staviti točku na

English translation: to put an end to

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Croatian term or phrase:staviti točku na
English translation:to put an end to
Entered by: Milena Chkripeska

17:44 May 30, 2009
Croatian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Croatian term or phrase: staviti točku na
...režim je stavio točku na proces uvođenja jezika...
CroAnglo
United States
Local time: 10:08
put the kybosh (kibosh) on/put an end to
Explanation:
See the links below:

http://adage.com/madisonandvine/article?article_id=136797

http://www.tribalfootball.com/yallop-looks-put-end-bad-spell...

http://www.putanendtosnoring.com/

http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-12324179_I...

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/42580/145/

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/To put the kibosh on


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Milena Chkripeska
North Macedonia
Local time: 16:08
Grading comment
Hvala Vam, ovo je izraz koji mi je trebao!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4put the kybosh (kibosh) on/put an end to
Milena Chkripeska
4to close the process of
pike


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
staviti točku na proces
to close the process of


Explanation:
I'd say it fits pretty well in this context - there are alternatives such as "to put an end to", "to complete" or "to finalize", but they include speculation on whether the process has/has not been successfully completed, while closing the process remains sufficiently vague to accommodate various scenarios, stating simply that it's now closed.

Example sentence(s):
  • The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, which closed the process of monitoring Turkey in 2004,

    Reference: http://www.turks.us/article.php?story=20080629113858444
pike
Croatia
Local time: 16:08
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
put the kybosh (kibosh) on/put an end to


Explanation:
See the links below:

http://adage.com/madisonandvine/article?article_id=136797

http://www.tribalfootball.com/yallop-looks-put-end-bad-spell...

http://www.putanendtosnoring.com/

http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-12324179_I...

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/42580/145/

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/To put the kibosh on




Milena Chkripeska
North Macedonia
Local time: 16:08
Native speaker of: Native in MacedonianMacedonian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Hvala Vam, ovo je izraz koji mi je trebao!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mihailolja: "put an end to"
12 hrs
  -> Hvala!

agree  Dinap
20 hrs
  -> Hvala!

agree  Aleksandar Skobic
1 day 20 hrs

agree  Bojan Kicurovski
2 days 1 hr
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