náhle/znenadání zastavit, zarazit se, ustat
We almost had an accident this morning. A big van pulled out in front of our car and stopped dead without giving a signal. (English Idioms, Oxford)
Simultaneously Lisa felt her heart stop dead and a rush of excitement unleash within her. (BNC)
As soon as I decided not to go farther than Cambridge, I wanted to stop dead in the middle of the road. (BNC)
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