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  2. /What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)
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el paro

el paro
the dole (unemployment)
From Lesson 45:What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)·Spanish (Spain)

Usages of el paro

Mi vecino está en el paro.
My neighbour is unemployed.
Ellos no tienen trabajo, están en el paro.
They don't have a job, they are unemployed.
Dado que no hay industria, la consecuencia es el paro.
Given that there is no industry, the consequence is unemployment.
Durante ese periodo, el paro bajó mucho.
During that period, unemployment went down a lot.
Este mes la universidad ha publicado un estudio sobre el paro.
This month the university has published a study on unemployment.
La tasa de paro ha bajado este año.
The unemployment rate has gone down this year.
España tiene una tasa de paro muy alta.
Spain has a very high unemployment rate.
Según el citado informe, el paro ha subido.
According to the above-mentioned report, unemployment has gone up.

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