pararse

pararse

► verbo pronominal

1 to stop

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VPR

1) [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 algo — to stop to do sth, pause to do sth

2)

• pararse en algo — (=prestar atención) to pay attention to sth

3) LAm (=ponerse de pie) to stand (up); [de la cama] to get up; [pelo] to stand on end

4) (Tip) to set

5) LAm * (=enriquecerse) to make one's pile *, get rich

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(v.) = stall

Ex. In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.

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(v.) = stall

Ex: In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.

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■pararse verbo transitivo
1 to stop
pararse a considerar algo, to stop to consider sthg ➣ Ver nota en stop 2 LAm (ponerse en pie) to stand up
'pararse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
- detener
- parar
- plantar
English:
dead
- hair
- halt
- nitpick
- pack up
- rest
- run down
- standstill
- stop
- stop off
- cut
- grind
- hand
- head
- rise
- shudder
- stall
- stand

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vpr

1. [detenerse] to stop;

se me ha parado el reloj my watch has stopped;

pararse a hacer algo to stop to do sth;

me paré a echar gasolina I stopped to fill up with Br petrol o US gas;

no me paré a pensar si le gustaría o no I didn't stop to think whether she'd like it or not

2. Am [ponerse de pie] to stand up;

párense para cantar el himno please stand to sing the hymn;

Méx

pararse de puntas, CSur [m5]pararse en puntas de pie to stand on tiptoe;

RP

pararse de cabeza to do a headstand;

Comp

RP Fam

pararse para toda la vida to be made for life

3. Am [levantarse] to stand;

se le pararon los pelos her hair stood on end;

muy Fam

no se le para [el pene] he can't get it up

4. Carib, Méx [salir de la cama] to get up

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pararse

v/r

1 (detenerse) stop

2 L.Am. (ponerse de pie) stand up

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vr

1) : to stop

2) atascarse: to stall (out)

3) : to stand up, to get up