pareil

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French pareil.

Noun

pareil (plural pareils)

  1. (obsolete, quaint) An equal.
    Among writers he was a man without pareil.

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French pareil, from Old French, from Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Occitan parelh, Spanish parejo.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pareil (feminine pareille, masculine plural pareils, feminine plural pareilles)

  1. such
    Synonym: tel
    Je n’ai jamais vu une chose pareille.
    I've never seen such a thing.
    en pareil casin such a case
  2. like, alike, same
    Les chauves-souris voletaient en silence, pareilles à des ombres inquiètes.
    Bats fluttered in silence like worried shadows.
    Il est pareil à son père. (Quebec)
    He's like his father.

Usage notes

The adjective is often placed before the noun in formal style: un pareil crime, whereas un crime pareil sounds more natural.

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Adverb

pareil

  1. the same; alike
    faire pareilto do the same
    Elles étaient habillées pareil.
    They were dressed alike.
  2. (Quebec, informal) anyway; just the same
    Synonym: quand même
    J’avais pas envie d’y aller, mais ch’t’y allé pareil.
    I didn't feel like going, but I went anyway.

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