This is the 5176th most frequent Portuguese word.
parados
"Parados" means "stopped" or "motionless" in English.
Here, 'parados' describes the state of the cars, indicating they were not moving, acting as an adjective.
Os carros estavam parados no trânsito.
The cars were stopped in the traffic.
In this sentence, 'parados' refers to the workers not working or being inactive, functioning as an adjective referring to a condition.
Os funcionários estavam parados devido à greve.
The workers were idle due to the strike.
Here, 'parados' is used to describe the boys' action of being stationary, attributing a temporary state to them as an adjective.