transitive verb. If you pare something down or back, or if you pare it, you reduce it.
Most Spanish-speaking Caribbean and South American countries use pare. Mexico and most Central American countries use alto. Spain and Portugal also use pare. Also, in Portuguese, the word for stop is pare.
parer n. A tool used to pare things.
above par. Better than average. Her performance in sales this quarter is above par, so she deserves a bonus.
Para- (prefix): A prefix with many meanings, including: alongside of, beside, near, resembling, beyond, apart from, and abnormal. For example, the parathyroid glands are called "para-thyroid" because they are adjacent to the thyroid. For another example, paraumbilical means alongside the umbilicus (the belly button).
Adjective. fair, just, equitable, impartial, unbiased, dispassionate, objective mean free from favor toward either or any side. fair implies a proper balance of conflicting interests. a fair decision just implies an exact following of a standard of what is right and proper.
The words pair, pare, pear, pere sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Why do pair, pare, pear, pere sound the same even though they are completely different words? The answer is simple: pair, pare, pear, pere are homophones of the English language.
Definition for the Tagalog word pare:pare. [noun] a term for one's male buddy / friend; male best friend; used to refer to an unknown person of the same age.
When a singular noun ends in “z“, change the “z” to “c” and add “es” to make it plural. el lápiz → los lápices* (the pencil → the pencils)
Piano" is a word of Italian origin and Italian words ending in "o" form the plural by adding only "s".
Singular and plural nouns:To make plural nouns that end in consonants, add -es. el reloj > los relojes – the clock > the clocks.
Forming plurals in Spanish is very easy … as easy as following the following rules: If the word ends in a vowel you need to add an S. El libro >> Los libros. If the word ends in consonant you need to add ES. La canción >> Las canciones.
Spanish Plural Noun Forms
- Just Add -s. Rule: If a singular noun ends in an unstressed vowel (a, e, i, o, u) or the stressed vowels á, é or ó, add -s to the end of a singular noun to make it plural. Here are some examples.
- Add -s or -es. Rule: If a singular noun ends in í or ú, you can add -s or -es to pluralize the word.
el plural de papel es papeles. Translation. The plural of paper is papers.
Singular and Plural in Spanish
| SINGULAR | PLURAL |
|---|
| libro (book) | libros (books) |
| coche (car) | coches (cars) |
| lámpara (lamp) | lámparas (lamps) |
| Gender of Nouns and Articles |
|---|
| Plural | los | the |
| Examples | el escritorio los escritorios | -- |
| Indefinite | Masculine | English |
| Singular | un | a |
Ciudad (city), ends in D so we add ES at the end to make it plural, making it ciudades (cities).
Noun. mujer f (plural mujeres) woman Antonym: hombre. wife Synonyms: esposa, marida.
1. Common. plural of diario. diarios [m/pl] ×
plural of conductor. conductores [m/pl]
With nouns that end with a -z, add 'es' and turn the -z into -c. es: luz : luces; andaluz : andaluces. Foreign words form the plural by adding an 's', unless they end in -s; in that case, they just follow the general rule.
