Portuguese Word: parar
English Meaning: 1. to stop 2. to stay still

Word Forms: pára, para, parada, paradas, parado, parados, parai, parais, param, paramos, parámos3, parando, parará, parara, pararam, paráramos, pararão, pararas, pararás, parardes, pararei, parareis, paráreis, pararem, pararemos, parares, pararia, parariam, pararíamos, pararias, pararíeis, pararmos, paras, parasse, parásseis, parassem, parássemos, parasses, paraste, parastes, parava, paravam, parávamos, paravas, paráveis, pare, parei, pareis, parem, paremos, pares, paro, parou

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Por favor, pare de choramingar.
Please stop whining.
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Vou parar de fumar a partir de amanhã.
From tomorrow I'll stop smoking.
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Na semana passada ele trabalhou sem parar.
Last week he worked round the clock.
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Nós só tínhamos um pouco de gasolina e, pouco depois, o carro parou.
We only had little petrol left, and shortly after that the car stopped.
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O coração dele quase parou de bater quando ela piscou para ele.
His heart almost stopped beating when she winked at him.
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Você pode parar de fazer tanto barulho?
Can you keep the noise down?
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Pare de se preocupar com isso... Não é problema seu.
Stop worrying about that - it isn't your problem.
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