paralizado

paralysed

adjective pah-rah-lee-SAH-doh Rare

Also means

frozen

Usage Note

Paralizado is the past participle of paralizar used as an adjective. It applies to physical paralysis (quedó paralizado tras el accidente), traffic (el tráfico está paralizado, 'traffic is at a standstill'), and emotional states (paralizado de miedo, 'paralysed with fear'). In economic contexts paralizado often signals that a project or negotiation has stalled completely.

Examples

"El miedo lo dejó completamente paralizado."

Natural Translation

Fear left him completely paralysed.

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