parase in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.parar VB intr

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1. parar (detenerse):

parar
to stop
¿el 65 para aquí?
does the 65 stop here?
paró en seco
she stopped dead
el autobús iba muy lleno y no nos paró
the bus was very full and didn't stop for us
¡dónde vas a parar! inf
there's no comparison!
ir a parar
to end up
si sigue así irá a parar a la cárcel
if he goes on like this he'll end up in prison
¿a dónde habrá ido a parar aquella foto?
what can have happened to that photograph? o where's that photograph got to?
el documento fue a parar a manos de la policía
the document found its way into o ended up in the hands of the police
¡a dónde vamos a ir a parar!
I don't know what the world's coming to
venir a parar
to end up
no sé cómo ha podido venir a parar aquí
I don't know how it got in here o how it ended up in here

2. parar (cesar):

parar
to stop
para un momento, que no te entiendo
hang on a minute, I don't quite follow you
el ruido no paró en toda la noche
the noise didn't let up o stop all night
no parará hasta lograr su meta
she won't give up o stop until she's achieved her goal
ha estado llorando toda la noche sin parar
he hasn't stopped crying all night
parar de + infinit.
to stop -ing
aún no ha parado de llover
it still hasn't stopped raining
no para de comer
she does nothing but eat
no para de comer
she never stops eating
no para de criticar a los demás
he's always criticizing others
no parar inf no para quieto ni un momento
he can't keep still for a minute
no he parado en toda la mañana
I've been on the go all morning inf
no pararás hasta que rompas algún cristal
you won't be happy until you've broken a window
no para en casa ni un momento
she's never at home
no para en casa ni un momento
she never spends any time at home
y para de contar inf
and that's it
y para de contar inf
and that's the lot Brit

II.parar VB trans

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III.pararse VB vpr

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parase in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for parase in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

I.parar VB intr

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II.parar VB trans

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III.parar VB refl

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parase Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

mis hijos no me dejan parar
my kids never give me a break
la maleta fue a parar a Bilbao
the suitcase ended up in Bilbao
¿en qué irá a parar esto?
where will it all end?
siempre venimos a parar al mismo tema
we always end up talking about the same thing
hay sangría como para parar un tren
there's plenty of sangria
ir a parar a la cárcel
to end up in prison
no parar de servir vino a alguien
to ply sb with wine
no poder parar de leer un libro
not to be able to put a book down
ir a parar a la cárcel
to wind up in prison
no parar de hablar de alguien/algo
to keep on about sb/sth
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Spanish
Arrugado al clavel negro de sin nubes, parase encima de un alambre, adivina el intento y se pierde en la intención de ser criatura.
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El legalismo es el deseo de parase sola.
thirdmill.org
A orillas de la carretera hay lugares turísticos donde pueden parase a comer quesillos, cuajadas con tortilla o tomar tiste, incluso hay un lugar con piscina por allí.
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