el paro
/ˈpaɾo/ noun · masculine B1- stop, stagnation (action of stopping)
- unemployment · en paro unemployed
- strike (work stoppage)
- cardiac arrest, ellipsis of paro cardiaco
- pretext · Puros paros para no trabajar Just pretexts for not working
- a favour, help, cover-up, (preceded by hacerle un, hacerme un, to indicate "to do someone a favour", "to help someone", "to protect someone by lying") · Hazme un paro, no le digas que estoy aquí Protect me, do not tell him/her that I am here· Hazle un paro a Juan, tiene que meter todas esas cajas Help Juan, he must store all those boxes
Plural paros
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