verb · transitive · rare

pare

pare · pares · pared · paring

здерти шкіру, здирати шкіру, обдирати

очищать, урезать

abschneiden, schälen, kappen, beschneiden

To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knifeTo remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.

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UK/pɛə/US/pɛɹ/

» He enjoys the pared-down simplicity of minimalism.

Meaning

4 senses

(transitive)To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
Victor pared some apples in preparation to make a tart.
schälen, pellen, abschälen
очищатьočiščatʹ
remove the skin from
(transitive)To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
Albert had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.
beschneiden, zurückschneiden, trimmen
уре́затьurézatʹ
To trim the hoof of a horse.
(Ireland, slang)To sharpen a pencil.

Examples

13 sentences

He enjoys the pared-down simplicity of minimalism.
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We've recorded a pared-down version of the song.
ruМы записали сокращённую версию песни.
deWir haben eine abgespeckte Version des Liedes aufgenommen.
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This paring knife fits well in your hand and cuts beautifully.
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A lot of companies have pared their staff down to a minimum.
ruМногие компании сократили свой персонал до минимума.
deViele Firmen haben ihre Belegschaft auf ein Minimum reduziert.
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Choose large apples of uniform size; pare, core and cook until tender in syrup.
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Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a knife:

To reduce or trim something (as if) by cutting off:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a knife:

To reduce or trim something (as if) by cutting off:

Origin

From Middle English paren, from Old French parer (“to arrange, prepare, trim”), from Latin

From Middle English paren, from Old French parer (“to arrange, prepare, trim”), from Latin parō (“to prepare, arrange; to provide, furnish; to resolve, purpose”) (related to pariō (“to bear, to give birth to; to spawn, produce, beget; to procure, acquire”)), from a Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forward, bring forth”).

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