No. 10,909 in French
pare
"Pare" in French means "adorns," "protects," or "prepares," depending on context.
In a sentence
Il pare les coups avec agilité.
He parries the strikes with agility.
The word 'pare' is used as a verb meaning 'to parry' or 'to deflect', usually referring to a physical action of deflecting an attack.
Elle pare son jardin de fleurs colorées.
She adorns her garden with colorful flowers.
Here, 'pare' is used as a verb meaning 'to adorn' or 'to decorate', indicating the act of embellishing something.
Il prépare un gâteau et il le pare de glaçage.
He prepares a cake and decorates it with icing.
In this sentence, 'pare' is used as a derivative of embellishing, specifically referring to decorating the cake with icing.
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