Paradero (en. Whereabouts)

/paɾaˈðeɾo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Definition: A specific place where public transport stops its route to pick up or drop off passengers.

Example Sentence: The bus stop is two blocks from here.

El paradero del autobús está a dos calles de aquí.

Definition: The location of a person, especially in the context of their whereabouts after having been absent.

Example Sentence: We haven’t known their whereabouts for weeks.

No sabemos su paradero desde hace semanas.

Definition: The situation or state in which something or someone is found.

Example Sentence: The whereabouts of the treasure remains a mystery.

El paradero del tesoro sigue siendo un misterio.

Etymology/Origin: From the verb 'to stop' + suffix '-adero', related to the place where something stops.

Common Phrase: to not know the whereabouts

Common Phrase Meaning: Not knowing the location of someone or something.

no saber el paradero

Common Phrase: to search for the whereabouts

Common Phrase Meaning: To try to find the location or status of someone or something.

buscar el paradero

Related Word: to stop

Description: To stop in a place.

parar

Related Word: to detain

Description: To suspend movement or action.

detener

Related Word: location

Description: Situation or placement of something.

localización

Slang Meaning: Whereabouts in the context of police searching.

Slang Example: The detectives found him at his last whereabouts.

Los detectives lo encontraron en su último paradero.

Slang Meaning: Whereabouts as an informal meeting place.

Slang Example: We are going to meet at the subway stop.

Nos vamos a encontrar en el paradero del metro.