parar

See also: pārar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin parāre.

Verb

parar (first-person singular indicative present paro, past participle paráu)

1. to stop

Conjugation

infinitive		parar
gerund		parando
past participle		m paráu, f parada, n parao, m pl paraos, f pl paraes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	paro	pares	para	paramos	paráis	paren
	imperfect	paraba	parabes	paraba	parábemos, parábamos	parabeis, parabais	paraben
	preterite	paré	parasti, paresti	paró	paremos	parastis, parestis	pararon
	pluperfect	parare, parara	parares, pararas	parare, parara	paráremos, paráramos	parareis, pararais	pararen, pararan
	future	pararé	pararás	parará	pararemos	pararéis	pararán
	conditional	pararía	pararíes	pararía	pararíemos, pararíamos	pararíeis, pararíais	pararíen
subjunctive	present	pare	pares, paras	pare	paremos	paréis	paren, paran
	imperfect	parare, parara	parares, pararas	parare, parara	paráremos, paráramos	parareis, pararais	pararen, pararan
imperative		—	para	—	—	parái	—

Conjugation of parar

Related terms

• parada
• paru

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan parar, from Latin parāre, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”). First attested in the 13th century.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [paˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

parar (first-person singular present paro, first-person singular preterite parí, past participle parat)

1. (transitive) to stop (a person, an animal, a machine) from continuing movement or action

   Synonym: aturar

   no podia parar el cavall ― I couldn't stop the horse

   (idiomatic) parar el cop ― to avoid or mitigate the adverse consequences of something (literally, “to stop the blow”)

   (idiomatic) parar els peus ― to oppose the attitude or the actions (of someone) (literally, “to stop their feet”)

   (idiomatic) para el carro! ― used to stop someone who rushes to say or to do something (literally, “stop the cart!”)

2. (intransitive, reflexive) to stop oneself (a person, an animal, a machine) from continuing movement or action

   el rellotge s'ha parat ― the clock has stopped

3. (intransitive) to stop somewhere or at sometime (a vehicle, a person)

   aquest tren no para a Gavà ― this train is not stopping at Gavà

   parem al migdia per dinar ― we stop at noon to have lunch

   (idiomatic) sense parar ― without any interruption (literally, “without stopping”)

4. to stop doing [with de (+ infinitive)]

   Synonym: acabar

   quan pari de xerrar ― when he/she stops chatting

5. (impersonal) to stop happening [with de (+ infinitive)]

   ja ha parat de ploure ― rain is over

6. (transitive) to hold out, to extend (a hand, a bag etc) to receive something

   para el davantal per recollir les cireres! ― extend the apron to collect the cherries!

   (idiomatic) parar l'esquena ― to resign oneself to receive a reprimand etc (literally, “to offer the back”)

   (idiomatic) parar la galta ― to expose oneself to receive either a compliment or a punishment (literally, “to offer the cheek”)

   (idiomatic) parar la mà ― to accept money as a reward (literally, “to extend the hand”)

7. (transitive) to prepare or set up something to make it available to function or to serve a purpose.

   parar una trampa ― to prepare a trap so that it is ready to operate and catch something or someone

   (idiomatic) parar taula ― to set the table, to arrange the utensils necessary for eating (literally, “to set up the table”)

   (idiomatic) parar l'orella ― to listen carefully (literally, “to set up one's ear”)

   (idiomatic) parar compte ― to pay attention (to something) (literally, “to set up account”)

8. (transitive) to endure something adverse

   vam haver de parar el sol ― we had to endure the sun

9. to have the "it" role in chasing games like tag or the like

   tu pares! ― tag, you're "It"!.

10. to end up in a place, in a state

    Synonym: acabar, Synonym: estar, Synonym: quedar, Synonym: restar

    on para el nen? ― where did the boy end up?

    la pilota ha anat a parar a la teulada ― the ball has landed on the roof

    per on pares? ― where are you? (now)

11. to stay, reside temporarily, while in a town

    Synonym: estar-se

    on pares a Olot? ― where are you staying when in Olot?

Conjugation

infinitive			parar
gerund			parant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		parat		parada
		plural		parats		parades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	paro	pares	para	parem	pareu	paren
	imperfect	parava	paraves	parava	paràvem	paràveu	paraven
	future	pararé	pararàs	pararà	pararem	parareu	pararan
	preterite	parí	parares	parà	paràrem	paràreu	pararen
	conditional	pararia	pararies	pararia	pararíem	pararíeu	pararien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	pari	paris	pari	parem	pareu	parin
	imperfect	parés	paressis	parés	paréssim	paréssiu	paressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	para	pari	parem	pareu	parin
	negative (no)	—	no paris	no pari	no parem	no pareu	no parin

    Conjugation of parar (first conjugation)

Derived terms

• anar a parar
• parabrisa
• paracaigudes
• parada
• parador
• parafang
• paraigua
• parallamps
• parar l'atenció
• parar l'orella
• parar la mà
• paravent
• tocar i parar

Related terms

• comparar
• comprar
• disparar
• emparar
• paratge
• preparar
• reparar
• separar

References

1. “parar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Further reading

• “parar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “parar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “parar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese parar, from Latin parāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈɾaɾ]

Verb

parar (first-person singular present paro, first-person singular preterite parei, past participle parado)

1. to stop
2. to stay

   Onde parades? ― Where are you staying?

