pare

pare  (pâr)

tr.v. pared, par·ing, pares

1. To remove the outer covering or skin of with a knife or similar instrument: pare apples.

2. To remove by or as if by cutting, clipping, or shaving: pared off the excess dough.

3. To reduce as if by cutting off outer parts; trim: pare expenses from the monthly budget.

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[Middle English paren, from Old French parer, to prepare, trim, from Latin parre, to prepare; see per-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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parer n.

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pare [pɛə]

vb (tr)

1. to peel or cut (the outer layer) from (something)

2. to cut the edges from (the nails); trim

3. to decrease bit by bit

[from Old French parer to adorn, from Latin parāre to make ready]

parer  n

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Pare parings collectively; the amount pared or cut off, 1430.

Example: pare of men.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	pare - decrease gradually or bit by bit pare down minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
	2.	pare - cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood" whittle cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	3.	pare - strip the skin off; "pare apples" peel, skin peel off - peel off the outer layer of something strip - remove the surface from; "strip wood" flay - strip the skin off
	4.	pare - remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" trim dress - cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

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pare

verb

1. peel, cut, skin, trim, clip, shave Pare the rind thinly from the lemon.

2. cut back, cut, reduce, crop, decrease, dock, prune, shear, lop, retrench Local authorities must pare down their budgets.

Translations

pare [pɛəʳ] VT [+ nails] → cortar; [+ fruit etc] → pelar

pare down VT + ADV → reducir
to pare sth down to the minimum → reducir algo al mínimo

pare [ˈpɛə^r] vt

[+ fruit] → peler

(= trim) to pare one's nails → se couper les ongles

(= reduce) [+ costs] → alléger

pare down

vt sep (= reduce) [+ costs, numbers] → alléger

pare off

vt sep [+ slice] → découper; [+ rind, skin] → découper
pared-down [ˌpɛə^rdˈdaʊn] adj

(= not elaborate) [style] → dépouillé(e) m/f
Her style is pared-down and simple → Son style est simple et dépouillé.

[organization] → allégé(e)

pare

vt

nails → schneiden; fruit, stick → schälen; she pared the skin off the apple → sie schälte den Apfel

(fig) spending, budget → zurückschneiden; pared to the bone → auf das Allernotwendigste zurückgeschnitten

pare [pɛəʳ] vt (nails) → tagliarsi; (fruit) → sbucciare, pelare

pare down vt + adv (costs) → ridurre, limitare

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pare [pɛəʳ] vt (nails) → tagliarsi; (fruit) → sbucciare, pelare

pare down vt + adv (costs) → ridurre, limitare