para

• Существительное с несколькими значениями: в акушерстве обозначает количество живых детей, рождённых женщиной; также является денежной единицей, равной одной сотой динара в Югославии; и может обозначать солдата в парашютно-десантных войсках.

A noun with multiple meanings: in obstetrics, it refers to the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered; it is also a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a dinar in Yugoslavia; and it can denote a soldier in the paratroops.

1. Number of live birthsC1formalmedical

   In obstetrics, the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered.

   Количество живорождений

   • The patient is a para 2, having had two live births.
   • Her medical record lists her as para 1.
   • The doctor noted the woman's para status in the chart.

   Синонимыparity

2. C2formal

   A former monetary unit of Yugoslavia, equal to one hundredth of a dinar.

   Пара

   • The price was listed as 50 para.
   • He found an old coin worth 100 para.
   • The exchange rate was 100 para to one dinar.

3. ParatrooperB2informal

   A soldier who is trained to parachute from aircraft into combat.

   Десантник

   • The paras were deployed behind enemy lines.
   • He served as a para in the army.
   • The para unit conducted a night jump.

   Синонимыparatrooper