pare

pare

to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of: pare an apple

Not to be confused with:

pair – two things that are matched for use together: a pair of socks; a married, engaged, or dating couple; two mated animals; a pair of horses

pear – an edible fruit; the tree itself: partridge in a pear tree

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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; pared fat from the budget.

3. To reduce, as in quantity or size; trim: pare expenses.

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

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par′er 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

[C13: from Old French parer to adorn, from Latin parāre to make ready]

ˈparer n

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Paré

(French pare)

n

(Biography) Ambroise (ɑ̃brwaz). 1510–90, French surgeon. He reintroduced ligature of arteries following amputation instead of cauterization

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pare

(pɛər)

v.t.

1. to cut off or trim the outer coating, layer, edge, or part of: to pare an apple; to pare one's nails.

2. to reduce or remove by or as if by cutting; diminish or decrease gradually (often fol. by down): to pare down expenses.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French parer to make ready, trim < Latin parāre to prepare]

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Pare

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

Example: pare of men.

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pare

Past participle: pared
Gerund: paring

Imperative

pare

pare

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pare

To peel the skin from a food.

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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.

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pare

verb

1. To remove the skin of:

decorticate, peel, scale, skin, strip.

2. To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising:

chop, clip, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, lop, lower, prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate.

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Translations

rogner

pelareridurresbucciare

pare

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

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

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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] → découperpared-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)

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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

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pare

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

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

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