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para

/ˈpɑːɹə/ /ˈpæɹə/

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noun

Ancienne sous-unité monétaire

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. "

Mon grand-père conserve quelques anciens para dans un bocal, des reliques de l'époque où il vivait en Yougoslavie avant l'adoption de l'euro.

economy finance history

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noun

Parité

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. "

Le médecin a noté que Mme Johnson était une parité 3, ayant donné naissance à trois enfants.

medicine physiology sex human family biology

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noun

Paragraphe

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." "

Le professeur nous a demandé d'écrire une dissertation divisée en plusieurs paragraphes, chacun traitant d'un aspect différent du livre.

writing language grammar literature

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noun

Paragraphe, alinéa

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. "

L'éditeur a ajouté un paragraphe dans la marge à côté de la phrase qu'il voulait que je réécrive pour plus de clarté.

mark writing communication language

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noun

Décalage

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. "

Le programmeur a ajusté le décalage pour accéder aux données spécifiques stockées dans ce décalage de 16 octets dans la mémoire.

computing technical electronics

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noun

Parachutiste

Examples :

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

Le parachutiste s'est entraîné rigoureusement avant son premier saut en parachute.

military person

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adjective

Ivre mort, complètement saoul

Examples :

"After the party, John was para. "

Après la fête, John était complètement saoul.

drink condition

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noun

Assistant d'éducation, aide-éducateur

Short for paraprofessional educator.

Examples :

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

Mme Johnson, l'enseignante principale, s'appuie beaucoup sur son assistant d'éducation pour gérer la classe et soutenir les élèves individuellement.

education job person