What's the opposite of "start the car"

There is no opposite! Once you've started a car, you're stuck!

It's certainly not "stop the car", at any rate.

"Turn off the engine" is all I can come up with.

CJ

CalifJimThere is no opposite! Once you've started a car, you're stuck!

Ok, ok, got it Jim, loud and clear.

I have heard the phrase "kill the engine" especially when you have an emergency situation, such as a fire.

Hi,

I usually just say 'I turned it off', in contexts where it's obvious that 'it' is the car engine.

Clive

CalifJim "Turn off the engine" is all I can come up with.

I think Jim's is the best. This is what you see posted on signs at gas pumps and in locations where idling engines are likely to send unwanted fumes inside buildings.
"Turn off" is a bit more polite than "stop."

Avangi"Turn off" is a bit more polite than "stop."

I don't thi

In Britain, we often say "start the car" when we mean "start the engine".
It is also perfectly correct to say "start the engine".

For the opposite sense, we can say:
1. "turn off the engine"
2. "switch off the engine"
3. "stop the engine"
4. "kill the engine"

Choice 1 is more common.
Choice 4 is more likely to be spoken by a mechanic.

Police offi

Thanks everyone, I wholeheartedly appreciate the informations.

So the opposite to "start the car" can be expressed in several ways:

Patrick Lockerby
1. "turn off the engine"

2. "switch off the engine"

3. "stop the engine"

4. "kill the engine"

and "stop the car" is not one of them, for it merely means to bri

I'd say, "Turn the car off."

My bad. Something got lost there. I meant to say, "Please turn off the engine" is more polite than "please stop the engine." I thought that "stop the engine" vs. "stop the car" had been well aired.