3. to peal
4. (archaic) to situate, position
5. (archaic) to prepare; to repair; to maintain

Conjugation

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	parar
Personal	parar	parares	parar	pararmos	parardes	pararen
Gerund
	parando
Past participle
Masculine	parado			parados
Feminine	parada			paradas
Indicative
Present	paro	paras	para	paramos	parades	paran
Imperfect	paraba	parabas	paraba	parabamos	parabades	paraban
Preterite	parei	paraches	parou	paramos	parastes	pararon
Pluperfect	parara	pararas	parara	pararamos	pararades	pararan
Future	pararei	pararás	parará	pararemos	pararedes	pararán
Conditional	pararía	pararías	pararía	parariamos	parariades	pararían
Subjunctive
Present	pare	pares	pare	paremos	paredes	paren
Imperfect	parase	parases	parase	parásemos	parásedes	parasen
Future	parar	parares	parar	pararmos	parardes	pararen
Imperative
Affirmative		para	pare	paremos	parade	paren
Negative (non)		non pares	non pare	non paremos	non paredes	non paren

    Conjugation of parar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	parar
Personal	parar	parares	parar	pararmos	parardes	pararem
Gerund
	parando
Past participle
Masculine	parado			parados
Feminine	parada			paradas
Indicative
Present	paro	paras	para	paramos	parades, parais	param
Imperfect	parava	paravas	parava	parávamos	parávades, paráveis, parávais1	paravam
Preterite	parei	paraste, parache1	parou	paramos	parastes	parárom, pararam
Pluperfect	parara	pararas	parara	paráramos	parárades, paráreis, parárais1	pararam
Future	pararei	pararás	parará	pararemos	pararedes, parareis	pararám, pararão
Conditional	pararia	pararias	pararia	pararíamos	pararíades, pararíeis, pararíais1	parariam
Subjunctive
Present	pare	pares	pare	paremos	paredes, pareis	parem
Imperfect	parasse	parasses	parasse	parássemos	parássedes, parásseis	parassem
Future	parar	parares	parar	pararmos	parardes	pararem
Imperative
Affirmative		para	pare	paremos	parade, parai	parem
Negative (nom)		nom pares	nom pare	nom paremos	nom paredes, nom pareis	nom parem

    Reintegrated conjugation of parar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• comparar
• comprar
• disparar
• parada
• parar mentes
• paraxe
• paro
• preparar
• reparar
• separar
• xebrar

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “parar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “parar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “parar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “parar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “parar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese parar, from Latin parāre (“to prepare”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈɾa(ʁ)/ [paˈɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈɾa(ʁ)/ [paˈɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /paˈɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /paˈɾa(ʁ)/ [paˈɾa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈɾa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾa.ɾi/

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Homophone: Pará (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: pa‧rar

Verb

parar (first-person singular present paro, first-person singular preterite parei, past participle parado)

1. (intransitive) to stop (to no longer move)

   O pássaro parou no meio do ar. ― The bird stopped in mid-air.

2. (intransitive) to stop (to no longer progress or do something)

   Synonym: cessar

   Parem! ― Stop [you guys]!

3. (transitive) to stop (to cause something to no longer move)

   O jogador parou a bola antes que entrasse na baliza. ― The player stopped the ball before it got into the goal.

4. (transitive) to stop (to cause something to no longer progress or happen)

   Synonyms: deter, interromper, cessar com, acabar com

   Alguém pretende parar o casamento? ― Does anyone plan on stopping the wedding?

5. (auxiliary) to stop; to cease (to no longer do an action) [with de (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]

   Synonym: cessar

   Parou de chover. ― It has stopped raining.

   Por favor pare de gritar. ― Please stop yelling.

6. (intransitive) to stop at (to pay a short visit to) [with locational adverb phrase]

   Synonym: passar

   Paramos na casa de um amigo da família. ― We stopped at the house of a friend of our family.

7. (intransitive) to end up (to be in a place or situation, after something having happened) [with locational adverb phrase]

   Dei um pontapé tão forte na bola que ninguém sabe onde ela foi parar. ― I kicked the ball so hard that no one knows where it ended up.

   Pizza com abacaxi? Onde vamos parar?! ― Pineapple pizza? Where will it end?!

