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    Default an awkward phrase

    How would you translate the equivalent of "He stopped him dead in his tracks"?

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    I would say something like "lo paro en frio" or "lo puso en su lugar" these are close but not sure what else is out there for your sentence?

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    No conozco lo paró en frío (no hay goolge hits) pero sí:

    lo paró en seco

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    Gracias. That will do nicely.

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