pare

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по обрезанию или срезанию внешнего слоя или краёв чего-либо, часто с целью уменьшения или улучшения.

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.

   Обрезать

   • 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.

   Synonymsclipcutpeelprunereduceshaveskintrim

   Antonymsaddaugmentenlargeexpandgrowincrease

2. Reduce graduallyB2formal

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

   Сокращать

   • 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.

   Synonymscurtailcut backdiminishprunereduceshavetrimwhittle

   Antonymsaugmentenlargeexpandincrease

3. Remove skin or rindB1formal

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

   Очищать

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

   Synonymshullpeelshaveskinstriptrim

Phrasal variantspare down