"parar de manos"

Question

Does "parar de manos" mean do a handstand?

"Parar de manos" significa "do a handstand"?

Answer 1

I say yes to the probability that it is a regionalism. But it´s also very logical, pararse de manos (literrally, to stand up on your hands).

In Argentina it´s also said ´hacer la vertical´, which is as cryptic as the Peninsular version ´hacer el pino´ (although, if you open your legs you can resemble an inverted pine (el pino invertido) )

I saw your answer after posting mine. - 00e657d4, Feb 26, 2010

no problem! - mediterrunio, Mar 1, 2010

Answer 2

Hi Cwing. Don't feel bad. At least I can understand you. In Argentina we use that expression.

Pararse de manos:

Answer 3

By the way, pararse in Spain means: to stop or stop doing something, not to stand.

Answer 4

Hmmm, now this is really weird, sorry, means nothing much in Spain, must be regional. May be you are right, in Spain we say hacer el pino.

hacer el pino -> to do a handstand (peninsular Spanish)

¿hacer el pino? That´s weird! :-D - mediterrunio, Feb 26, 2010

Answer 5

In context:

¿Crees que Victoria se pueda parar de manos?

Answer 6

HI owing, welcome to the forum

to me this means nothing at all, jeje, unless you have a context