pare

• Verb, das das Abschneiden oder Abtragen der äußeren Schicht oder der Ränder von etwas bezeichnet, oft um es zu verkleinern oder zu verbessern; auch im übertragenen Sinn für das Kürzen oder Reduzieren von etwas verwendet.

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.

   Abschneiden

   • 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.

   Synonymeclipcutpeelprunereduceshaveskintrim

   Antonymeaddaugmentenlargeexpandgrowincrease

2. Reduce graduallyB2formal

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

   Schrittweise verringern

   • 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.

   Synonymecurtailcut backdiminishprunereduceshavetrimwhittle

   Antonymeaugmentenlargeexpandincrease

3. Remove skin or rindB1formal

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

   Schälen

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

   Synonymehullpeelshaveskinstriptrim

Phrasal-Variantenpare down