How do you say “to stop” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say agafa, aplanta, arresta, desavia, encada, estanca. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | agafa, aplanta, arresta, desavia, encada, estanca, restanca, s'aplanta, s'arresta, sambuca |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
agafa
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to snap up, to solicit, to stop; to hook; to gaff |
aplanta
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to stop |
arresta
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to settle (account), to stop, to halt; to settle |
desavia
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to mislay; scoundrel; to lead astray; to divert; to stop; to disorient; distraught |
encada
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to stop |
estanca
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to staunch, to stop, to plaster a layer, to prop a tree |
restanca
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to retain water; restrained; to stop; to dam; to curb |
s'aplanta
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to stop, to halt |
s'arresta
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to stop |
sambuca
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to stop, to rob, to murder on the highway |