Vocabulary
para
for, to (expressing a recipient); to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action); by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline); for (expressing contrast from what is expected); for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective); for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss); come (used to indicate a point in time at or after which a stated event or situation occurs); toward (indicates direction); to (indicates destination)
Preposition
para
paramilitary
Noun
pal
contraction of para (“for”) + el (“the”)
pa'
apocopic form of para
Preposition
propicio
conducive, conducive to (+ para); propitious, favorable, auspicious, supportive
Adjective
caló
Caló (the Para-Romani language mainly spoken in the past by Spanish and Portuguese Roma, which is based on Romance grammar, with an adstratum of Romani lexical items); an argot spoken by pachucos in the United States
Noun
pa'l
contraction of para + el
inri
only used in para más inri
Noun
PAES
acronym of Prueba de Aprendizajes y Aptitudes para Egresados de Educación Media, a national exam taken annually by high-school students
Noun
PTI
initialism of para tu información (“for your information”)
Phrase
ZEPA
initialism of Zona de Especial Protección para las Aves (“Special Protection Area for Birds”)
Noun
FAO
Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura; FAO.
Name
para mí
in my opinion, I think...; as far as I know; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see para, mí.
Phrase
ZIP
acronym of zona industrial de procesamiento; acronym of zona industrial para el procesamiento
Noun
CEANA
acronym of Comisión para el Esclarecimiento de las Actividades del Nazismo en la Argentina (“commission for the clarification of Nazi activities in Argentina”)
Name
de puertas afuera
synonym of de puertas para afuera
Adverb
OCI
initialism of Organización para la Cooperación Islámica (“Organization for Islamic Cooperation”): OIC
Name
parapetrolero
para-petroleum
Adjective
quedar para vestir imágenes
synonym of quedarse para vestir santos
Verb
TP
initialism of (para) todos los públicos (“[suitable for] all ages (lit. audiences)”)
Phrase
FMLN
initialism of Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (“Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front”)
Name
ACNUR
acronym of Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados (“UNHCR”)
Name
OLP
initialism of Organización para la Liberación de Palestina (“Palestine Liberation Organization”): PLO
Name
farabundista
of Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (a political party from El Salvador)
Adjective
FDLP
initialism of Frente democrático para la liberación de Palestina (“Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine”): DFLP
Name
FPLP
initialism of Frente Popular para la Liberación de Palestina (“Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine”): PFLP
Name
IEP
initialism of Instituto de Estudios Peruanos; initialism of Instituto para la Economía y la Paz
Name
de chuparse los dedos
synonym of para chuparse los dedos (“finger-licking good”)
Adjective
AfD
Alternativa para Alemania; AfD.
Name
parafascismo
para-fascism
Noun
pa' lante
contraction of para + adelante; forward
Adverb
apepista
a supporter or member of Alianza para el progreso
Noun
Asdi
Sida, Agencia Sueca de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo
Name
USAID
Agencia de Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional; USAID.
Name
a propósito
apropos; suitable (typically followed by "de" or "para")
Adjective
CEPAL
acronym of Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (“ECLAC”)
Name
ANDA
acronym of Asociación Nacional de Actores (“National Association of Actors”); acronym of Asociación Nacional para la Defensa de los Animales (“National Association for the Defense of Animals”); acronym of Asociación Nacional de Discapacitados (“National Association of the Handicapped”); acronym of Asociación Nacional de Anunciantes (“National Association of Advertisers”)
Name
farabundista
a member, or supporter, of Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (a political party from El Salvador)
Noun
VVD
Partido Popular para la Libertad y la Democracia; VVD.
Name
barrer para dentro
synonym of barrer para casa
Verb
CDC
Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades; CDC
Name
BfV
Oficina Federal para la Protección de la Constitución; BfV.
Name
parar
para: command, you; present, he, she, you (formal)to stop, halt; to stand up; to put something in a vertical position; to put someone in a vertical position; to get up (from bed); to become erect (in the sense of upright); (of one's penis) to become erect; see pararlas; to tend to do or to be (followed by a gerund)
Verb
paralelo
parallel
Adjective
paraíso
paradise; heaven
Noun
parada
stop (the act of stopping); station (a location where things stop); (football) stop, (baseball) catch
Noun
parado
stopped, halted, immobile, idle; standing; unemployed; on the dole; confused, bewildered; in a (good or bad) state; erect (a penis, when using masculine nouns, preceded by the verb tener or traer)
Adjective
paralizar
to paralyze
Verb
paraguayo
Paraguayan (from or native to Paraguay); Paraguayan (pertaining to Paraguay)
Adjective
paralela
parallel
Noun
paradigma
paradigm
Noun
paraguas
umbrella, brolly (UK)
Noun
paradero
whereabouts, location (where something is situated); stop; bus stop (a place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off)
Noun
paraje
place, site; campground
Noun
paramilitar
paramilitary
Adjective
paradoja
paradox
Noun
paralelamente
parallel, in a parallel way
Adverb
paranoico
paranoid
Adjective
paranoia
paranoia
Noun
paranormal
paranormal
Adjective