paro

See also: Paro, parò, and paró

§Asturian

§Verb

paro

1. first-person singular present indicative of parar

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§Catalan

§Verb

paro

1. first-person singular present indicative form of parar

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§Esperanto

§Noun

paro (accusative singular paron, plural paroj, 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 Proto-Indo-European *pere (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”), related to parire (“to produce”). See also English apparent, parent, and 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

Conjugation of paro (first conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	parō	parās	parat	parāmus	parātis	parant
	imperfect	parābam	parābās	parābat	parābāmus	parābātis	parābant
	future	parābō	parābis	parābit	parābimus	parābitis	parābunt
	perfect	parāvī	parāvistī	parāvit	parāvimus	parāvistis	parāvērunt, parāvēre
	pluperfect	parāveram	parāverās	parāverat	parāverāmus	parāverātis	parāverant
	future perfect	parāverō	parāveris	parāverit	parāverimus	parāveritis	parāverint
passive	present	paror	parāris, parāre	parātur	parāmur	parāminī	parantur
	imperfect	parābar	parābāris, parābāre	parābātur	parābāmur	parābāminī	parābantur
	future	parābor	parāberis, parābere	parābitur	parābimur	parābiminī	parābuntur
	perfect	parātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	parātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	parātus + future active 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, parēre	parētur	parēmur	parēminī	parentur
	imperfect	parārer	parārēris, parārēre	parārētur	parārēmur	parārēminī	parārentur
	perfect	parātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	parātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	parā	—	—	parāte	—
	future	—	parātō	parātō	—	parātōte	parantō
passive	present	—	parāre	—	—	parāminī	—
	future	—	parātor	parātor	—	—	parantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		parāre	parāvisse	parātūrus esse	parārī	parātus esse	parātum īrī
participles		parāns	—	parātūrus	—	parātus	parandus

§Derived terms

• parābilis
• apparō
• comparō
• imperō
• praeparō
• reparō
• sēparō

§Descendants

• Albanian: mbroj
• English: pare
• 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

§References

• paro1 in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
• paro2 in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
• paro3 in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879

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§Neapolitan

§Alternative forms

• páro

§Noun

paro m

1. 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

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

§Etymology 2

§Verb

paro

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