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para.

for (directed at, intended to belong to or to be appropriate for)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

prep/pa.ɾɐ/Brazil/pɾa/Brazil/pɐ.ɾɐ/Portugal/pɾɐ/Portugal
  1. for (directed at, intended to belong to or to be appropriate for)

    Ração para gatos.
    O que é bom para gripe?
  2. indicates application of an adjective; to

  3. to; so; in order to (indicates purpose)

    Comprei um baixo para tocar numa banda.
  4. towards; to; in the direction of (indicates destination)

    Vamos para a minha casa.
  5. introduces the location, direction or context that applies to a verb

    Essa janela abre para um longo vale.
  6. to (to the value of)

    A cor da banana mudou de amarelo para preto.
    O valor da minha casa baixou para menos do que o que eu paguei.
  7. in the opinion of; to (someone)

    Para mim, este livro é um dos melhores da história.
  8. about to; soon to be (indicates that something will happen soon)

    Fiquem quietos que o filme está para começar.
Where this word comes from

From earlier pera, from Old Galician-Portuguese pera, from Latin per (“through”) + ad (“to”).

verb/ˈpa.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈpa.ɾɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of parar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of parar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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