paro

See also parò, and paró

Catalan

Verb

paro

1. First-person singular present indicative form of parar.

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Esperanto

Noun

paro (plural paroj, accusative singular paron, accusative plural parojn)

1. couple, pair

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Ido

Noun

paro (plural pari)

1. couple, pair

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Italian

Verb

paro

1. first-person singular present indicative of parare

Anagrams

• apro, opra, rapo, rapò

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Latin

Etymology 1

From the same root as parire (“to produce”). Compare with English apparent, parent, and probably peer.

Verb

present active parō, present infinitive parāre, perfect active parāvī, supine parātum.

1. I prepare, arrange
2. I provide, furnish
3. I resolve, purpose
4. I obtain, get

Inflection

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	parō	parās	parat	parāmus	parātis	parant
	future	parābō	parābis	parābit	parābimus	parābitis	parābunt
	imperfect	parābam	parābās	parābat	parābāmus	parābātis	parābant
	perfect	parāvī	parāvistī	parāvit	parāvimus	parāvistis	parāvērunt
	future perfect	parāverō	parāveris	parāverit	parāverimus	parāveritis	parāverint
	pluperfect	parāveram	parāverās	parāverat	parāverāmus	parāverātis	parāverant
passive	present	paror	parāris	parātur	parāmur	parāminī	parantur
	future	parābor	parāberis	parābitur	parābimur	parābiminī	parābuntur
	imperfect	parābar	parābāris	parābātur	parābāmur	parābāminī	parābantur
	perfect	Use parātus m, parāta f, parātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use parātus m, parāta f, parātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use parātus m, parāta f, parātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	parem	parēs	paret	parēmus	parētis	parent
	imperfect	parārem	parārēs	parāret	parārēmus	parārētis	parārent
	perfect	parāverim	parāverīs	parāverit	parāverīmus	parāverītis	parāverint
	pluperfect	parāvissem	parāvissēs	parāvisset	parāvissēmus	parāvissētis	parāvissent
passive	present	parer	parēris	parētur	parēmur	parēminī	parentur
	imperfect	parārer	parārēris	parārētur	parārēmur	parārēminī	parārentur
	perfect	Use parātus m, parāta f, parātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use parātus m, parāta f, parātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	parā	parātō	parātō	parāre	parātor	parātor
	plural	parāte	parātōte	parantō	parāminī	—	parantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		parāre	parāvisse	parātūrus esse	parārī	parātus esse	parātum īrī
participles		parāns (parantis)	—	parātūrus-ra, -rum	—	parātus-a, -um	parandus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• apparō
• praeparō

Descendants

• Albanian: mbroj
• French: parer
• Italian: parare
• Portuguese: parar
• Spanish: parar

Etymology 2

From pār (“equal”) which may have the same root as parire (“to produce”) and parō (“to prepare”).

Verb

present active parō, present infinitive parāre, perfect active parāvī, supine parātūrum.

1. I equalize, make equal.

Derived terms

• aequiparō
• disparō

Related terms

• pār

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Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• páro

Noun

paro m

1. a pair

Synonyms

• paréglia
• cócchia

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Portuguese

Verb

paro

1. first-person singular present indicative of parar

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From parar.

Noun

paro m (plural paros)

1. stagnation, freeze up
2. unemployment
3. strike (work stoppage)
4. cardiac arrest, short form of paro cardíaco
5. (Mexico) pretext

   Puros paros para no trabajar = "Just pretexts for not working"

6. (Mexico) a favour, help, cover-up, (preceded by hacerle un, hacerme un, to indicate "to do someone a favour", "to help someone", "to protect someone by lying")

   Hazme un paro, no le digas que estoy aquí = "protect me, do not tell ... that I am here"

   Hazle un paro a Juan, tiene que meter todas esas cajas = "help Juan, he must store all those boxes"

Synonyms

• (unemployment): desempleo, cesantía
• (strike): huelga
• (pretext): pretexto, excusa

Verb

paro (infinitive parar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of parar.

Etymology 2

Verb

paro (infinitive parir)

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of parir.