parade

pa·rade  (p-rd)

n.

1.

a. An organized public procession on a festive or ceremonial occasion.

b. The participants in such a procession.

2.

a. A regular place of assembly for reviews of troops. Also called parade ground.

b. A ceremonial review of troops.

c. The troops taking part in such a review.

3. A line or extended group of moving persons or things: a parade of strollers on the mall.

4. An extended, usually showy succession: a parade of fads and styles.

5. An ostentatious show; an exhibition: make a parade of one's talents. See Synonyms at display.

6. A public square or promenade.

v. pa·rad·ed, pa·rad·ing, pa·rades

v.intr.

1. To take part in a parade; march in a public procession: The circus performers and animals paraded down Main Street.

2. To assemble for a ceremonial military review or other exercise.

3. To stroll in public, especially so as to be seen; promenade.

4. To behave so as to attract attention; show off.

v.tr.

1. To cause to take part in a parade: paraded the floats past city hall.

2. To assemble (troops) for a ceremonial review.

3. To march or walk through or around: parade the campus.

4. To exhibit ostentatiously; flaunt: paraded their wealth. See Synonyms at show.

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[Probably French, action of stopping a horse, from Old Spanish parada, from Vulgar Latin *parta, from feminine past participle of Latin parre, to prepare; see per-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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pa·rader n.

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parade

Noun

1. an ordered march or procession

2. a public promenade or street of shops

3. a blatant but sometimes insincere display: a man who made a parade of liking his own company best

Verb

[-rading, -raded]

1. to exhibit or flaunt: he neither paraded nor disguised his devout faith

2. to walk or march, esp. in a procession [French: a making ready]

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Parade a procession of animals or people; an assembly of people, especially of promenaders. See also cortège, procession.

Examples: parade of coaches, 1673; of elephants; of firemen; of promenaders; of soldiers, 1656.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	parade - a ceremonial procession including people marching procession - the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden" callathump, callithump, callithump parade - a noisy boisterous parade
	2.	parade - an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; "a parade of strollers on the mall"; "a parade of witnesses" succession - a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures"
	3.	parade - a visible display; "she made a parade of her sorrows" display, exhibit, showing - something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"
Verb	1.	parade - walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town" exhibit, march walk - make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day"
	2.	parade - march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street" promenade, troop march, process - march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room"

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parade

noun 1. procession, march, ceremony, pageant, train, review, column, spectacle, tattoo, motorcade, cavalcade, cortège

noun 2. show, display, exhibition, spectacle, array

verb 3. march, process, file, promenade

verb 4. flaunt, show, display, exhibit, show off (informal) air, draw attention to, brandish, vaunt, make a show of

verb 5. strut, show off (informal) swagger, swank

Translations

parade [pəˈreɪd] n → desfile m

vt (gen) → recorrer, desfilar por (= show off); hacer alarde de

vi → desfilar;

(MIL) → pasar revista;

a fashion parade → un desfile de modelos

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parade [pəˈreɪd] n → défilé m (= inspection); revue f (= street); boulevard m

vt (fig) → faire étalage de

vi → défiler;

a fashion parade (Brit) → un défilé de mode

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parade [pəˈreɪd] n (= procession) → Parade f;

(ceremony) → Zeremonie f

vt [+ people] → aufmarschieren lassen [+ wealth, knowledge etc]; zur Schau stellen

vi (Mil) → aufmarschieren;

fashion parade → Modenschau f

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parade [pəˈreɪd] n → parata (= inspection); rivista, rassegna

vt (fig) → fare sfoggio di

vi → sfilare in parata;

a fashion parade (BRIT) → una sfilata di moda