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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French pareil.
Noun
pareil (plural pareils)
- (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)
- such
- Synonym: tel
Je n’ai jamais vu une chose pareille.- I've never seen such a thing.
- en pareil cas ― in such a case
- 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
- the same; alike
- faire pareil ― to do the same
Elles étaient habillées pareil.- They were dressed alike.
- (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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