Meaning
stop!, halt!
- an exclamation ordering someone to stop moving or acting immediately
In a sentence
Alt! Fermati subito o rischi di cadere.
Halt! Stop right now or you risk falling.
«Alt! Mostrate i documenti!», ha gridato la polizia prima dell'incrocio.
“Halt! Show your documents!”, shouted the police before the intersection.
Alt a tutti: dobbiamo ricontrollare i dati prima di procedere.
Stop everyone: we must recheck the data before proceeding.
Usage notes
- Can also function as an invariable masculine noun meaning 'a stop' or 'a halt' ('dare l'alt').