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parar meaning in English

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parar verb

arrest [arrested, arresting, arrests](to stop or slow a process etc.)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈrest] [US: ə.ˈrest]
He went into cardiac arrest. = Tuvo un parada cardíaca.

call off(to cancel)
verb
[UK: kɔːl ɒf] [US: ˈkɒl ˈɒf]

cease [ceased, ceasing, ceases](intransitive)
verb
[UK: siːs] [US: ˈsiːs]
She cried for hours without ceasing. = Estuvo llorando sin parar durante horas.

flag [flagged, flagging, flags](to signal to)
verb
[UK: flæɡ] [US: ˈflæɡ]

halt [halted, halting, halts](to stop either temporarily or permanently)
verb
[UK: hɔːlt] [US: ˈhɒlt]
John stomped on the brake pedal and screeched to a halt. = John pisó fuerte el pedal de freno y paró en seco con un chirrido.

pause [paused, pausing, pauses](to interrupt something)
verb
[UK: pɔːz] [US: ˈpɒz]
In music or speaking, a pause is frequently used for dramatic effect. = En música o hablando, se suele utilizar una pausa para dar efecto dramático.

pull over(cause someone/something to pull over)
verb
[UK: pʊl ˈəʊv.ə(r)] [US: ˈpʊl ˈoʊv.r̩]

quit [quitted, quitting, quits](to give up, stop doing something)
verb
[UK: kwɪt] [US: ˈkwɪt]
Quit bothering me. = Para de molestarme.

save [saved, saving, saves](to sports: to catch or deflect a shot at goal)
verb
[UK: seɪv] [US: ˈseɪv]
Save it till later. = Guardalo para más tarde.

stand up(bring something up and set it into a standing position)
verb
[UK: stænd ʌp] [US: ˈstænd ʌp]

stop [stopped, stopping, stops](to cease moving)
verb
[UK: stɒp] [US: ˈstɑːp]
Stop whimpering. = Para de quejarte.

throw up(to give up, abandon)
verb
[UK: ˈθrəʊ ʌp] [US: ˈθroʊ ʌp]

parar el trabajo verb

strike [struck, striking, strikes](to stop working as a form of protest)
verb
[UK: straɪk] [US: ˈstraɪk]

pararrayos noun
{m}

lightning rod(metallic conductor that protects from lightning)
noun
[UK: ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ rɒd] [US: ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ ˈrɑːd]

pararrenal adjective

pararenal(next to the kidney)
adjective

pararse verb

draw up(to come to a halt)
verb
[UK: drɔː ʌp] [US: ˈdrɒ ʌp]

fail [failed, failing, fails](cease to operate)
verb
[UK: feɪl] [US: ˈfeɪl]

stand up(rise from a sitting position)
verb
[UK: stænd ʌp] [US: ˈstænd ʌp]

stop [stopped, stopping, stops](to cease moving)
verb
[UK: stɒp] [US: ˈstɑːp]
You don't have to stop. = No necesitan pararse.

acaparar verb

bogart(selfishly take or keep something; hog)
verb
[UK: ˈboˌɡɑːt] [US: ˈboˌɡɑːrt]

engross [engrossed, engrossing, engrosses](to buy up wholesale)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈɡrəʊs] [US: ɪnˈɡroʊs]

hoard [hoarded, hoarding, hoards](to amass)
verb
[UK: hɔːd] [US: ˈhɔːrd]

hog [hogged, hogging, hogs](to take more than one's share)
verb
[UK: hɒɡ] [US: ˈhɑːɡ]
I used to get yelled at for hogging the phone. = Me solían chillar por acaparar el teléfono.

monopolize [monopolized, monopolizing, monopolizes](dominate)
verb
[UK: mə.ˈnɒ.pə.laɪz] [US: mə.ˈnɑː.pə.ˌlaɪz]

stockpile [stockpiled, stockpiling, stockpiles](to accumulate or build up a supply of (something))
verb
[UK: ˈstɒk.paɪl] [US: ˈstɑːk.ˌpaɪl]

comparar verb

check [checked, checking, checks](to verify or compare with a source of information)
verb
[UK: tʃek] [US: ˈtʃek]

compare [compared, comparing, compares](to assess the similarities between two things or between one thing and another)
verb
[UK: kəm.ˈpeə(r)] [US: kəm.ˈper]
Compare the facts. = Compara los hechos.

liken [likened, likening, likens](compare)
verb
[UK: ˈlaɪk.ən] [US: ˈlaɪk.ən]
We often liken death to sleep. = A menudo comparamos a la muerte con el sueño.

desamparar verb

hang out to dry(abandon someone in need)
verb

disparar verb

discharge [discharged, discharging, discharges](to operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling))
verb
[UK: ˈdɪs.tʃɑːdʒ] [US: ˈdɪs.tʃɑːrdʒ]

go off(fire)
verb
[UK: ɡəʊ ɒf] [US: ˈɡoʊ ˈɒf]

gun [gunned, gunning, guns](speed something up)
verb
[UK: ɡʌn] [US: ˈɡən]

gun down(kill by firearm)
verb

shoot [shot, shooting, shoots](to fire a shot)
verb
[UK: ʃuːt] [US: ˈʃuːt]
Stop shooting. = Deja de disparar.

trigger [triggered, triggering, triggers](to fire a weapon)
verb
[UK: ˈtrɪ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈtrɪ.ɡər]
The Great Depression triggered a great surge in crime. = La Gran Depresión disparó un gran oleada de crímenes.

disparar primero y preguntar después verb

shoot first and ask questions later(To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences)
verb

dispararse verb

surge [surged, surging, surges](to rush, flood, or increase suddenly)
verb
[UK: sɜːdʒ] [US: ˈsɝːdʒ]

equiparar verb

compare [compared, comparing, compares](to assess the similarities between two things or between one thing and another)
verb
[UK: kəm.ˈpeə(r)] [US: kəm.ˈper]

ir a parar verb

end up(turn out)
verb
[UK: end ʌp] [US: ˈend ʌp]

wind up(to end up; to arrive or result)
verb
[UK: wɪnd ʌp] [US: wɪnd ʌp]

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