Conjugation

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	parar
Personal	parar	parares	parar	pararmos	parardes	pararem
Gerund
	parando
Past participle
Masculine	parado			parados
Feminine	parada			paradas
Indicative
Present	paro	paras	para, pára1	paramos	parais	param
Imperfect	parava	paravas	parava	parávamos	paráveis	paravam
Preterite	parei	paraste	parou	paramos2, parámos3	parastes	pararam
Pluperfect	parara	pararas	parara	paráramos	paráreis	pararam
Future	pararei	pararás	parará	pararemos	parareis	pararão
Conditional	pararia	pararias	pararia	pararíamos	pararíeis	parariam
Subjunctive
Present	pare	pares	pare	paremos	pareis	parem
Imperfect	parasse	parasses	parasse	parássemos	parásseis	parassem
Future	parar	parares	parar	pararmos	parardes	pararem
Imperative
Affirmative		para, pára1	pare	paremos	parai	parem
Negative (não)		não pares	não pare	não paremos	não pareis	não parem

    Conjugation of parar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Superseded.
²Brazilian Portuguese.
³European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:parar.

Derived terms

• para-arranca
• para-choque
• para-choques
• para-lama
• para-lamas
• para-raios
• para-sol
• para-vento
• parada
• parado
• paragem
• paraquedas
• parável

Related terms

• amparar
• aparar
• comparar
• comprar
• disparar
• preparar
• reparar
• separar

Descendants

• → Afrikaans: parra

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin parāre, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈɾaɾ/ [paˈɾaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pa‧rar

Verb

parar (first-person singular present paro, first-person singular preterite paré, past participle parado)

1. to stop, halt
2. to put up, stand up
3. to lift, raise
4. (reflexive) to stand up
5. (reflexive) to situate oneself
6. (pronominal, Chile) see pararlas

Conjugation

infinitive			parar
gerund			parando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		parado		parada
		plural		parados		paradas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	paro	parastú parásvos	para	paramos	paráis	paran
	imperfect	paraba	parabas	paraba	parábamos	parabais	paraban
	preterite	paré	paraste	paró	paramos	parasteis	pararon
	future	pararé	pararás	parará	pararemos	pararéis	pararán
	conditional	pararía	pararías	pararía	pararíamos	pararíais	pararían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pare	parestú parésvos2	pare	paremos	paréis	paren
	imperfect (ra)	parara	pararas	parara	paráramos	pararais	pararan
	imperfect (se)	parase	parases	parase	parásemos	paraseis	parasen
	future1	parare	parares	parare	paráremos	parareis	pararen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		paratú parávos	pare	paremos	parad	paren
	negative		no pares	no pare	no paremos	no paréis	no paren

    Conjugation of parar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive parar	dative	pararme	pararte	pararle, pararse	pararnos	pararos	pararles, pararse
	accusative	pararme	pararte	pararlo, pararla, pararse	pararnos	pararos	pararlos, pararlas, pararse
with gerund parando	dative	parándome	parándote	parándole, parándose	parándonos	parándoos	parándoles, parándose
	accusative	parándome	parándote	parándolo, parándola, parándose	parándonos	parándoos	parándolos, parándolas, parándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative para	dative	párame	párate	párale	páranos	not used	párales
	accusative	párame	párate	páralo, párala	páranos	not used	páralos, páralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative pará	dative	parame	parate	parale	paranos	not used	parales
	accusative	parame	parate	paralo, parala	paranos	not used	paralos, paralas
with formal second-person singular imperative pare	dative	páreme	not used	párele, párese	párenos	not used	páreles
	accusative	páreme	not used	párelo, párela, párese	párenos	not used	párelos, párelas
with first-person plural imperative paremos	dative	not used	parémoste	parémosle	parémonos	parémoos	parémosles
	accusative	not used	parémoste	parémoslo, parémosla	parémonos	parémoos	parémoslos, parémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative parad	dative	paradme	not used	paradle	paradnos	paraos	paradles
	accusative	paradme	not used	paradlo, paradla	paradnos	paraos	paradlos, paradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative paren	dative	párenme	not used	párenle	párennos	not used	párenles, párense
	accusative	párenme	not used	párenlo, párenla	párennos	not used	párenlos, párenlas, párense

    Selected combined forms of parar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

Derived terms

• dónde va a parar
• el tiempo y la marea ni se paran ni esperan
• imparable
• ir a parar
• limpiaparabrisas m
• no parar
• no poder parar
• parabrisas m
• paracaídas m
• parachoques m
• parada
• paradero
• parado m
• parador
• paragolpes
• paraguas m
• paraje
• parar el carro
• parar el golpe
• parar en mal
• parar la oreja
• parar los pies
• pararlas
• pararrayos m
• pararse
• parasol m
• paro m
• y para de contar
• y pare usted de contar

Related terms

• amparar
• aparar
• comparar
• comprar
• disparar
• preparar
• reparar
• separar

Descendants

• → Cebuano: para
• → Hiligaynon: para
• → Tagalog: para

Further reading

• “parar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Verb

parar

1. present indicative of para

Anagrams

• rapar