pare [pɛəʳ]
pare [peə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1pelar (vegetable); cortar (nails); recortar (expenses)
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pare [pear]
1Recortar, cortar o cercenar alguna cosa.
2Mondar, quitar la cáscara a las frutas, pelar patatas, etc. 3.
- To pare the nails -> cortar las uñas
- To pare a horse’s foot -> despalmar el casco de una caballería para que siente la herradura
- To pare bread -> raspar la corteza del pan
- To pare an apple -> mondar una manzana, To pare away/down, reducir (Fig.)
va. Cercenar, escatimar, reducir disminuyendo poco a poco.
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Verb Conjugation for "pare"
Imperative
- pare
- you pare
- he/she pares
- we pare
- you pare
- they pare
Preterite
- I pared
- you pared
- he/she pared
- we pared
- you pared
- they pared
Present Continuous
- I am paring
- you are paring
- he/she is paring
- we are paring
- you are paring
- they are paring
Present Perfect
- I have pared
- you have pared
- he/she has pared
- we have pared
- you have pared
- they have pared
Past Continuous
- I was paring
- you were paring
- he/she was paring
- we were paring
- you were paring
- they were paring
Past Perfect
- I had pared
- you had pared
- he/she had pared
- we had pared
- you had pared
- they had pared
Future
- I will pare
- you will pare
- he/she will pare
- we will pare
- you will pare
- they will pare
Future Perfect
- I will have pared
- you will have pared
- he/she will have pared
- we will have pared
- you will have pared
- they will have pared
Future Continuous
- I will be paring
- you will be paring
- he/she will be paring
- we will be paring
- you will be paring
- they will be paring
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been paring
- you have been paring
- he/she has been paring
- we have been paring
- you have been paring
- they have been paring
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been paring
- you will have been paring
- he/she will have been paring
- we will have been paring
- you will have been paring
- they will have been paring
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been paring
- you had been paring
- he/she had been paring
- we had been paring
- you had been paring
- they had been paring
parar
intransitive verb
1to stop (detenerse, interrumpirse)
- ¿paramos a o para comer algo? -> shall we stop and o to have something to eat?
- parar de hacer algo -> to stop doing something
- no para de molestarme -> he keeps annoying me
- ¡para ya! -> stop it!
- ¡para ya de hacer ruido! -> stop that noise!
- no parar (informal) -> to be always on the go
- ¡no para quieto un momento! -> he won't stay still for a single moment!
- sin parar -> non-stop
2to stay (alojarse)
- paro poco en o por casa -> I'm not at home much
3(recaer)
- parar en manos de alguien -> to come into the possession of somebody
4to end up (acabar)
- ¿en qué parará este lío? -> where will it all end?
- ir a parar a -> to end up in
- ¿dónde habrán ido a parar mis gafas? -> where can my glasses have got to?
pararse
pronomial verb1to stop (detenerse)
- pararse a hacer algo -> to stop to do something
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parar [pah-rar’]
verb neuter
1To stop, to halt, to desist, to give over. (n)
2Parar en, to end up as (proyecto). (n)
3To point (caza). (n)
- El coche ha parado -> the car has stopped
- Parar en seco -> to stop dead
- No para de quejarse -> he never stops complaining
- Fueron a parar en la comisaría -> they finished up at the police station
article & verb transitive
4To stop, to detain, to put an end to the motion or action of a thing (coche, motor, respiración).
5To get ready, to prepare (arreglar).
6To end, to bring to a close.
7To treat or use ill.
8To stake at cards (naipes).
9To point out the game.
10To devolve, to come to the possession of.
11To happen, to fall out.
12To come to an end, to finish (acabar).
13To change one thing into another.
14to take it out on somebody (vengarse). (Andes)
- Ir a parar -> to come to, to end this or that way
- No poder parar -> not to rest; to be uneasy
- Sin parar -> non-stop, instantly, without delay
verb reflexive
15To stop, to halt (proceso).
16To assume another character.
17Pararse en algo, to pay attention to something: 4.
noun
18To stand up (levantarse), to straighten up (enderezarse); to stand on end (pelo). (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
19To prosper, to become wealthy. (Ante Meridian & Figurative & Latin American) (m)
parar
verbo:transitivo
1 [+persona, coche, respiración] to stop
me paró a punta de pistola he stopped me at gunpoint; nos paró la policía we were stopped by the police; pararon el tráfico en el centro they stopped the traffic in the centre; no hay quien pare el avance tecnológico there is no stopping technological progress
2 [+tiro, penalti, gol] to save; stop; [+pase] to intercept; cut off; [+golpe] to ward off; (Esgrima) to parry;
verbo:intransitivo
1 (detenerse, terminar) to stop
¡pare! stop!; el autobús para enfrente the bus stops opposite; paramos a echar gasolina we stopped to get some petrol
¡no para! siempre está haciendo algono he never stops! he's always doing something
¡y no para! [+hablante] he just goes on and on!; no parará hasta conseguirlo he won't stop give up until he gets it;o
parar en secoseco to stop dead
sin pararsin
los teléfonos sonaban sin parar the phones never stopped ringing; lloraba sin parar he didn't stop crying; fumaba sin parar she smoked non-stop; she chain-smoked; hablar sin parar to talk non-stop; estuvo una semana lloviendo sin parar it rained uninterruptedly without a break for a week;o
¡dónde va a parar! (familiar)
es mucho mejor este ¡dónde va a parar! this one's much better, there's no comparison!
2
parar de hacer algode to stop doing sth
ha parado de llover it has stopped raining
no para de quejarse he never stops complaining; he complains all the time
y para de contar (familiar) and that's that
3
ir a pararir to end up
la empresa podría ir a parar a manos extranjeras the firm could end up in foreign hands; nos equivocamos de tren y fuimos a parar a Manchester we got on the wrong train and ended up in Manchester; fueron a parar a la comisaría they ended up at the police station; la herencia fue a parar a manos de su primo the inheritance went to his cousin; no sabemos en qué va a ir a parar todo esto we don't know where all this is going to end; ¿dónde habrá ido a parar todo aquel dinero? what can have become of happened to all that money?;o
¿dónde vamos a ir a parar? where's it all going to end?; what is the world coming to?
verbo:pronominal
pararse1 [+persona] to stop; [+coche] to stop; pull up; [+proceso] to stop; come to a halt; [+trabajo] to stop; come to a standstill
se paró en la puerta he stopped at the door
no se paran ante nada they will let nothing stop them
el reloj se ha parado the clock has stopped
pararse a hacer algoa to stop to do sth; pause to do sth
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Verb Conjugation for "parar"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | paro | paré | paraba | pararé | pare |
| Tú | paras | paraste | parabas | pararás | pares |
| Ella/Él/Usted | para | paró | paraba | parará | pare |
| Nosotros | paramos | paramos | parábamos | pararemos | paremos |
| Vosotros | paráis | parasteis | parabais | pararéis | paréis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | paran | pararon | paraban | pararán | paren |
