paro.
stop, stagnation (action of stopping)
Meaning & usage
stop, stagnation (action of stopping)
unemployment
en paro
strike (work stoppage)
cardiac arrest, ellipsis of paro cardiaco
pretext
Puros paros para no trabajar
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
Hazle un paro a Juan, tiene que meter todas esas cajas
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃o- Latin *paro- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin parō Old Spanish parar Spanish parardeverb. Spanish paro Deverbal from parar.
first-person singular present indicative of parar
Where this word comes from
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first-person singular present indicative of parir
Where this word comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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