ir a parar — meaning in English

English meaning

• end up phrasal verb To reach a particular situation, place or state in the end, especially one that was not planned.
• wind-up noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.

Senses

ir a parar is used for these senses in English:

• end up (copulative) To come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected; to turn out.
• wind up (intransitive, copulative) To end up; to arrive or result.

end up — full definition

1. phrasal verb To reach a particular situation, place or state in the end, especially one that was not planned.
2. phrasal verb Followed by an -ing verb: to do something eventually, after other things happened first.

wind-up — full definition

1. noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.
2. noun The final stage or conclusion of something, especially a meeting, a business or a season.
3. noun In baseball, the swinging arm movement a pitcher makes before releasing the ball.
4. noun A joke or trick played on somebody to make them believe something untrue; usually written wind-up.
5. verb To turn a key or handle to tighten the spring of a clock or toy, or to raise something by cranking it.

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