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pareil

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pareil.

Noun

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pareil (plural pareils)

  1. (obsolete, quaint) An equal.
    Among writers he was a man without pareil.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French pareil, from Old French, from Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Occitan parelh, Spanish parejo.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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pareil (feminine pareille, masculine plural pareils, feminine plural pareilles)

  1. such
    Synonym: tel
    Je n’ai jamais vu une chose pareille.
    I've never seen such a thing.
    en pareil casin such a case
  2. 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

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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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Adverb

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pareil

  1. the same; alike
    faire pareilto do the same
    Elles étaient habillées pareil.
    They were dressed alike.
  2. (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.

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