parar

Portuguese

/pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/, /pa.ˈɾa(ʁ)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to stop to no longer move
  • (intransitive) to stop to no longer progress or do something
  • (transitive) to stop to cause something to no longer move
  • (transitive) to stop to cause something to no longer progress or happen
  • to stop; to cease to no longer do an action
  • (intransitive) to stop at to pay a short visit to
  • (intransitive) to end up to be in a place or situation, after something having happened

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese parar inherited from Latin parāre (defend, prepare, make ready) derived from Proto-Indo-European *per- (risk, bring forth, fare, through, try, go, traverse, across, carry forth, bring forward, produce, procure, forth, before, attempt, over, go over, pass through, go through, beyond, research, bear, forward, penetrate, put across, sell, lead across, front, formerly, dare, throughout, ferry, cross, transfer, pierce, strike, a going, peril, first, beat, out, passage, of, bring carry over, pass, next, in front).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*per-

Gloss

risk, bring forth, fare, through, try, go, traverse, across, carry forth, bring forward, produce, procure, forth, before, attempt, over, go over, pass through, go through, beyond, research, bear, forward, penetrate, put across, sell, lead across, front, formerly, dare, throughout, ferry, cross, transfer, pierce, strike, a going, peril, first, beat, out, passage, of, bring carry over, pass, next, in front

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