PARA

PARA is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...

pára v {1} [A; a2b2] hail a vehicle or ask the driver to stop.
Pára bay, Stop, driver!
Paráha ang bús kay musakay ku, Stop the bus because I want to get on.
{2} [A123P; c1] discontinue a course of action.
Dílì siya makapára sa íyang pag-inum, He cant stop his drinking.
Paráhun (ipára) ang átung pinsiyun ug mamatay na aku, If I die my pension will be cut o?
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{3} [A23; b5] hesitate doing s.t.
(usually in negative sentences).
Dílì mupára ug súkul nang batáa bísag kinsa, That child doesnt hesitate to fight back, no matter who it is.
Wà kuy gipára (giparáhan) sa mga kan-unun, There is no food I hesitate to eat.
-da n two-wheeled, horse-drawn rig that plies the streets and takes up to four passengers who sit facing each other.
v [A; c] park a vehicle in a certain place.
Ang íyang giparadáhan gidilì, He parked in a no-parking zone.
pamaráda v [A2; b6(1)] operate the paráda.
n rig-driving occupation.
paradahan n vehicle terminal.
-dista n one who drives a paráda.
v [B156; a12] be in this occupation.

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