pareil
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]pareil (plural pareils)
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle French pareil, from Old French, from Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Occitan parelh, Spanish parejo.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]pareil (feminine pareille, masculine plural pareils, feminine plural pareilles)
- such
- Synonym: tel
- Je n’ai jamais vu une chose pareille.
- I've never seen such a thing.
- en pareil cas ― in such a case
- like, alike, same
- Les chauves-souris voletaient en silence, pareilles à des ombres inquiètes.
- Bats fluttered in silence like worried shadows.
- Il est pareil à son père. (Quebec)
- He's like his father.
Usage notes
[edit]The adjective is often placed before the noun in formal style: un pareil crime, whereas un crime pareil sounds more natural.
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[edit]Adverb
[edit]pareil
- the same; alike
- faire pareil ― to do the same
- Elles étaient habillées pareil.
- They were dressed alike.
- (Quebec, informal) anyway; just the same
- Synonym: quand même
- J’avais pas envie d’y aller, mais ch’t’y allé pareil.
- I didn't feel like going, but I went anyway.
Further reading
[edit]- “pareil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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