parar los pies
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Literally, “stop the feet”.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /paˌɾaɾ los ˈpjes/ [paˌɾaɾ los ˈpjes]
Syllabification: pa‧rar los pies
=== Verb ===
parar los pies (first-person singular present paro los pies, first-person singular preterite paré los pies, past participle parado los pies)
(idiomatic) to stop (someone) in their tracks
=== Further reading ===
“parar los pies a alguien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025