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Meanings of pare in English

Portuguese
pelar
Catalan
pelar
Spanish
pelar

Strip the skin off.

pelar
Portuguese
reduzir
Catalan
disminuir
Spanish
pelar

Decrease gradually or bit by bit.

reduzir
Portuguese
poda
Catalan
retallar
Spanish
recortar

Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size.

poda

Cut small bits or pare shavings from.

Usage of pare in English
1
The infusion helped Jet pare down debt and fight growing domestic competition.
Reuters
2
No wonder the French public fiercely resists attempts to pare it back.
The Irish Times
3
Cut the okra in thin slices, and pare and slice the tomatoes.
Miss Parloa's New Cook Book
4
An added advantage of this strategy would be to pare housing-related debt.
Reuters
5
Select pears of uniform size and then pare and cut in half.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book / Numerous New Recipes Based on Present ...
6
To be a success, Hotel GB needed to pare itself down wildly.
The Guardian
7
I must pare it and quarter it before I can enjoy it.
North and South
8
The headcount reduction is part of a broader effort to pare expenses.
The Irish Times
9
Choose four sour apples; pare, core and cut them into small slices.
The International Jewish Cook Book / 1600 Recipes According to t...
10
As you pare them, lay them in a pan of cold water.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
11
Yet, after an initial spill, Wall Street did manage to pare losses.
Reuters
12
Now you've got a few ways to pare down your big list.
The complete android guide
13
Wash the apples, and cut them into quarters, pare and core them.
School and Home Cooking
14
When the dollar is strong, the Chinese currency may pare these gains.
Reuters
15
How clean and pare and shining the woods appear this lovely morning!
See America First
16
Becky say she don't want nothin' but a pare of silk stockings.
The Man in Lonely Land
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Pare through the time
Pare across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Rare