Cease, stop - Cesser (The 462nd Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Cease, stop is Cesser. It is the 462nd most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about being & changes, house, transport & travel, activities & movements, cooperation. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: cease, stop

French: cesser

Examples


Please stop fighting.	Veuillez cesser de vous quereller.
This has got to stop.	Cela doit cesser.
I have to stop.	Je dois cesser.
The rain just stopped, so let's leave.	La pluie vient juste de cesser. Nous pouvons partir.
You should stop drinking.	Tu devrais cesser de boire.
Please stop smoking	Veuillez cesser de fumer
More and more people are deciding to stop eating meat.	De plus en plus de gens décident de cesser de consommer de la viande.
This trashing of the whole system of democracy that has been built up over a thousand years shows up time and time again and it has to come to a stop.	Ce rejet du système démocratique que l'on a mis un siècle à ériger se manifeste régulièrement, et cela doit cesser.

I mean that violence within the factory must come to a stop.	Non. Je veux dire qu'il faut cesser la violence à l'usine.
If you're experiencing obstructive sleep apnea, you might stop breathing for 10 or more seconds before waking, sometimes without realizing it, to catch your breath.	Une personne souffrant d'apnée obstructive du sommeil, peut cesser de respirer pendant 10 secondes ou plus avant de se réveiller, parfois sans s'en rendre compte, pour reprendre son souffle.
When they stop buying, I stop selling.	Quand ils cessent d'acheter, je cesser de vendre.
For example, you can stop doing sports or stop going to the movies or public events.	Par exemple, vous pouvez arrêter de faire du sport ou cesser d'aller au cinéma ou à des événements publics.
G8 countries should stop promoting carbon trading, and stop worsening the climate crisis.	Les pays du G8 doivent cesser de recourir aux crédits carbone et arrêter d'aggraver la crise climatique.
Immediately stop using the camera i.e. stop taking pictures	Cesser immédiatement d'utiliser l'appareil photo soit arrêter de prendre des photos
Which means I can finally finally stop buying from Mark McGwire.	Ce qui signifie que je peux finalement cesser d'en acheter à Mark McGwire.
Additionally, women and perhaps men should stop methotrexate for at least 3 mo before trying to conceive.	En outre, les femmes et peut-être les hommes aussi doivent cesser de prendre du méthotrexate au moins 3 mois avant d'essayer de concevoir.
I can't stop laughing watching their jokes.	Je ne peux pas cesser de rire observant leurs plaisanteries.
Violence and acts of terror must cease.	La violence et les actes de terreur doivent cesser.
Two weeks before harvesting should stop watering garlic.	Deux semaines avant la récolte devrait cesser d'arroser l'ail.
They urge certain countries to stop wantonly criticizing China.	Ils exhortent les pays concernés à cesser de critiquer la Chine sans fondement.
We must stop choosing inertia as the Conference's preferred procedure.	Nous devons cesser de privilégier l'inertie.