- paralizar
- v.1 to paralyze.El curare paralizó sus músculos The curare paralyzed his muscles.2 to freeze.El susto paralizó a María The huge scare froze Mary.* * *paralizar► verbo transitivo1 MEDICINA to paralyse2 (circulación) to bring to a standstill; (obras, actividad) to bring to a halt; (negociaciones, proyecto) to freeze* * *1.VT [gen] to stop; (Med) to paralyse, paralyze; [+ tráfico] to bring to a standstill
estar paralizado de un brazo — to be paralysed in one arm
estar paralizado de miedo — to be paralysed with fright
2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) (Med) to paralyzese quedó paralizada de un lado — she was paralyzed down one side
el miedo me paralizó — I was paralyzed with fear
b) <circulación/producción> to bring ... to a halt o standstill* * *= paralyse [paralyze, -USA], freeze, cripple, grip.Ex. The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.Ex. So far has the computerization of cataloguing processes gone in the Library of Congress that a decision was taken in 1978 to 'freeze' the traditional reading room card catalogue and operate instead a fully automated system.Ex. He has demanded a 'no holds barred' investigation of the causes of the electrical power blackout that crippled New York last week.Ex. The Spanish airline swung to a net loss in the second quarter, hurt by falling demand for air travel as the recession grips Spain.----* paralizar Algo = put + Nombre + on ice, put + Nombre + on mothballs.* paralizarse = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill, seize up.* * *verbo transitivoa) (Med) to paralyzese quedó paralizada de un lado — she was paralyzed down one side
el miedo me paralizó — I was paralyzed with fear
b) <circulación/producción> to bring ... to a halt o standstill* * *= paralyse [paralyze, -USA], freeze, cripple, grip.Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.
Ex: So far has the computerization of cataloguing processes gone in the Library of Congress that a decision was taken in 1978 to 'freeze' the traditional reading room card catalogue and operate instead a fully automated system.Ex: He has demanded a 'no holds barred' investigation of the causes of the electrical power blackout that crippled New York last week.Ex: The Spanish airline swung to a net loss in the second quarter, hurt by falling demand for air travel as the recession grips Spain.* paralizar Algo = put + Nombre + on ice, put + Nombre + on mothballs.* paralizarse = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill, seize up.* * *paralizar [A4 ]vt1 (Med) to paralyzese quedó paralizada de un lado she was paralyzed down one sideel miedo me paralizó I was paralyzed with fearsus palabras nos paralizaron we were stunned by his words2 ‹circulación/obra› to bring … to a halt o standstillla huelga paralizó la producción the strike brought production to a standstill o to a halt, the strike paralyzed production* * *
paralizar (conjugate paralizar) verbo transitivoa) (Med) to paralyze;◊ se quedó paralizada de un lado she was paralyzed down one sideb) ‹industria/economía› to paralyze;
‹circulación/producción› to bring … to a halt o standstill
paralizar verbo transitivo to paralyse
(tráfico, etc) to stop
'paralizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bloquear
English:
cripple
- paralyse
- paralyze
- stall
- stop
- transfix
* * *paralizar♦ vt1. [causar parálisis] to paralyse;un veneno que paraliza los músculos a poison which paralyses the muscles;el susto lo paralizó he was paralysed with fear2. [detener] to stop;el transporte aéreo está paralizado air traffic has come to a standstill♦ See also the pronominal verb paralizarse* * *paralizarv/t1 MED paralyze2 actividad bring to a halt3 país, economía paralyze, bring to a standstill* * *paralizar {21} vt1) : to paralyze2) : to bring to a standstill♦ See also the reflexive verb paralizarse* * *paralizar vb to paralyse
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.
