Translations for „paring“ in the English » German Dictionary

par·ing [ˈpeərɪŋ, Am ˈper-] N usu pl

paring of fruit, vegetable:

paring

Schale f

nail parings

abgeschnittene Fingernägel

ˈpar·ing knife N

paring knife

Schälmesser nt

pare [peəʳ, Am per] VB trans

1. pare (trim):

to pare sth

etw [ab]schneiden

to pare fruit

Obst schälen

to pare one's nails

sich dat die Nägel schneiden

2. pare (reduce gradually):

to pare sth

etw kürzen [o. reduzieren]

to pare sth to the bone

etw auf ein Minimum reduzieren

pare down VB trans

to pare down ⇆ sth

etw reduzieren

to pare sth down to the bone/the minimum

etw drastisch kürzen/auf ein Minimum reduzieren

to pare expenses

Ausgaben drastisch einschränken

pare off VB trans

to pare off ⇆ sth

etw [ab]schälen

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Many practical skills were tested, including shearing, condition scoring, mouthing, foot paring and operation of a quad bike.

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Nonetheless, paring down the choices can be daunting, especially when each named variety, or cultivar, looks drop-dead gorgeous.

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But for all the bludger-busting rhetoric, few western democratic governments are successful at paring back their long-term welfare dependency rates, or rate of spending.

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Much of the move however, is due to the paring of long JPY positions.

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This has resulted in a remorseless paring-down of what she can and will wear.

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The coaching staff came to consider this paring to be the best and most trusted.

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The company was paring itself down to four core business areas of office products, document finishing, films, and emerging markets.

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Limit the clutter in your system tray by paring down the list of icons that occupy it.

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He wrote perhaps as many as 80 verses before paring the song down.

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Conciseness was a paring down to essentials what the character stood for.

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