parāre

parāre

Etymology

From Latin parāre, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈra.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: pa‧rà‧re

Verb

paràre (first-person singular present pàro, first-person singular past historic parài, past participle paràto, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive) to adorn or deck (out) [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: ornare, addobbare, decorare, abbigliare

2. (transitive) to protect or shield (from) [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: riparare, proteggere, difendere, guardare

   parare il corpo dal freddo ― to protect the body from the cold

3. (transitive) to block [ synonym ▲]

   Synonym: schermare

   parare la luce violenta ― to block the strong light

   parare la pioggia con l'ombrello ― to block the rain with an umbrella

4. (transitive) to avoid; to dodge; to parry [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: scansare, schivare, stornare, evitare, fermare, trattenere, deviare, stoppare, bloccare

   parare una stoccata ― to parry a blow with the sword

5. (transitive) to face or fight back against (criticism, etc.) [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: fronteggiare, affacciare, contrastare

   parare le critiche ― to face the criticisms

6. (transitive) to block or obstruct by getting in the way

   un palazzo ci para la vista

1. a building is obstructing our sight

1. (transitive, sports) to save (a goal)
2. (transitive, rare) to show; to present [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: porgere, offrire, stendere

   parare la mano ― to present the hand

3. (transitive, literary) to prepare
4. (intransitive) to end up [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: mirare, tendere, andare a finire

   non capimmo dove volessero parare

1. we did not understand where they wanted to end up