No. 10,138 in Catalan
paren
"Paren" means "parent."
In a sentence
Els mestres paren una trampa intel·ligent per ensenyar als alumnes.
The teachers set up a clever trap to teach the students.
In this sentence, 'paren' is used in the sense of 'setting up' or 'establishing', specifically referring to creating or preparing something deliberate.
Quan els pares paren al parc, els nens juguen aleshores.
When the parents stop at the park, the children then play.
Here, 'paren' means 'to stop', commonly used to indicate halting or pausing an action or movement.
El tren i el bus paren a la pròxima estació.
The train and the bus stop at the next station.
In this case, 'paren' is used to denote 'stopping' as in the context of vehicles halting at a station or a designated place.
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