This is the 995th most frequent French word.
arrêt
"Arrêt" means "stop" or "halt" in English.
In this sentence, 'arrêt' is used to refer to a physical location where buses stop for passengers.
Je suis descendu à l'arrêt de bus.
I got off at the bus stop.
Here, 'arrêt' denotes a pause or cessation of work, often implying a strike or a break in labor.
Un arrêt de travail a été décidé par les ouvriers.
A work stoppage was decided upon by the workers.
'Arrêt' in this case refers to the cessation or stopping of a process, specifically a heart's function.