n.

1. 1. An organized public procession on a festive or ceremonial occasion.
   2. The participants in such a procession.
2. 1. A regular place of assembly for reviews of troops. Also called parade ground.
   2. A ceremonial review of troops.
   3. The troops taking part in such a review.
3. A line or extended group of moving persons or things: a parade of strollers on the mall.
4. An extended, usually showy succession: a parade of fads and styles.
5. An ostentatious show; an exhibition: make a parade of one's talents. See synonyms at display.
6. A public square or promenade.

v., -rad·ed, -rad·ing, -rades.

v.intr.

1. To take part in a parade; march in a public procession: The circus performers and animals paraded down Main Street.
2. To assemble for a ceremonial military review or other exercise.
3. To stroll in public, especially so as to be seen; promenade.
4. To behave so as to attract attention; show off.

v.tr.

1. To cause to take part in a parade: paraded the floats past city hall.
2. To assemble (troops) for a ceremonial review.
3. To march or walk through or around: parade the campus.
4. To exhibit ostentatiously; flaunt: paraded their wealth. See synonyms at show.

[Probably French, action of stopping a horse, from Old Spanish parada, from Vulgar Latin *parāta, from feminine past participle of Latin parāre, to prepare.]

parader pa·rad'er n.

noun

1. A formal military inspection: review. See investigate.
2. An impressive or ostentatious exhibition: array, display, panoply, pomp, show, spectacle. See show/hide.

verb

To make a public and usually ostentatious show of: brandish, display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, flaunt, show (off), sport. See show/hide.

v

Definition: show off; march
Antonyms: conceal, hide

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n. 1. a formal march or gathering of troops for inspection or display.

2. a parade ground.

v.

(of troops) assemble for a formal inspection or ceremonial occasion: the recruits were due to parade that day.

on parade taking part in a parade.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

‘Ballet réaliste’ in one act by Satie to a scenario by Cocteau (1917, Paris).

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1. Place (parade-ground) where troops assemble for parade.

2. Level space forming the interior or enclosed area of a fortification.

3. Public square or promenade.

IN BRIEF: n. - A visible display; A ceremonial procession including people marching; v. - March in a procession.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - parade, optog, opvisning
v. intr. - paradere
v. tr. - skilte med, lufte

idioms:

• a parade of    stillen til skue
• on parade    til parade, til skue
• parade as    paradere som
• parade ground    paradeplads

Nederlands (Dutch)
parade, defilerende stoet, paradeplaats, (winkel)promenade, opzichtige vertoning, een hele reeks, paraderen, te koop lopen met, (laten) aanrukken, tonen (in het openbaar)

Français (French)
n. - parade, (Mil) défilé, prise d'armes, appel, étalage (péj), (GB) rangée
v. intr. - parader, défiler
v. tr. - défiler, parader, présenter (qch) comme

idioms:

• a parade of    parade de
• on parade    (être) à l'exercice
• parade as    présenter comme
• parade ground    champ de man¯uvre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Parade, Appell, Umzug, Prozession, Promenade, Schau
v. - paradieren, zur Schau stellen

idioms:

• a parade of    eine (endlose) Reihe
• on parade    sich zur Schau stellend
• parade as    (sich) ausgeben als
• parade ground    Exerzierplatz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παρέλαση, επίδειξη, παράταξη για επιθεώρηση
v. - παρελαύνω, κάνω παρέλαση, παρατάσσομαι, (μτφ.) επιδεικνύω, μοστράρω

idioms:

• a parade of    επίδειξη
• on parade    σε παρέλαση
• parade as    επιδεικνύω/μοστράρω ως
• parade ground    (στρατ.) χώρος παρελάσεως

Italiano (Italian)
ostentare, sfilare, parata, esibizione, mostra

idioms:

• on parade    in sfoggio, in mostra
• parade as    sbandierarsi
• parade ground    piazza d'armi
• parade of    sfoggio di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - parada (f), desfile (m), ostentação (f), passeio público (m)
v. - desfilar, marchar, ostentar

idioms:

• on parade    em exibição
• parade as    desfilar vestido de
• parade ground    praça de armas
• parade of    demonstrar

Русский (Russian)
расхаживать, маршировать, парад

idioms:

• on parade    заниматься строевой подготовкой, шикнуть
• parade as    представлять в качестве
• parade ground    строевой плац
• parade of    выпячивание

Español (Spanish)
n. - desfile, alarde, ostentación, paseo público
v. intr. - hacer alarde de, hacer ostentación de, pavonearse, pasar revista
v. tr. - desfilar, formar, exhibir, ostentar, alardear

idioms:

• a parade of    desfile de, un alarde de
• on parade    estar en formación
• parade as    alardear de algo como un gran logro
• parade ground    plaza de armas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - parad, uppvisning, tåg, paraderande, promenadplats, affärer i en rad, mönstring (mil.)
v. - paradera, tåga, promenera fram o tillbaka, demonstrera

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
游行, 阅兵, 炫耀, 列队行进, 夸耀, 自吹, 招摇而行, 在...游行, 在...列队行进, 在...招摇而行, 标榜

idioms:

• a parade of    炫耀, 展示, ...的行列队伍
• on parade    在游行, 在接受检阅, 在炫耀自己
• parade as    自吹为..., 在列队行进
• parade ground    阅兵场

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 遊行, 閱兵, 炫耀
v. intr. - 遊行, 列隊行進, 誇耀, 自吹, 招搖而行
v. tr. - 在...遊行, 在...列隊行進, 炫耀, 在...招搖而行, 標榜

idioms:

• a parade of    炫耀, 展示, ...的行列隊伍
• on parade    在遊行, 在接受檢閱, 在炫耀自己
• parade as    自吹為..., 在列隊行進
• parade ground    閱兵場

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 관병식, 행렬, 선전 소개
v. intr. - 정렬시키다, 행진하다, 활보하다
v. tr. - 정렬하다, 줄지어 돌아다니다

idioms:

• a parade of    자랑해 보이다
• parade as    ~으로 통하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 行進, 行列, パレード, 見せびらかし, 遊歩道, 観兵式, 閲兵, 閲兵場
v. - 列を成して行進する, 閲兵する, 見せびらかす, 歩き回る

idioms:

• hit parade    ヒットパレード
• on parade    閲兵をうけて, 総出で
• parade as    ～の行進
• parade ground    閲兵場
• parade of    ～のパレード

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عرض, إظهار للبراعه, إستعراض عسكري, موكب, متنزه, جماعه المتنزهين (فعل) يعرض بتباه, يمشي في موكب, يصطف, يتنزه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מסדר, מצעד, תהלוכה, טיילת, מפגן ראווה, תצוגה, מיפקד‬
v. intr. - ‮נערך במסדר, צעד בטקס‬
v. tr. - ‮ערך מסדר, ערך מצעד, הפגין, נפנף ב-, צעד במצעד‬

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