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Asturian
Verb
parare
- inflection of parar:
- first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative
- first/third-person singular imperfect preterite subjunctive
Italian
Etymology
From Latin parāre, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈra.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: pa‧rà‧re
Verb
paràre (first-person singular present pàro, first-person singular past historic parài, past participle paràto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to adorn or deck (out)
- Synonyms: ornare, addobbare, decorare, abbigliare
- (transitive) to protect or shield (from)
- Synonyms: riparare, proteggere, difendere, guardare
- parare il corpo dal freddo ― to protect the body from the cold
- (transitive) to block
- Synonym: schermare
- parare la luce violenta ― to block the strong light
- parare la pioggia con l'ombrello ― to block the rain with an umbrella
- (transitive) to avoid; to dodge; to parry
- Synonyms: scansare, schivare, stornare, evitare, fermare, trattenere, deviare, stoppare, bloccare
- parare una stoccata ― to parry a blow with the sword
- (transitive) to face or fight back against (criticism, etc.)
- Synonyms: fronteggiare, affacciare, contrastare
- parare le critiche ― to face the criticisms
- (transitive) to block or obstruct by getting in the way
un palazzo ci para la vista- a building is obstructing our sight
- (transitive, sports) to save (a goal)
- (transitive, rare) to show; to present
- Synonyms: porgere, offrire, stendere
- parare la mano ― to present the hand
- (transitive, literary) to prepare
- (intransitive) to end up
- Synonyms: mirare, tendere, andare a finire
non capimmo dove volessero parare- we did not understand where they wanted to end up
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Latin
Verb
parāre
- inflection of parō:
- present active infinitive
- second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative
Spanish
Verb
parare
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of parar