Translation guide
A stopper is something that stops or blocks movement, flow, or action. This guide covers physical objects, devices, and metaphorical uses.
A physical item used to stop flow or movement, like a plug, cork, or wedge.
General word for a stopper, plug, or cork. Used for bottles, sinks, etc.
Loanword from English, used for various stoppers, especially mechanical ones like door stoppers.
Refers to stuffing or packing material used to block a gap. More like 'filler' or 'wadding'.
A mechanical part that halts movement, like a doorstop, brake, or limit switch.
Generic term for a fastener or stopper device. Can refer to a catch, latch, or stop.
Someone or something that stops an action or process, like a showstopper or conversation stopper.
A defensive player in soccer or other sports who stops the opposing team.
A card that prevents further action in a game like bridge or hearts.
English 'stopper' in phrases like 'showstopper' or 'conversation stopper' does not translate directly. Use idiomatic expressions like 水を差す or rephrase.
I bought a door stopper.
隙間に詰め物をする
Stuff a stopper into the gap.
引き出しの止め具が壊れた
The drawer stopper broke.
Commonly used in compound words for mechanical stoppers (e.g., ドアストッパー, チェーンストッパー).
This machine has a safety stopper.
Literally 'tooth stop'; a ratchet or pawl that prevents backward motion. Also used metaphorically for a check or brake on something.
A stopper is applied (metaphorically, a check is put on something).
Idiom meaning 'to pour cold water on' something; to be a wet blanket or conversation stopper.
His remark was a conversation stopper.
A person who is a hindrance or 'stopper' in the sense of being an obstacle.
He is a stopper to the plan.
Formal term for a person who obstructs or prevents something. Rare in casual speech.
The stoppers of reform.
In soccer, a stopper is a central defender who marks the opposing forward tightly.
He is the team's stopper.
General term for defender; not specific to the stopper role but often used.
The defender stopped the opponent's attack.
Used in contract bridge to mean a card that stops the opponents from running a suit.
This hand has no spade stopper.