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Stop in Russian
Stop in Russian depends on what should stop. Стоп is the borrowed sign-and-command word; стой(те)! halts someone moving; перестань(те)! stops someone doing something; and хватит! means enough of this.
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The split is motion versus activity: стой freezes someone walking away, перестань ends the drumming on the table. Swapping them is understood but sounds off, like freeze! aimed at a chatterbox.
Хватит is the everyday workhorse: хватит! on its own means that's enough, and with a verb (хватит спорить, enough arguing) it shuts down the specific activity. Expect to hear it from tired parents everywhere.
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