transcription, транскрипция: [ pɑ:(r) ]
1.
If you say that two people or things are on a par with each other, you mean that they are equally good or bad, or equally important.
Parts of Glasgow are on a par with the worst areas of London and Liverpool for burglaries.
PHRASE : PHR n / -ing , usu v-link PHR , PHR after v
2.
In golf, par is the number of strokes that a good player should take to get the ball into a hole or into all the holes on a particular golf course.
He was five under par after the first round.
N-UNCOUNT : N with num , under/over N
3.
If you say that someone or something is below par or under par , you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.
Duffy’s primitive guitar playing is well below par...
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4.
If you say that someone or something is not up to par , you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.
His performance was not up to par...
PHRASE : usu with neg , v-link PHR , PHR after v
5.
If you feel below par or under par , you feel tired and unable to perform as well as you normally do.
PHRASE : usu v-link PHR
6.
If you say that something that happens is par for the course , you mean that you are not pleased with it but it is what you expected to happen.
He said long hours are par for the course.
PHRASE : v-link PHR