paralización

f.

paralyzation, immobilization, stoppage.

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paralización

► nombre femenino

1 paralysis

2 COMERCIO stagnation

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SF [gen] stoppage; (Med) paralysation, paralyzation; (fig) blocking; (Com) stagnation

la paralización fue total — everything came to a complete standstill

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femenino

a) (Med) paralyzation

b) (en una actividad)

solicitaron la paralización de las obras — they applied for the work to be stopped

el paro provocó la paralización de la ciudad — the strike brought the city to a standstill

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= freeze, paralysis, crippling, standstill, gridlock.

Ex. Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question.

Ex. There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.

Ex. This resulted in the crippling of other industries that were dependent on computer technology.

Ex. The effects of high inflation which resulted in reduced acquisition of new literature and a virtual standstill in technical innovations.

Ex. In the short term, technological advances will not solve the problems of information saturation and electronic gridlock on the Internet.

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femenino

a) (Med) paralyzation

b) (en una actividad)

solicitaron la paralización de las obras — they applied for the work to be stopped

el paro provocó la paralización de la ciudad — the strike brought the city to a standstill

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= freeze, paralysis, crippling, standstill, gridlock.

Ex: Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question.

Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.

Ex: This resulted in the crippling of other industries that were dependent on computer technology.

Ex: The effects of high inflation which resulted in reduced acquisition of new literature and a virtual standstill in technical innovations.

Ex: In the short term, technological advances will not solve the problems of information saturation and electronic gridlock on the Internet.

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paralización

feminine

1 (Med) paralyzation

2

(en una actividad): solicitaron la paralización de las obras they applied for the work to be stopped o halted

el paro provocó la paralización de la ciudad the strike completely paralyzed the city o brought the city to a standstill

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paralización nf

1. [parálisis] paralysis

2. [detención]

los huelguistas persiguen la paralización del transporte por carretera the strikers are aiming to bring road transport to a halt;

la empresa ha anunciado la paralización de la producción the company has announced that production has been halted;

la amenaza de una paralización de la economía the threat of economic paralysis

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paralización

f tb fig

paralysis