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parade

  (pə-rād') pronunciation
n.
    1. An organized public procession on a festive or ceremonial occasion.
    2. The participants in such a procession.
    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.
  1. A line or extended group of moving persons or things: a parade of strollers on the mall.
  2. An extended, usually showy succession: a parade of fads and styles.
  3. An ostentatious show; an exhibition: make a parade of one's talents. See synonyms at display.
  4. 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.
 
 
Thesaurus: parade

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.

 
Antonyms: parade

v

Definition: show off; march
Antonyms: conceal, hide


 

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).



 

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.

 
Word Tutor: parade
pronunciation

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

pronunciation Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade. — Samuel Johnson

 
Wikipedia: parade

A parade is an organized procession of people along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by floats or sometimes large lighter-than-air balloons with complex shapes. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of some kind. In Britain the term parade is usually reserved for either military parades or other occasions where participants march in formation. For celebratory occasions the word procession is more usual.

Protest demonstrations also sometimes take the form of a parade, but in such cases are usually referred to as a march instead.

The parade float got its name because the first floats were decorated barges that were towed along canals with ropes held by parade marchers on the shore. Today, parade floats are traditionally pulled by motor vehicles or powered themselves.

Since the advent of technology, it is possible for aircraft and boats to parade. A flypast is an aerial parade of anything from one to dozens of aircraft, both in commercial context at airshows and also to mark, e.g., national days or significant anniversaries. They are particularly common in the United Kingdom, where they are often associated with Royal occasions. Similarly, for ships, there may be a sail-past of, e.g., tall ships, as was seen during Trafalgar 200 - or other sailing vessels as during the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of World War II. The longest parade in the world is the "Marksmen's Parade" and takes place in Hanover every year during the Schützenfest. The parade is 12 kilometres long with more than 12.000 participants from all over the world, among them more than 100 bands and around 70 floats and carriages.

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Translations: Translations for: Parade

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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