pare

(pâr)
tr.v., pared, par·ing, pares.

1. To remove the outer covering or skin of with a knife or similar instrument: pare apples.
2. To remove by or as if by cutting, clipping, or shaving: pared off the excess dough.
3. To reduce as if by cutting off outer parts; trim: pare expenses from the monthly budget.

[Middle English paren, from Old French parer, to prepare, trim, from Latin parāre, to prepare.]

parer par'er n.

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To peel or trim.

To remove the thin outer layer of foods like fruits and vegetables with a small, short-bladed knife (called a paring knife) or with a vegetable peeler.

verb

1. To remove the skin of: decorticate, peel, scale¹, skin, strip¹. See put on/take off.
2. To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising: chop¹, clip¹, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, lop¹, lower², prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate. See increase/decrease.

v

Definition: peel, trim
Antonyms: cover

IN BRIEF: To cut, shave, or remove (the outside) from anything.

Please pare the apples and carrots with the paring knife.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skrælle, nedskære

idioms:

• pare down    skære mere og mere af
• pared to the bone    skåret ind til benet

Nederlands (Dutch)
knippen, schillen, (randen/oppervlak) afsnijden

Français (French)
v. tr. - peler, rogner (des ongles), réduire (à)

idioms:

• pare down    réduire (à)
• pared to the bone    réduit au minimum vital

Deutsch (German)
v. - schneiden, schälen

idioms:

• pare down    kürzen
• pared to the bone    auf das Äußerste reduziert

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξακρίζω, ψαλιδίζω, κουτσουρεύω, (μτφ.) κουρεύω, καθαρίζω (μήλο), ξεφλουδίζω

idioms:

• pare down    ψαλιδίζω
• pared to the bone    που έχει μειωθεί/περικοπεί στο ελάχιστο

Italiano (Italian)
tagliare, disossare, sbucciare

idioms:

• pare down    ridurre
• pared to the bone    ridurre al minimo, disossare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aparar, reduzir

idioms:

• pare down    reduzir
• pared to the bone    severamente aparado

Русский (Russian)
урезать, чистить

idioms:

• pare down    урезать
• pared to the bone    сведенный до минимума

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cortar, pelar, mondar

idioms:

• pare down    reducir, disminuir
• pared to the bone    reducir algo al mínimo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skala, skära, klippa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
剥, 修, 削

idioms:

• pare down    减少
• pared to the bone    彻底取消, 削减

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 剝, 修, 削

idioms:

• pare down    減少
• pared to the bone    徹底取消, 削減

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 가지런히 깎다, 껍질을 벗기다, 절감하다

idioms:

• pare down    (조금씩) 줄이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 切りそろえる, 皮をむく, 削減する

idioms:

• pare down    少しずつ減らす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقشر, يكشط, يبري, يقلم, يشذب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קצץ, גזז, קילף, צמצם בהדרגה‬

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