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par  (pär)
n.
1. An amount or level considered to be average; a standard: performing up to par; did not yet feel up to par.
2. An equality of status, level, or value; equal footing: a local product on a par with the best foreign makes.
3. The established value of a monetary unit expressed in terms of a monetary unit of another country using the same metal standard.
4. The face value of a stock, bond, or other negotiable instrument: sold the bond at par.
5. Sports The number of golf strokes considered necessary to complete a hole or course in expert play.
tr.v. parred, par·ring, pars Sports
To score par on (a hole or course) in golf.
adj.
1. Equal to the standard; normal: a solid, par performance.
2. Of or relating to monetary face value.
Idiom:
par for the course
Usual; typical: Unfortunately, such short-sightedness is par for the course these days.

[From Latin pr, equal, that which is equal; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.]

par
Noun
1. the usual or average condition: I feel slightly below par most of the time
2. on a par with equal or equivalent to: an environmental disaster on a par with Chernobyl
3. Golf a standard score for a hole or course that a good player should make: four under par with two holes to play
4. Finance the established value of the unit of one national currency in terms of the unit of another
5. Commerce short for par value
6. par for the course to be expected: random acts of violence were par for the course in the capital [Latin: equal]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.parpar - (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course; "a par-5 hole"; "par for this course is 72"
golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
score - a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"
2.par - a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"
status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
egalite, egality - social and political equality; "egality represents an extreme leveling of society"
tie - equality of score in a contest
Verb1.par - make a score (on a hole) equal to par
golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
rack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
Translations

par [pɑːʳ] npar f;
(GOLF) → par m
adja la par;
to be on a par with → estar a la par con;
at par → a la par;
to be above/below par → estar sobre/bajo par;
to feel under par → sentirse en baja forma
par [pɑːʳ] npair m;
(Golf) → normale f du parcours;
on a par with → à égalité avec, au même niveau que;
at par → au pair;
above/below par → au-dessus/au-dessous du pair;
to feel below or under or not up to par → ne pas se sentir en forme
par [pɑːʳ] n (Golf) → Par nt;
to be on a par with → sich messen können mit;
at par (Comm) → zum Nennwert;
above/below par (Comm) → über/unter dem Nennwert;
above or over par (Golf) → über dem Par;
below or under par (Golf) → unter dem Par;
to feel below or under par → sich nicht auf der Höhe fühlen;
to be par for the course (fig) → zu erwarten sein
par [pɑːʳ] nparità, pari f;
(GOLF) → norma;
on a par with → alla pari con;
at/above/below par (COMM) → alla/sopra la/sotto la pari;
above/below par (gen), (GOLF) → al di sopra/al di sotto della norma;
to feel below or under or not up to par → non sentirsi in forma

par
n par [paː]
the normal level, standard, value etc. waarde, vlak القيمة العاديّه нормално състояние normál, průměr pari der Nennwert το κανονικό επίπεδο, το στάνταρτ valor medio; par võrdsus, samaväärsus ارزش اسمی keskitaso au pair מְמוּצָע सम मूल्य, अंकित मूल्य jednaka vrijednost,paritet névérték tingkat normal eðlilegt ástand; meðallag parità, pari 標準 동가(同價); 표준 normalus lygis, nominalinė kaina/vertė, paritetas normālstāvoklis; normāls līmenis; nominālvērtība tara gemiddelde niveau, waarde pari, kurs norma paridade paritate нормальное состояние normál, priemer normala, povprečje norma det normala, medeltal เกณฑ์ eş değerlilik 同等,(股票等)票面價值 рівність معمول کي سطح، معيار mức trung bình ,(
below par / not up to par
not up to the usual standard Your work is not up to par this week. nie goed genoeg nie أقَل من القيمة أو السِّعر الأصْلي посредствен podprůměrný dårligere end normalt nicht entsprechen κάτω από το συνηθισμένο por debajo del valor medio/por debajo del nivel indicado alla tavalist taset کمتر از حد معمول ei entisen veroinen médiocre מִתַחַת לָרָמָה הַרגִילָה अवमूल्य पर, बट्टे से, औसत से कम iznad,ispod nominale átlagon aluli di bawah standar undir venjulegu ástandi/eðlilegri getu insufficiente 標準以下の 표준 이하인 ne toks geras kaip paprastai, žemiau nominalo zem parastā līmeņa, sliktāks kā parasti tdk sebaik yg biasa ondermaats ikke helt høyden, under pari poniżej poziomu abaixo do normal mediocru ниже нормы podpriemerný podpovprečen ispod ili iznad norme under det vanliga måttet ต่ำกว่าเกณฑ์ her zamanki düzeyin altında 在標準以下 поганий جو معيار کے مطابق نہ ہو không đạt mức trung bình
on a par with
equal to As a writer he is on a par with the great novelists. goed genoeg, van dieselfde gehalte مُساوٍ равен na úrovni på niveau med ebenbürtig ισότιμος, ισάξιος με al mismo nivel que samaväärne برابر با کسی یا چیزی tasavertainen au niveau de בְאוֹתָה רָמָה שֶׁל- के बराबर समझना jednak,dorastao egy szinten van sederajat jafngildur alla pari con ~と同様で ...과 동등한 lygus, lygiavertis līdzvērtīgs setanding op {#225}{#130}{#225}{#225}{#130}{#225}n lijn met høyde/linje med na równi z em de igualdade com la nivelul наравне na úrovni enakovreden biti jednak likställd (jämbördig) med เท่ากับ ...-e eşit, başa baş 同...等價 нарівні; на паритетних засадах مساوي tương đương với ...


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