PARA

Meaning of PARA in English

n. colloq.

1. a paratrooper.

2 a paragraph.

Etymology: abbr.

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

PARA — para- prefixo [ par- before vowels and -h- ; used chiefly to form technical terms] para-, par- (1. beside, alongside …
Interlingua English vocab
PARÁ — geographical name river 200 miles (322 kilometers ) N Brazil, the E mouth of the Amazon, state N Brazil S …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARA — I. noun (plural ~s or ~) Etymology: Turkish, from Persian pāra, literally, piece, scrap Date: 1687 1. any of several …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARA- — I. prefix or par- Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin, from Greek, from para; akin to Greek pro …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARA — I. ˈpärə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Turkish, from Persian pārah, literally, piece 1. a. : a Turkish monetary unit …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-PARA — _pərə noun combining form ( plural -paras -rəz ; or -pa·rae -ˌrē, ˌ-rī) Etymology: Latin, from parere to bring forth, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARÁ — pəˈrä, attributively as in “Para rubber” often ˈparə adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Pará (Belém), Brazil : belém
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARA — (n.) A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth of a …
Английский словарь Webster
PARA — (n.) Short for Para rubber.
Английский словарь Webster
PARA — (n.) The southern arm of the Amazon in Brazil; also, a seaport on this arm.
Английский словарь Webster
PARA — ( n. ) A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARA- — para- 1 1. a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, most often attached to verbs and verbal derivatives, with the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARÁ — /pah rah"/ , n. 1. an estuary in N Brazil: an arm of the Amazon. 200 mi. (320 km) long; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARA — para 1 /pah rah", pahr"ah/ , n. , pl. paras, para . a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARA — n. coin of low value, penny
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PARA- — I. prefix or par- Etymology: Greek, from para; akin to Greek pro before — more at for 1. : beside …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARA — I. ˈpär-ə noun ( plural paras or para ) Etymology: Turkish, from Persian pāra, literally, piece, scrap Date: 1687 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARA — add. ·noun short for para rubber. 2. para ·add. ·noun the southern arm of the amazon in brazil; also, a …
Webster English vocab
PARA — ~ 1 [ 'parə ] ■ noun informal a ~trooper. ———————— ~ 2 [ 'pα:rə ] ■ noun ( plural …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PARA- — [para-] or par- prefix [ME, fr. MF, fr. L, fr. Gk, fr. para; akin to Gk pro before--more at for] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARA — [pa.ra] n, pl paras or para [Turk, fr. Per parah, lit., piece] (1687) 1 a: any of several monetary units …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARÁ — Pará river in Brazil BrE AmE pə ˈrɑː —Portuguese [ pɐ ˈɾa ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PARA — I para 'paratrooper', 'paragraph' BrE AmE ˈpær ə ˈper ə ▷ para|s z II para monetary unit BrE AmE ˈpɑːr …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PARA — I. par ‧ a 1 /ˈpærə/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English informal [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: paratrooper ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARA- — para- /pærə/ BrE AmE prefix [ Sense 1-3: Language: Latin ; Origin: Greek , from para 'beside' ] [ Sense …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARA- — prefix (also par-) 1 beside (paramilitary). 2 beyond (paranormal). 3 Chem. a modification of (paraldehyde). b relating to diametrically opposite …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARA- — 1. prefix (also par-) 1. beside (paramilitary). 2 beyond (paranormal). 3 Chem. a modification of (paraldehyde). b relating to diametrically …
Oxford English vocab
PARA. — ( paras) Para. is a written abbreviation for paragraph . See Chapter 9, para. 1.2.
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARA — ( paras) A para is a paratrooper . ( BRIT INFORMAL ) ...some guys just out of the paras. N-COUNT …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARA — сущ. мн. para или paras эк. пара (разменная монета Югославии (до ее распада), Черногории (до введения евро) и Сербии; одна сотая …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по финансовым рынкам
PARA- — I. prefix or par- see: for beside ; alongside of ; beyond ; aside from , 2. closely related to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-PARA — noun combining form (plural ~s or ~e) see: pare woman delivered of (so many) children
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARA- — () A prefix denoting: (a) Likeness, similarity, or connection, or that the substance resembles, but is distinct from, that to …
Английский словарь Webster
PARA- — () A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against, amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is …
Английский словарь Webster
PARA- — A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against, amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is contrary …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARA- — A prefix denoting: (a) Likeness, similarity, or connection, or that the substance resembles, but is distinct from, that to the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARA. — Paraguay.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARÁ — geographical name 1. river 200 miles (322 kilometers ) N Brazil, the E mouth of the Amazon 2. state N …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-PARA — ( plural -paras or -parae ) Etymology: Latin, from parere to give birth to — more at pare : woman …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARA- — a prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against, amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is contrary …
Webster English vocab
PARA — n. para aminobenzoic acid para aminosalicylic acid Para rubber Para rubber tree si vis pacem para bellum
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PARA — n. Function: noun combining form Inflected Form: plural -paras or -parae Etymology: Latin, from parere to give birth to ― …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PARA — n. Function: combining form Etymology: parachute : parachute < para trooper>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PARA — n. Variant: or par- Function: prefix Etymology: Greek, from para; akin to Greek pro before ― more at FOR 1 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PARA — n. Function: abbreviation paragraph
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PARA — n. Pronunciation: ' pär- ə Function: noun Inflected Form: plural paras or para Etymology: Turkish, from Persian p ā ra, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PARA — n. Pronunciation: p ə - ' rä Function: geographical name 1 river 200 mi (322 km ) N Brazil, the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PARA- — ~ 1 (also par- ) ■ prefix 1》 beside; adjacent to: parathyroid. 2》 beyond or distinct from, but analogous to: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-PARA — [-para] n comb form, pl -paras or -parae [L, fr. parere to give birth to--more at pare]: woman delivered of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARA — estado (state) of northern Brazil through which the lower Amazon River flows to the sea. It is bounded to the …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARA- — para- combining form with stress-neutral suffix BrE AmE ¦pær ə ¦per ə ▷ — parapraxis ˌpær ə ˈpræks ɪs § …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PARA- — / ˈpærə; NAmE / prefix (in nouns and adjectives) 1. beyond : paranormal 2. similar to but not official or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARA — / ˈpærə; NAmE / noun ( informal ) = paratrooper
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARA. — ➡ par.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARA- — comb. form protect, ward off (parachute; parasol). [F f. It. f. L parare defend]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARA — n. colloq. 1 a paratrooper. 2 a paragraph. [abbr.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARA — n. colloq. 1 a paratrooper. 2 a paragraph. [ abbr. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PARA. — (paras) Para. is a written abbreviation for paragraph . See Chapter 9, ~ 1.2.
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PARA — (~s) A ~ is a ~trooper . (BRIT INFORMAL) ...some guys just out of the ~s. N-COUNT: usu pl, usu …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PARA- — prefix EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a paramilitary group
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARA — (TEXT) [noun] [C] - abbreviation for paragraphParas 5 and 6 will have to be rewritten.
Cambridge English vocab
PARA — Paragraph
Computer Abbreviations English vocabulary
PARA — [Other] Ancient Finnish household spirits who appear in the shape of a cat, snake, hare, or frog. They enlarge to …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
PARA- — prefix, beside, near.
AIDS English Glossary

Oxford English vocab

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