para in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for para in the French»English Dictionary

para [paʀa] N m inf abbrev

para → parachutiste

para

para inf

See also parachutiste

I.parachutiste [paʀaʃytist] ADJ

parachutiste troupes, escadron:

parachutiste

parachute

II.parachutiste [paʀaʃytist] N mf

1. parachutiste SPORTS:

parachutiste

parachutist

2. parachutiste MIL:

parachutiste

paratrooper

I.parer [paʀe] VB trans

1. parer:

parer (esquiver) coup

to ward off, to parry

parer attaque, danger

to ward off, to fend off

parer (en boxe, escrime)

to parry

parer NAUT grain, navire

to steer clear of

2. parer (protéger):

parer

to protect (contre against)

je suis paré, j'ai ma trousse à pharmacie

I'm well prepared, I've got my first-aid kit

3. parer (orner):

parer objet: chose, personne

to adorn

parer personne: chose, personne

to adorn, to array (de with)

4. parer (attribuer):

parer qn/qc de qc

to attribute sth to sb/sth

5. parer NAUT:

parer

to get [sth] ready

parer à virer

to prepare to go about

6. parer (en boucherie, peausserie):

parer

to dress

II.parer à VB trans

parer à obj indir:

parer à (prévenir)

to guard against

parer à (remédier à)

to deal with

parer à toute éventualité

to be prepared for all contingencies

parer au plus pressé

to deal with the most urgent matters first

parer au grain

to prepare to meet a squall

III.se parer VB refl

1. se parer (se protéger):

se parer

to take precautions (contre against)

2. se parer (se vêtir):

se parer

to array oneself

elle s'est parée de fourrures/de bijoux

she arrayed herself in furs/with jewels

3. se parer (être recouvert):

se parer

to be bedecked (de with)

4. se parer (s'attribuer):

se parer de

to invest oneself with

il se pare de tous les talents

he claims to be ou makes himself out to be very clever

See also paon

paon [pɑ̃] N m

1. paon ZOOL:

paon

peacock

une plume de paon

a peacock feather

2. paon (orgueilleux):

paon

peacock

faire le paon

to play the peacock

Phrases:

être fier comme un paon

to be as proud as a peacock

se parer des plumes du paon

to take all the credit for oneself

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parer à toute éventualité

to be prepared for all eventualities

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para

para m inf

adorn body, hair

parer (with de)

to adorn oneself

se parer (with de)

parry

parer

parry

parer

provide against

parer à

fend off blow

parer

to provide for or be prepared for contingencies

parer d'avance aux imprévus

deck out

parer (in de)

para in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for para in the French»English Dictionary

para [paʀa] N m

para abbreviation of parachutiste

para

para

See also parachutiste

I.parachutiste [paʀaʃytist] ADJ MIL

troupes parachutistes

paratroops

unité parachutiste

paratroop unit

II.parachutiste [paʀaʃytist] N mf

1. parachutiste MIL:

parachutiste

paratrooper

2. parachutiste SPORTS:

parachutiste

parachutist

I.parer [paʀe] VB trans

parer attaque, coup

to ward off

parer argument

to counter

II.parer [paʀe] VB intr

parer à qc

to ward off sth

parer VB

User Entry

parer de qc (orner)

to endow with sth

Translations for para in the English»French Dictionary

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whittle

parer

repel

parer

to parry a blow

parer un coup

to stand by for sth

se parer à qc

counter

parer un coup

para Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

parer à qc

to ward off sth