Feuer halt!

3. n

without cease (liter) — unaufhörlich, ohne Unterlass (liter)

* * *
cease [siːs]
A v/i
1. aufhören, zu Ende gehen, enden:
the noise ceased der Lärm verstummte
2. obs ablassen (from von)
3. obs (aus)sterben
B v/t aufhören (to do, doing zu tun):
they ceased to work sie hörten auf zu arbeiten, sie stellten die Arbeit ein;
you never cease to amaze me du erstaunst mich immer wieder;
cease fire MIL das Feuer einstellen;
cease payment WIRTSCH die Zahlungen einstellen;
cease and desist order WIRTSCH, JUR US Unterlassungsanordnung f (bei unlauterem Geschäfts- od Werbeverhalten)
C s without cease unaufhörlich, ohne Unterlass
* * *
1. intransitive verb
aufhören

without ceasing — ununterbrochen

2. transitive verb
1) (stop) aufhören

cease doing or to do something — aufhören, etwas zu tun

something has ceased to exist — etwas existiert od. besteht nicht mehr

it never ceases to amaze me — ich kann nur immer darüber staunen

2) (end) aufhören mit; einstellen [Bemühungen, Versuche]

cease fire — (Mil.) das Feuer einstellen

* * *
(from) v.
ablassen (von) v.
aufhören (mit) v. v.
aufhören v.
enden v.

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