transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈper ]
transitive verb
( pared ; par·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French parer to make, prepare, pare, from Latin parare to prepare, acquire; akin to Latin parere to give birth to, produce, Greek porein to give, present, Sanskrit pṛṇāti he gives
Date: 14th century
1. : to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
pare apples
paring his nails
2. : to diminish or reduce by or as if by paring
pare expenses
the novel was pared down to 200 pages
• par·er noun