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pa'r|a [2] I§ adv 1 = përpa'ra 2 forward: in front II§ prep (abl/dat) 1 before; ahead of 2 in front of, facing; in comparison with • para {quantity of time in the ablative indefinite case} {} ago para gjashtë vjetësh six years ago para një jave one week ago • para kohe before the expected time: too early, premature(ly) para [4] pcl (appears only after a negative pcl) hardly, barely, not very much nuk para dalim në kinema we hardly ever go out to the movies s'para ishte i ri he wasn't all that young mos para i flisni better not talk to him • mos para {imperative verb}! don't {} so much! better not {} • nuk para {verb} not likely to {}; hardly {} • nuk/s' para {verb} hardly/barely {}; not {} very much para' [1] nf 1 money 2 [Old] coin worth one-twentieth of a grosh or five ten-thousandths of a Turkish lira during the Ottoman empire: para • para bakër "copper money" something of little or no value: a tuppence, a farthing • paraja e bardhë për ditë të zezë "white money for a black day" money put aside for a rainy day • s'lidh· para not bring much money when sold, not sell for much money; not be very profitable • para sakllame hard currency • para të holla small change (money) • para të hupëta money thought to be lost; unexpected money • para të imëta small bills, small change, change • para të thata hard cash • para të vëna cash savings • para të vogla "small money" small change, small bills