noun🔗ShareParagrapheA 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."The history of the Roman Empire was a long and complex topic, but the book included a par about the daily life of a Roman soldier. "L'histoire de l'Empire romain était un sujet long et complexe, mais le livre comprenait un paragraphe sur la vie quotidienne d'un soldat romain.writinglanguagecommunicationliteraturegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNote marginale, paragrapheA mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject."The textbook had a par in the margin, indicating the start of a new section on fractions. "Le manuel avait une note marginale dans la marge, indiquant le début d'une nouvelle section sur les fractions.writingsignliteraturelanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDécalageAn offset of 16 bytes in Intel memory architectures."The programmer adjusted the memory address by a par to access the correct data section. "Le programmeur a ajusté l'adresse mémoire d'un décalage pour accéder à la section de données correcte.computingelectronicstechnologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareÉgal, équidistantEqually distant from one another at all points."The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel."Les lignes horizontales sur le papier de mon cahier sont parallèles.mathphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSimilaire, analogueHaving the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to"."The two railway lines are parallel."Les deux voies ferrées sont parallèles.directionpointChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNon sécantes, ou confondues(hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding."In hyperbolic geometry, the two lines on the graph are par, meaning they never meet or are exactly the same line. "En géométrie hyperbolique, les deux droites du graphique sont non sécantes, ce qui signifie qu'elles ne se rencontrent jamais ou sont exactement la même droite.mathspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareParallèle, simultanéInvolving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time."a parallel algorithm"un algorithme parallèlecomputingtechnologyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIncise, parenthèseA clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes."My sister, [who is a talented artist], painted a beautiful picture for the school exhibition. "Ma sœur, [qui est une artiste talentueuse], a peint une belle image pour l'exposition scolaire.grammarlinguisticslanguagewordwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParenthèseEither of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text)."The professor's lecture notes included several important points in par, making it easier to understand the core concepts. "Les notes de cours du professeur incluaient plusieurs points importants entre parenthèses, ce qui facilitait la compréhension des concepts clés.grammarwritingliteraturelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDigression, apartéA digression; the use of such digressions."During the presentation, the speaker's par from the main topic confused the audience. "Pendant la présentation, l'aparté de l'orateur par rapport au sujet principal a dérouté le public.languagewritingliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParenthèsesSuch brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix."The mathematical par, enclosing the terms (3 + 5), clearly shows which numbers are added together. "Les parenthèses mathématiques, englobant les termes (3 + 5), montrent clairement quels nombres sont additionnés.mathcomputingtechnicallanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParoisseIn the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church."The new parish church was built to serve the growing community. "La nouvelle église paroissiale a été construite pour servir la communauté grandissante.religionorganizationplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParoisse, communauté paroissialeThe community attending that church; the members of the parish."The new teacher met with the par of St. Mary's Church to discuss the school's upcoming fundraiser. "Le nouveau professeur a rencontré la paroisse de l'église Sainte-Marie pour discuter de la prochaine collecte de fonds de l'école.religiongrouppersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParoisseAn ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live."The parish priest organized a community event for all the families in the parish. "Le curé a organisé un événement communautaire pour toutes les familles de la paroisse.religionorganizationsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParoisse civileA civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish."The school is located in the rural par of the county. "L'école est située dans la paroisse civile rurale du comté.geographyareaplacegovernmenthistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParoisseAn administrative subdivision in the U.S. state of Louisiana that is equivalent to a county in other U.S. states."The family lived in the St. Landry par of Louisiana. "La famille vivait dans la paroisse de St. Landry en Louisiane.governmentgeographypoliticsstateareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗SharePar, avecBy; with."She made the presentation par her notes. "Elle a fait la présentation par ses notes.languagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePair, valeur nominaleEqual value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper."The bond's par value was $1,000, but its current market value was much lower. "La valeur nominale de l'obligation était de 1 000 $, mais sa valeur marchande actuelle était bien inférieure.businessfinanceeconomyvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉgalité, paritéEquality of condition or circumstances."The par for the math test was achieving a score of 80%. "La parité pour le test de maths était d'obtenir une note de 80 %.conditionvalueachievementbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe par(mostly uncountable) The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole."He needs to make this shot for par."Il doit faire ce coup pour le par.sportgameachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe parA hole in which a player achieves par."My golf score on the 18th hole was par. "Mon score de golf au 18ème trou était le par.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMoyenneAn amount which is taken as an average or mean."The par for the English test was 80%. "La moyenne pour le test d'anglais était de 80 %.amountstatisticsmathbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAtteindre le trou avec le nombre de coups allouéTo reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes."He will need to par every hole in order to win this game."Il devra faire le par à chaque trou pour gagner cette partie.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTaconYoung salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater."The fish hatchery released hundreds of par into the freshwater stream. "L'écloserie a relâché des centaines de tacons dans le cours d'eau douce.fishanimalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJeune lièvreA young leveret."The farmer saw a small par hopping across the field. "Le fermier a vu un jeune lièvre sauter à travers le champ.animalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
