peer

peer ¹  (pîr)

intr.v. peered, peer·ing, peers

1. To look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty. See Synonyms at gaze.

2. To be partially visible; show: The moon peered from behind dark clouds.

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[Middle English piren (probably from Frisian piren) and peren (short for aperen, to appear; see appear).]

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peer ²  (pîr)

n.

1. A person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age: children who are easily influenced by their peers.

2.

a. A nobleman.

b. A man who holds a peerage by descent or appointment.

3. Archaic A companion; a fellow: "To stray away into these forests drear,/Alone, without a peer" (John Keats).

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[Middle English, from Old French per, equal, peer, from Latin pr; see per-² in Indo-European roots.]

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peer¹

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member of a nobility; nobleman

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who holds any of the five grades of the British nobility: duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron See also life peer

3.

a.  a person who is an equal in social standing, rank, age, etc.

b.  (as modifier) peer pressure

4. Archaic a companion; mate

[C14 (in sense 3): from Old French per, from Latin pār equal]

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peer²

vb (intr)

1. to look intently with or as if with difficulty to peer into the distance

2. to appear partially or dimly the sun peered through the fog

[from Flemish pieren to look with narrowed eyes]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	peer - a person who is of equal standing with another in a group compeer, equal, match individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" peer group - contemporaries of the same status associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" coeval, contemporary - a person of nearly the same age as another gangsta - (Black English) a member of a youth gang backup man, fill-in, reliever, stand-in, backup, substitute, relief - someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" successor, replacement - a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor" townsman - a person from the same town as yourself; "a fellow townsman"
	2.	peer - a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage baronage, peerage - the peers of a kingdom considered as a group Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom baron - a British peer of the lowest rank duke - a British peer of the highest rank earl - a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount Earl Marshal - an officer of the English peerage who organizes royal processions and other ceremonies life peer - a British peer whose title lapses at death noble, nobleman, Lord - a titled peer of the realm marquess - a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl peer of the realm - a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords viscount - a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron viscountess - a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
Verb	1.	peer - look searchingly; "We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around" look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

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peer¹

verb squint, look, spy, gaze, scan, inspect, peep, peek, snoop, scrutinize, look closely He peered ahead and saw them on the causeway. She peered at him sleepily over the bedclothes.

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peer²

noun

1. noble, lord, count, duke, earl, baron, aristocrat, viscount, marquess, marquis, nobleman, aristo (informal) He was made a life peer in 1981.

2. equal, like, match, fellow, contemporary, coequal, compeer His personality made him popular with his peers.

Translations

peer¹ [pɪəʳ]

A. N

1. (= noble) → par m, lord m
he was made a life peer → le concedieron un título vitalicio

2. (= equal) (in status) → par mf, igual mf; (in age) → coetáneo/a m/f
as a musician he has no peer → como músico no tiene par or igual
children like to feel accepted by their peers → a los niños les gusta sentirse aceptados por sus coetáneos

B. CPD peer evaluation N = peer review peer group N → grupo m paritario
peer pressure, peer-group pressure N → presión f ejercida por los iguales or (frm)por el grupo paritario
peer review N → evaluación f por los iguales

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peer² [pɪəʳ] VI
to peer at sth/sb (short-sightedly) → mirar algo/a algn con ojos de miope; (closely) → escudriñar algo/a algn
the old man peered at the book → el anciano miraba el libro con ojos de miope
he peered at his reflection in the water → escudriñaba su reflejo en el agua
we went up to the window and peered in → fuimos hasta la ventana y nos asomamos para ver lo que pasaba dentro
to peer into sb's face → escudriñar la cara a algn
I peered over her shoulder → miré por encima de su hombro
we peered over the wall → nos asomamos para mirar por encima de la pared

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peer [ˈpɪə^r]

vi (= look) to peer at sb/sth (carefully) → regarder attentivement qn/qch, scruter qn/qch; (shortsightedly) → s'efforcer de voir qn/qch

n

(= noble) → pair m

(of similar age) their peers (= people of the same age) → les gens du même âge (= children of the same age) → les enfants du même âge
children who are cleverer than their peers → les enfants qui sont plus intelligents que les enfants du même âge
to be judged by one's peers (= people of same status) → être jugé(e) par ses pairs peer group, peer pressure, peer review

peer out

vi (= look out) → regarder dehors

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peer¹

n

(= noble) → Peer m; peer of the realm → Peer m

(= equal) → Gleichrangige(r) mf, → Peer m (spec); he was well-liked by his peers → er war bei seinesgleichen beliebt; to be tried by one’s peers → von seinesgleichen gerichtet werden; as a musician he has no peer or is without peer → als Musiker sucht er seinesgleichen

