Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 ausrüsten
, 🇪🇸 armar
, 🇮🇹 armare
, 🇵🇹 armar
, 🇨🇳 装备,武装
, 🇯🇵 武装する
, 🇰🇷 무장하다
, 🇸🇦 تجهيز
, 🇮🇳 सज्जित करना
Usage Examples
- Il a pris son sabre pour parer l'attaque.
- Je vais parer les pommes avant de les faire cuire.
- Elle a paré le salon pour la fête.
Etymology
**Etymology of *parer* (verb)**
*Parer* comes from the Latin *parare* “to prepare, equip”, which itself derives from the Proto‑Indo‑European root *per‑ “to make ready, arrange”. In Old French the verb kept the sense of “to equip or ready” and later specialized to mean “to adorn, to trim, to prepare for use”. Thus the modern French verb retains the original notion of preparing an object, now expressed through dressing or trimming.
Synonyms
protéger
défendre
se prémunir
s'équiper
décorer
orner
habiller
Antonyms
frapper
battre
dégarnir
désarmer