paro

/ˈpaɾo/, [ˈpa.ɾo]

unemployment

Noun paro m (plural paros)

stagnation, freeze up
unemployment
strike (work stoppage)
cardiac arrest, short form of paro cardíaco
(Mexico) pretext

Puros paros para no trabajar

Just pretexts for not working
(Mexico) 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 ... that I am here

Hazle un paro a Juan, tiene que meter todas esas cajas

help Juan, he must store all those boxes

Verb paro

Verb paro

Examples

Los conductores de colectivos están de paro hoy.

The bus drivers are on strike today.

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Estoy en paro.

I'm unemployed.

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Tom tuvo un paro cardíaco el año pasado.

Tom had a heart attack last year.

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Tom tuvo un paro cardíaco.

Tom had a heart attack.

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