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peer²

vi → starren; (short-sightedly, inquiringly) → schielen; to peer (hard) at somebody → jdn anstarren/anschielen; to peer (hard) at something → etw anstarren; the driver peered through the fog → der Fahrer versuchte angestrengt, im Nebel etwas zu erkennen; if you peer through the mist you can just see … → wenn es dir gelingt, im Nebel etwas zu erkennen, kannst du gerade noch … sehen

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peer¹ [pɪəʳ] n (noble) → pari m inv; (equal) → pari m/f inv, uguale m/f

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peer¹ [pɪəʳ] n (noble) → pari m inv; (equal) → pari m/f inv, uguale m/f

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peer² [pɪəʳ] vi to peer at sth → aguzzare gli occhi per vedere qc
to peer into a room → guardare in una stanza

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peer² [pɪəʳ] vi to peer at sth → aguzzare gli occhi per vedere qc
to peer into a room → guardare in una stanza

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peer¹

n peer [piə]

1 a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards). eweknie نَبيل او شَريف إنجليزي благородник šlechtic adelsmand Angehörige(r) des britischen Hochadels ευγενής par, noble peer آدم اشراف زاده pääri pair אָצִיל בְּרִיטִי बेरन से ऊपर का पद plemić koji ima pravo na mjesto u Gornjem domu főnemes bangsawan aðalsmaður Pari 貴族 귀족 계급 peras pērs anggota bangsawan edelman adelsmann par par do reino nobil пэр, лорд šľachtic, pér per pripadnik engleskog visokog plemstva adelsman, pär ขุนนาง Lord 貴族 пер, лорд برطانوي نواب nhà quí tộc 贵族

2 a person's equal in rank, merit or age The child was disliked by his peers; (also adjective ) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group. portuurgroep مَثيل، نَظير، نِد، إبن الجيل равен sobě rovný jævnaldrende der/die Ebenbürtige; ebenbürtig συνομήλικος, ομόλογος par omataoline (isik) هم نوع؛ هم سن ikätoveri (de) pair(s) רֵע, חָבֵר बेरन का समकक्ष पद biti ravan egyenrangú; korosztálybeli sebaya jafningi pari; coetaneo 仲間 동료 tos pačios amžiaus grupės/socialinės padėties asmuo vienaudzis; (stāvokļa, vecuma) līdzīgu cilvēku grupa rakan sebaya gelijke, leeftijdgenoot jevnaldrende, likemann równy wiekiem/rangą par egal ровня; сверстник seberovný vrstnik nivo like, jämlike, kamrat ผู้เท่าเทียมกันหรือเพื่อน akran, yaşıt 同等地位的人 рівня; рівний ہم رتبہ، ہمسر người ngang hàng 同等地位的人

n peerage [-ridʒ]

1 a peer's title or status He was granted a peerage. adelstand رُتْبَة الأشْراف звание на пер hodnost peera adelstitel; adelstatus die Pairswürde τίτλος ευγενείας título nobiliario lorditiitel مقام اشرافی päärinarvo pairie (obtention du titre de pair) אָצוּלָה पीयर की पदवी या दर्जा položaj főnemesség gelar bangsawan aðalstign (titolo di Pari) 貴族の地位 귀족의 지위, 신분 pero titulas pēra tituls gelaran bangsawan adelstand, adellijke titel adelstittel, adelsstand godność para título nobre rang nobiliar титул пэра hodnosť peera čast pera titula visokog plemstva adelskap ตำแหน่งหรือฐานะของขุนนาง soyluluk ünvanı 貴族的銜頭銜或地位 перство نوابي hàng quí tộc 贵族的衔头衔或地位

