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para

/ˈpɑːɹə/ /ˈpæɹə/

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noun

Ehemalige Währungseinheit

A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.

Examples :

"My grandfather keeps a few old para in a jar, relics from when he lived in Yugoslavia before the euro was adopted. "

Mein Großvater bewahrt ein paar alte Para in einem Glas auf, Relikte aus der Zeit, als er in Jugoslawien lebte, bevor der Euro eingeführt wurde.

economy finance history

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noun

Paragravida

A woman who has had a certain number of pregnancies, indicated by the number prepended to this word.

Examples :

"The doctor noted that Mrs. Johnson was a para 3, having given birth to three children. "

Der Arzt stellte fest, dass Frau Johnson eine Paragravida 3 war und drei Kinder geboren hatte.

medicine physiology sex human family biology

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noun

Absatz

A passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented.

Examples :

""The professor asked us to write an essay divided into several paras, each discussing a different aspect of the book." "

Der Professor bat uns, einen Aufsatz zu schreiben, der in mehrere Absätze unterteilt ist, von denen jeder einen anderen Aspekt des Buches behandelt.

writing language grammar literature

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noun

Absatz, Absatzzeichen

A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.

Examples :

"The editor added a para in the margin next to the sentence he wanted me to rewrite for clarity. "

Der Redakteur fügte am Rand neben dem Satz, den ich zur Klarstellung umschreiben sollte, ein Absatzzeichen hinzu.

mark writing communication language

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noun

Offset

An offset of 16 bytes in Intel memory architectures.

Examples :

"The programmer adjusted the para to access the specific data stored within that 16-byte offset in the memory. "

Der Programmierer passte den Offset an, um auf die spezifischen Daten zuzugreifen, die innerhalb dieses 16-Byte-Offsets im Speicher gespeichert sind.

computing technical electronics

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noun

Fallschirmjäger

Examples :

"The para trained rigorously before his first jump from the airplane. "

Der Fallschirmjäger trainierte vor seinem ersten Sprung aus dem Flugzeug rigoros.

military person

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adjective

Sturzbetrunken, stockbesoffen

Examples :

"After the party, John was para. "

Nach der Party war John stockbesoffen.

drink condition

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noun

Lehrassistent, pädagogische Fachkraft

Short for paraprofessional educator.

Examples :

"Ms. Johnson, the lead teacher, relies heavily on her para to help manage the classroom and support individual students. "

Frau Johnson, die Hauptlehrerin, verlässt sich stark auf ihre Lehrassistentin, um das Klassenzimmer zu verwalten und einzelne Schüler zu unterstützen.

education job person