paring

• Substantiv, das ein dünnes, abgeschnittenes Stück von etwas bezeichnet, insbesondere die abgeschälte Schale von Obst oder Gemüse oder beim Schälen und Schneiden anfallende dünne Abschnitte.

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.

   Span

   • 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.

   Synonymechipfragmentshavingslicesliversplinter

2. Peel or skinB1formal

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

   Schale

   • 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.

   Synonymepeelpeelingrindshavingskin

• 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