2 (often with plural verb when considered as a number of separate individuals) all noblemen as a group The peerage has/have many responsibilities. adelstand النُّبلاء والأشْراف аристокрация šlechta adelen die Pairs (pl.) αριστοκρατία nobleza aadelkond اعیان و اشراف aatelisto noblesse אָצוּלָה अभिजात-वर्गीय सूची popis plemstva,britansko plemstvo arisztokrácia kaum bangsawan aðall nobiltà 貴族階級 귀족계급 perų luomas, diduomenė pēri, (angļu) dižciltīgie golongan bangsawan adelstand adelsstand parowie nobreza nobilime высшая знать šľachta plemstvo visoko plemstvo pärerna, högadeln กลุ่มขุนนาง soylular, asilzadeler (總稱)貴族 перство نواب لوگ، امراء giới quí tộc （总称）贵族

n peeress

1 the wife or widow of a peer. edelvrou زَوجَة اللورد او الشَّريف الإنجليزي ж.р. от peer peerka adelsdame Gemahlin eines Pairs σύζυγος ή χήρα ευγενούς paresa peeri abikaasa همسر یا بیوه فرد اشافی pääritär pairesse אֲצִילה पीयर की पत्नी plemkinja főrend felesége, özvegye istri atau janda seorang peer aðalsmannsfrú (moglie o vedova di un Pari) 貴族の夫人 귀족부인 pero žmona pēra sieva/atraitne isteri, balu bangsawan vrouw van een pair adelsdame/-frue żona para, wdowa po parze baronesa soţie/văduvă de nobil вдова пэра peerka žena pera supruga visokog plemića maka till en pär ภรรยาหรือภรรยาหม้ายของขุนนาง asilzadenin karısı 貴婦 дружина пера نواب کي بيگم، يا بيوہ vợ quí tộc 贵妇

2 a woman who is a peer in her own right. edelvrou شَريفَة أو نَبيلَة إنجليزيَّه пер peerka adelig dame Inhaberin der Pairswürde γυναίκα με τίτλο ευγενείας paresa peer (naissoost) زن اشرافی aatelisnainen pairesse אֲצִילָה एक महिला जो अपने हिसाब से पीयर है plemkinja po vlastitoj lozi(ne po mužu) főrangú nő wanita bangsawan aðalskona (Pari che è donna) 婦人貴族 여성 귀족 pero titulą turinti moteris lēdija pērs wanita bangsawan vrouw van adel adelig dame kobieta mająca tytuł para baronesa (soţie de) nobil женщина-пэр peerka perinja plemkinja adelsdam ขุนนางหญิง asilzade kadın 女貴族 леді نواب عورت nữ quí tộc 女贵族

adj peerless

without equal; better than all others Sir Galahad was a peerless knight. portuurloos فَريد، فَذ، لا يُضاهى безподобен jedinečný mageløs; enestående unvergleichlich ανυπέρβλητος sin par, sin igual võrratu بی همتا verraton sans pareil אֵין כָּמוֹהוּ अनुपम, लाजवाब bez premca,neusporediv egyedülálló tanpa tandingan óviðjafnanlegur senza pari 無比の 가장 뛰어난, 비길 데 없는 neprilygstamas nesalīdzināms; nepārspējams tdk ada taranya weergaloos makeløs, uten like niezrównany inigualável fără pereche несравненный jedinečný brez primere bez premca utan jämlike, makalös ซึ่งไร้ผู้เทียบเท่า eşsiz 無比的 незрівнянний, неперевершений لا جواب، بے نظير có một không hai 无比的

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peer²

v peer [piə]

to look with difficulty He peered at the small writing. loer, tuur يُحَدِّق взирам се mžourat, civět stirre sich genau begucken παρατηρώ με προσπάθεια mirar detenidamente pinevalt silmitsema, puurima خیره شدن tiirailla scruter לְאַמֵץ מַבָּט मुश्किल से देख पाना pisati perom jako sitno mereven néz melihat dengan susah payah rÿna scrutare じっと見る 응시하다 atidžiai žiūrėti, įsižiūrėti cieši skatīties; pētīt mengamati turen myse/stirre på przyglądać się esquadrinhar a se uita atent (la) вглядываться, всматриваться uprene sa pozerať pozorno ogledovati škiljiti kisa, plira ปรากฏขึ้นราง ๆ göremiyormuş gibi bakmak 凝視 пильно вдивлятися, придивлятися جھک کر ديکھنا nhìn kỹ 凝视