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parón

stoppage

noun pah-ROHN Rare

Also means

sudden halt

Usage Note

Parón is an augmentative of paro and refers to a sudden, significant halt — in industrial output, economic activity, or sport (el parón invernal de la liga, the winter league break). It is almost exclusively a Spain-Spanish term; in Latin America paro or detención are more common. The plural is regular: parones.

Examples

"El parón de la producción duró tres días."

Natural Translation

The production stoppage lasted three days.

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