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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. parent (parente) [paʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ

parent conceptions, langues:

parent (parente)
similar (de to)
parent à ou avec personne
related to
familles parentes
families which are related

II. parent (parente) [paʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t] N m (f)

1. parent:

parent (parente)
relative, relation
parent proche/éloigné
close/distant relative ou relation
parents et amis
friends and relations
ils sont parents par alliance
they're related by marriage
plus proche parent(e)
next of kin

2. parent ZOOL:

parent (parente)
parent

III. parent N m

1. parent (le père ou la mère):

parent
parent
il a un parent étranger
he has one foreign parent
un parent d'élève
a (pupil's) parent
mes parents
my parents
parents adoptifs
adoptive parents
de parents inconnus
of unknown parentage

2. parent (ancêtres) liter:

parents
forebears

IV. parent (parente) [paʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

parent pauvre
poor relation
faire figure de parent pauvre
to look like a poor relation
parents d'élèves
(schoolchildren's) parents
réunion de parents d'élèves
parents' evening

beau-parent <pl beaux-parents> [bopaʀɑ̃] N m

1. beau-parent (de conjoint):

beau-parent
parent-in-law

2. beau-parent (d'enfant):

beau-parent
step-parent

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 [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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great-grandparent
arrière-grand-parent m
kinsman
parent m
poor relation
parent m pauvre
lone parent
parent m isolé
relly
parent/-e m/f
single parent
parent m isolé
blood relation
parent/-e m/f par le sang

in the PONS Dictionary

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parent(e) [paʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t] N m(f) (personne de la famille)

parent(e)
relative

parent [paʀɑ̃] N m

parent
parent

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
OpenDict entry

parer VB

parer de qc (orner)
to endow with sth
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blood relation
parent(e) m (f) par le sang
next of kin
plus proche parent m
related
parent(e)
to be related by marriage
être parent par alliance
his next of kin
son plus proche parent
single parent
parent célibataire
whittle
parer
in the PONS Dictionary
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parent(e) [paʀɑ͂, ɑ͂t] N m(f) (personne de la famille)

parent(e)
relative

parent [paʀɑ͂] N m

parent
parent

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
English
English
French
French
next of kin
plus proche parent m
blood relation
parent (e) m (f) par le sang
related
parent(e)
to be related by marriage
être parent par alliance
single parent
parent m célibataire
his next of kin
son plus proche parent
whittle
parer
relative
parent(e) m (f)
Présent
jepare
tupares
il/elle/onpare
nousparons
vousparez
ils/ellesparent
Imparfait
jeparais
tuparais
il/elle/onparait
nousparions
vouspariez
ils/ellesparaient
Passé simple
jeparai
tuparas
il/elle/onpara
nousparâmes
vousparâtes
ils/ellesparèrent
Futur simple
jeparerai
tupareras
il/elle/onparera
nousparerons
vousparerez
ils/ellespareront
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

parer à qc
to ward off sth
blood relation
parent(e) m (f) par le sang

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