para in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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1.1. para (expresando destino, finalidad, intención):

para
for
tengo buenas noticias para ustedes
I have some good news for you
¿para qué revista escribes?
what magazine do you write for?
lee para ti
read to yourself
fue muy amable para con todos
he was very friendly to everyone
¿para qué sirve esto?
what's this (used) for?
no sirve para este trabajo
he's no good at this kind of work
¿para qué lo quieres?
what do you want it for?
¿para qué tuviste que ir a decírselo?
what did you have to go and tell him for?
¿para qué tuviste que ir a decírselo?
why did you have to go and tell him?
champú para bebés
baby shampoo
jarabe para la tos
cough mixture
¿qué le puedo regalar para el cumpleaños?
what can I give him for his birthday?
que para qué (decirte/hablar) inf hacía un frío que para qué (decirte)
it was freezing cold inf
venían con un hambre que para qué (hablar) o para qué te voy a contar
they were starving o so hungry when they got here!

4. para (en comparaciones, contrastes):

hace demasiado calor para estar al sol
it's too hot to be in the sun
son altos para su edad
they're tall for their age
para lo que come, no está nada gordo
considering how much he eats, he's not at all fat
díselo tú — ¡para el caso que me hacen …!
you tell them — for all the notice they take of me …
(para + infinit.) para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente
for an off-the-cuff speech it was excellent
(para + infinit.) para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente
considering it was completely off the cuff it was an excellent speech
¿quién se cree que es para hablarte así?
who does she think she is, speaking to you like that o to speak to you like that?
(para que + subj) son demasiado grandes para que les estés haciendo todo
they're too old for you to be doing everything for them
para que se esté quejando todo el día …
if he's going to spend all day complaining …
¡tanto preocuparse por ellos para que después hasta te acusen de metomentodo!
all that worrying about them and then they go and accuse you of being a meddler!

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

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III.pararse VB vpr

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I.parir VB intr

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camping para caravanas, camping para tráilers N m

tal para cual N mf Mex inf

botas para caminar N fpl

hogar para mujeres maltratadas N m

queso para untar N m

tabaco para liar N m

para in the PONS Dictionary

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II.para CONJ

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intercomunicador para bebés N m

pistola para cartuchos f N

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para cuero
awl
para cuero (sello)
stamp
para cuero (cincel)
graver
para cuero (taladro)
drilling bit
para cuero (buril)
burin

para Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

una copa para el vino
a wine glass
to lobby to have sth done
hacer presión para que se haga algo
you must sign all books out
tienes que firmar para sacar libros prestados
ready to ship/print
listo para el envío/para el tiraje
to express oneself well
parir sin dificultad
to run sb down
poner a alguien a parir inf
there's plenty of sangria
hay sangría como para parar un tren
so that the trousers don't go baggy at the knees
para que no salgan rodilleras al pantalón
you have to be sure of yourself to do that
hay que tener moral para hacer eso
more than enough reason to +infinit.
razón de más para +infinit., razón de más para que +subj

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Translations for para in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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aceite para máquinas refrigerantes

manómetro para baja presión

manómetro para alta presión

instructiones para montaje

carriles tensores para motor

tamiz para el aceite

con tuberías listas para conectar

unidad de compresión para accionamiento por correas

unidad de compresión para accionamiento directo

grupo compresor especial para transmisión externa adicional

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Before this, sheriff's offices had been non-uniformed organizations without a para-military hierarchy.
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Typical unleaded petrol contains 25% aromatics, such as toluene, ortho-xylene and para-xylene.
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Similarly, the board believed that a hang-glider or para-motor would be radar significant and that conditions precluded them, as they did para-gliders or parascenders.
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Use the above knowledge to understand and appreciate the others subjects taught in the pre-clinical, para-clinical and clinical courses.
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A person who has had a black henna tattoo should consult their physician about health consequences of para-phenylenediamine sensitization.
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Beach seekers find many activities such as diving, snorkelling, windsurfing, kitesurfing, para-sailing, boating, and canoeing.
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The two oxygen atoms occupy opposite (para-) positions in the six-membered dioxin ring.
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The first connotation connected to the syllable para was paralysis or paraplegia.
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This elaborate ritual evolved after seppuku had ceased being mainly a battlefield or wartime practice and became a para-judicial institution.
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The endogenous trace amines are para/meta-tyramine, tryptamine, phenylethylamine, and para/meta-octopamine.
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