pareil
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editpareil (plural pareils)
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editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French pareil, from Old French, from Late Latin pariculus, diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Occitan parelh, Spanish parejo.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editpareil (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
editThe adjective is often placed before the noun in formal style: un pareil crime, whereas un crime pareil sounds more natural.
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editAdverb
editpareil
- 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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