parado

unemployed person

noun adjective pah-RAH-doh Less Common

Also means

stopped

Usage Note

Parado as a noun or adjective meaning 'unemployed' is primarily a Spain usage — in Latin America desempleado is more common. As an adjective it also means 'still' or 'standing still' (El coche está parado — the car is stopped). The feminine form is parada. Do not use parado to mean 'stopped' when referring to a person in most of Latin America, where it paradoxically means 'standing up.'

Examples

"Hay miles de parados en la región."

Natural Translation

There are thousands of unemployed people in the region.

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