спра

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спра • (spra) first-singular present indicative, pf (imperfective спи́рам)

1. (intransitive) to stop, to come to a halt/stand/stop/standstill
2. (intransitive) to cease, to pause
3. (intransitive) to pull up, to draw up

   Файтонът спря в края на пътя.

   Fajtonǎt sprja v kraja na pǎtja.

   The carriage drew up at the end of the lane.

4. (intransitive) to run down

   Часовникът е спрял.

   Časovnikǎt e sprjal.

   The clock has run down.

5. (intransitive) to call (at a harbour)

   Онази година почти сто кораба спряха на пристанището.

   Onazi godina počti sto koraba sprjaha na pristaništeto.

   That year almost one hundred ships called at the harbour.

6. (intransitive) to break down
7. (intransitive) to be cut off

   Водата спря.

   Vodata sprja.

   The water has been cut off.

8. (transitive) to cause something or somebody to stop, to put an end to, to bring to a stop/stand/standstill

   Не можеш да го спреш.

   Ne možeš da go spreš.

   There’s no stopping him.

9. (transitive) to hold up, to stay

   Губернаторът спря екзекуцията.

   Gubernatorǎt sprja ekzekucijata.

   The governor stayed the execution.

10. (transitive) to check, to hold back/in/up, to restrain, to withhold, to curb, to stem
11. (transitive) to hinder, to impede, to trammel
12. (transitive) to cause something or somebody to pull up, to break off
13. (transitive) to cease, to discontinue, to leave off, to suspend
14. (transitive) to cut off (electricity, etc.)

    Спряха тока.

    Sprjaha toka.

    The power is cut off.

• “спра”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010