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• اسم يشير إلى شريحة رقيقة أو قطعة صغيرة مقطوعة من شيء ما، أو إلى القشرة التي تُزال من الفاكهة أو الخضار.

A noun referring to a thin fragment or slice shaved from something, or the skin or peel of a fruit or vegetable that has been cut off.

1. Shaving or sliceB2formal

   A thin piece or fragment that has been cut or shaved off a larger object, especially wood.

   نُجارة

   • The carpenter swept up the wood parings from the floor.
   • He collected the thin parings of the pencil sharpener.
   • The floor was covered with parings from the carving project.

   المرادفاتchipfragmentshavingslicesliversplinter

2. Peel or skinB1formal

   The outer layer or skin of a fruit or vegetable that has been removed, typically with a knife or peeler.

   قِشْر

   • She threw the apple parings into the compost bin.
   • The potato parings can be used to make vegetable stock.
   • He carefully collected the parings from the carrots.

   المرادفاتpeelpeelingrindshavingskin

• فعل يُستخدم للإشارة إلى إزالة الطبقة الخارجية أو الأطراف من شيء ما، غالبًا بهدف التقليل أو التحسين.

A verb used to indicate the act of trimming or cutting away the outer layer or edges of something, often to reduce or improve it.

1. Trim or cut awayB2formal

   To cut off the outer layer or edges of something, often to make it smaller or neater.

   قشر

   • She pared the apple with a sharp knife.
   • He pared the edges of the wood to make them smooth.
   • The chef pared the vegetables before cooking.

   المرادفاتclipcutpeelprunereduceshaveskintrim

   الأضدادaddaugmentenlargeexpandgrowincrease

2. Reduce graduallyB2formal

   To decrease something little by little, often costs or expenses.

   تقليص تدريجي

   • The company pared down its budget for the next quarter.
   • They pared the workforce to cut costs.
   • We need to pare our expenses to stay within the limit.

   المرادفاتcurtailcut backdiminishprunereduceshavetrimwhittle

   الأضدادaugmentenlargeexpandincrease

3. Remove skin or rindB1formal

   To strip off the outer covering of a fruit or vegetable.

   تقشير

   • She carefully pared the orange with a knife.
   • He pared the potato before boiling it.
   • The recipe says to pare the carrots first.

   المرادفاتhullpeelshaveskinstriptrim

الصيغ المركّبةpare down