parar

See also: pārar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin parāre, present active infinitive of parō.

Verb

parar (first-person singular indicative present paro, past participle paráu)

1. to stop

Conjugation

Conjugation of parar

infinitive		parar
gerund		parando
past participle		m paráu, f parada, n parao, m pl paraos, f pl paraes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	paro	pares	para	paramos	paráis	paren
	imperfect	paraba	parabes	paraba	parábemos, parábamos	parabeis, parabais	paraben
	preterite	paré	parasti, paresti	paró	paremos	parastis, parestis	pararon
	pluperfect	parare, parara	parares, pararas	parare, parara	paráremos, paráramos	parareis, pararais	pararen, pararan
	future	pararé	pararás	parará	pararemos	pararéis	pararán
	conditional	pararía	pararíes	pararía	pararíemos, pararíamos	pararíeis, pararíais	pararíen
subjunctive	present	pare	pares, paras	pare	paremos	paréis	paren, paran
	imperfect	parare, parara	parares, pararas	parare, parara	paráremos, paráramos	parareis, pararais	pararen, pararan
imperative		—	para	—	—	parái	—

Related terms

• parada
• paru

 

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Catalan

Etymology

From , from Latin parāre, present active infinitive of parō, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [paˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

parar (first-person singular present paro, first-person singular preterite parí, past participle parat)

1. to stop

   Synonym: aturar

2. to stay, reside temporarily

   Synonym: restar

3. to end up

   Synonym: acabar

4. to hold out, display

Derived terms

• parar l'atenció
• parar l'orella
• parar la mà

 

Related terms

• comparar
• comprar
• disparar
• emparar
• preparar
• reparar
• separar

 

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin parāre, present active infinitive of parō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈɾaɾ]

Verb

1. to stop

Related terms

• comparar
• comprar
• disparar
• parada
• paraxe
• paro
• preparar
• reparar
• separar
• xebrar

 

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese parar, from Latin parāre, present active infinitive of parō (“I prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈɾa(ʁ)/

Verb

1. (intransitive) to stop (to no longer move)

   O pássaro parou no meio do ar. ― The bird stopped in mid-air.

2. (intransitive) to stop (to no longer progress or do something)

   Parem! ― Stop [you guys]!

   Pode parar. ― Cut it out.

   Synonym: cessar

3. (transitive) to stop (to cause something to no longer move)

   O goleiro parou a bola antes que entrasse no gol. ― The goalkeeper stopped the ball before it got into the goal.

4. (transitive) to stop (to cause something to no longer progress or happen)

   Alguém pretende parar o casamento? ― Does anyone plan on stopping the wedding?

   Synonyms: deter, interromper, cessar com, acabar com

5. (auxiliary with de and a verb in the infinitive) to stop; to cease (to no longer do an action)

   Parou de chover. ― It has stopped raining.

   Por favor pare de gritar. ― Please stop yelling.

   Synonym: cessar de

6. (intransitive with a locational adverb phrase) to stop at (to pay a short visit to)

   Paramos na casa de um amigo da família. ― We stopped at the house of a friend of our family.

   Synonym: passar

7. (intransitive with a locational adverb phrase) to end up (to be in a place or situation, after something having happened)

   Dei um pontapé tão forte na bola que ninguém sabe onde ela foi parar. ― I kicked the ball so hard that no one knows where it ended up.

   Pizza com abacaxi? Onde vamos parar?! ― Pineapple pizza? Where will it end?!

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:parar.

Derived terms

• parada
• parado
• paragem

 

Descendants

• → Afrikaans: parra

Related terms

• amparar
• aparar
• comparar
• comprar
• disparar
• preparar
• reparar
• separar

 

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin parāre, present active infinitive of parō, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈɾaɾ/ [paˈɾaɾ]

Verb

1. to stop, halt
2. to put up, stand up
3. to lift, raise
4. (reflexive) see pararse
5. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas

Derived terms

• imparable
• ir a parar a
• limpiaparabrisas m
• no parar
• parabrisas m
• paracaídas m
• parachoques m
• parada
• paradero
• parador
• parado m
• paragolpes
• paraguas m
• paraje
• parar el carro
• parar los pies a alguien
• pararlas
• pararrayos m
• pararse
• pararse
• parasol m
• paro m
• y para de contar

 

Related terms

• amparar
• aparar
• comparar
• comprar
• disparar
• preparar
• reparar
• separar

 

Descendants

• → Hiligaynon: para
• → Tagalog: para

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Swedish

Verb

parar

1. (deprecated template usage) present tense of para.

Anagrams

• rapar