No. 3,111 in Catalan
parar
To stop or to prepare.
In a sentence
Vaig parar el cotxe per saludar a un amic.
I stopped the car to greet a friend.
In this sentence, 'parar' is used to indicate stopping a moving object, specifically the car.
Per dinar, he parat la taula amb vaixella nova.
For lunch, I set the table with new dishes.
Here, 'parar' is used to describe the act of setting or preparing something, in this case, the table for dining.
Cal parar atenció a les instruccions del professor.
It is necessary to pay attention to the teacher's instructions.
In this context, 'parar' is used in the idiomatic expression 'parar atenció,' which means to pay attention.
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