No. 1,828 in Portuguese
parada
"Parada" in English means "stop" or "station," depending on context.
In a sentence
Essa parada é muito interessante.
This thing is very interesting.
In this context, 'parada' is colloquial and used as slang to refer to 'item' or 'thing', often implying an unspecified object or concept.
Há uma parada de ônibus próxima daqui.
There is a bus stop near here.
Here, 'parada' refers to an actual location where buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers—literally, a bus stop.
Ele deu uma parada para descansar durante a caminhada.
He made a stop to rest during the walk.
In this sentence, 'parada' denotes an action where someone pauses or stops an activity temporarily, in this case, resting.
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