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para

  • /ˈpɐ.ɾɐ/ Portugal
  • ['pɐɾɐ] IPA

Where it comes from

Do latim per ad.

preposition

  1. exprime fim, destino, lugar, tempo, direção etc

verb

  1. terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo parar
  2. segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo parar

In English

  • of (to tell the time) before, to, e.g. a quarter of three (2:45)
  • for towards
  • to in order to
  • toward for the purpose of

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MLA

"para." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/para. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

para. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/para

Chicago

"para." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/para.

BibTeX
@misc{para_2026,
  title = {para},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/para},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}