pare

• Verbe désignant l'action de couper ou de retirer la couche externe ou les bords de quelque chose, souvent pour réduire ou améliorer.

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.

   Parer (couper, rogner)

   • 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.

   Synonymesclipcutpeelprunereduceshaveskintrim

   Antonymesaddaugmentenlargeexpandgrowincrease

2. Reduce graduallyB2formal

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

   Réduire progressivement

   • 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.

   Synonymescurtailcut backdiminishprunereduceshavetrimwhittle

   Antonymesaugmentenlargeexpandincrease

3. Remove skin or rindB1formal

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

   Peler (un fruit ou un légume)

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

   Synonymeshullpeelshaveskinstriptrim

Variantes phrasalpare down