Spanish word

aparcar

Pronunciation

IPA/apaɾˈkaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbpark

Example

No puedo aparcar aquí.

I cannot park here.

Illustration for aparcar (park)

More examples

Puedes aparcar en el aparcamiento del centro.

You can park in the downtown parking lot.

Core concept

A car left in a marked parking space.

Common phrases

  • aparcar el coche

    park the car

  • aparcar en la calle

    park on the street

  • aparcar en el aparcamiento

    park in the parking lot

Similar words

estacionar: Park a vehicle in a designated spot, used in formal or technical contexts.
parquear: Park a car in an available spot in casual, colloquial speech.

Definition in Spanish

Estacionar un coche u otro vehículo en un sitio; en sentido figurado, dejar temporalmente un plan o una cuestión en suspenso.

Word origin

From French parquer (from parc 'enclosure'), originally 'put into an enclosure', which shifted to leaving vehicles in a designated spot.

Usage tips

  • Spanish uses aparcar both for physically parking a vehicle and figuratively for shelving an issue, as in 'aparcar el coche' versus 'aparcar un tema'.

Other meanings

  • shelveverb

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