paro
Meanings
Noun
1. stop, stagnation (action of stopping)
2. unemployment (Spain)
3. strike (work stoppage)
4. cardiac arrest, ellipsis of paro cardiaco
5. pretext (Mexico)
6. 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") (Mexico)
Examples7
Ha subido el paro.
Unemployment has risen.
Este pueblo tiene una alta tasa de paro.
This town has a high rate of unemployment.
Los conductores de colectivos están de paro hoy.
The bus drivers are on strike today.
Se han hecho públicas las cifras de paro.
The unemployment rates were made public.
Él ha sobrevivido a tres paros cardíacos.
He has lived through three heart attacks.
Tom tuvo un paro cardíaco el año pasado.
Tom had a heart attack last year.