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para keet (also parra-keet) /'paerakiit/ noun a small bird of the parrot family, usually with a long tail
para-legal /.paera'liigl/
noun (NAmE) a person who is
trained to help a lawyer WM&lM. ► para-legal adj. para-linguistic /.paeralirj'gwistik/ adj. (linguistics i§]§f)
relating to communication through ways other than words, for example tone of
voice, expressions on your
face and actions MW
par-all-ax /‘paeralaeks/
noun [U] (technical A iff) the effect by
which the position or direction of an object appears to change when the object
is seen from different
positions urn (
mm\)
par al lel /'paeralel/ adj., noun, verb m adj. 1 ~ (to/with sth) two or more lines that
are parallel
to
each other are the same distance apart at every point X fj : parallel lines X ff ^ 0 The road
and the canal are
parallel to each other. 31% jgrM X fj0 — picture o line 2
very similar or taking place at the same time [W]frt1£X$J; IfjStfKJ; *fjSZ
1$:
a
parallel case 0 parallel trends XArA
3 (computing if) involving several
computer operations at the same time Xfj (ft: parallel processing ► par-al-lel adv.: The road and the
canal run parallel to each other. ii ASM X^To o The plane flew parallel to the coast, if-££ XiA
m noun 1 [C, U] a person, a
situation, an event, etc. that is very similar to another, especially one in a
different place or time (
( fJSHWH, ) Baa
equivalent : These ideas
have parallels in Freud’s
thought too.
H
fill S M 4* tfc A $1#11L O This is an achievement
without parallel in modem times.
J&fL
o This tradition has no
parallel in our culture.
tlfc+Jl&WMo 2 [C, usually
pi.] similar features {& # jj£ ; fg {& # A : There are interesting
parallels between the 1960s and the late 1990s. * 20 1ft
o It is
possible to draw a parallel
between (= find similar features in) their experience and
ours. fEfMl
3 (also parallel of 'latitude) [C] an imaginary line
around the earth that is always the same distance from the equator; this line on a map (
parallel % 49 ITSTTn in 'parallel (with sth/sb)
with and at the same time
as sth/sb else (-%•••) JWJ H:
The new degree and the existing certificate courses would run in parallel.
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verb [VN] 1 to be similar to sth; to
happen at the same time as sth +9X • • • 1^1 X: Their legal system
parallels our own. Ml 0 The
rise in unemployment is
paralleled by an increase in petty crime. 2 to
be as good as sth ^ ■ ■■
M
H; fcfc# ± Hl?l equal : a level of achievement
that has never been paralleled fXAlftiftrtiJ&ifc — compare unparalleled .parallel 'bars noun [pi.] two bars on posts
that are used for doing gymnastic exercises —picture o
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parallelograms Xfrrai&jfc
square rectangle A
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.parallel
'imports noun [pi.]
(economics
%£)
goods that are imported into a country without the permission of the company
that produced them, and sold at a lower price than the company sells them at
Xfr3tt P , zlt $() paral lel ism /'paeralelizam/ noun [U, C] {formal) the state of being
similar; a similar feature (ft#
M. ■ I think he exaggerates the parallelism
between the two cases.
par
al lelo gram /.paera'lelagraem/ noun {geometry Jl(51) a flat shape with
four straight sides, the opposite sides being parallel and equal to each other
Xfr 'parallel
port noun (computing if) a point on a computer
where you connect a device such as a printer that sends or receives more than
one piece of data at a timeffff^P
.parallel
'processing noun [u] (computing if) the division of a
process into different parts, which are performed at the same time by different
processors in a computer jffj£hJi
.parallel
'ruler noun a device for drawing
lines that are always the same distance apart, consisting of two connected
rulers XfASR ( fhmffijS&glftRXW ) .parallel 'turn noun a turn in skiing with the skis kept parallel (
the Para-lym-pics /.paera'limpiks/ noun [pi ] an international athletics competition for people who
are disabled £fc£AJI3I£;
para lyse (BrE) {NAmE para lyze) /'paeralaiz/ verb [VN] [often passive] 1 to make sb unable to
feel or move all or part of their body ^ f| M; M: The accident left him paralysed
from the waist down. rP
\eX T UMMJ o 0 {figurative)
paralysing heat X A A HI® Ifc ft] o {figurative) She stood there, paralysed
with fear. fPM, 2 to prevent sth from
functioning normally X IE # X ff: The airport is still
paralysed by the strike.
par
aly sis /pa'raelasis/
noun
{pi. par-aly-ses /-sirz/) 1 [U, C] a loss of control
of, and sometimes feeling in, part or most of the body, caused by disease or an
injury to the nerves MM: paralysis of both legs
MMMM 2 [U] a total inability
to move, act, ftinction, etc. ( fSzifK X MM:
The
strike caused total
paralysis in the city.
para lyt ic /.paera'litik/ adj. 1 [not before noun] (BrE, informal) very drunk ^ ;
gggJAl? 2 [usually before
noun] {formal) suffering from paralysis; making sb unable to move a
paralytic illness o paralytic fear
para-med ic /.paera'medik/ noun a person whose job is to
help people who are sick or injured, but who is not a doctor or a nurse ^
ifj # 1$ Iff ff 0
— compare ambulance worker ► para- med-ic-al /-ikl/ adj.: paramedical staff AM
par am eter /pa'raemita(r)/ noun [usually pi.] something
that decides or limits the way in which sth can be done aE 01^; : to set/define the
parameters
fiJiT / o We had to work within the parameters
that had. already been established.
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para mili tary /.paera'milatri; NAmE-teri/ adj., noun u
adj. [usually before noun]
1 a paramilitary
organization is an illegal group that is organized like an army #
: a right-wing
paramilitary group —4" AH 2 helping the official army of a country paramilitary police,
such as the
CRS in
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noun [usually pi ] {pi. -ies) 1 a member of an illegal
paramilitary group or organization (-£$&& )
2a
member of an organization that helps the official army of a country
para-mount /'paeramaunt/
adj. 1 more important than
anything else MA/Itlclft; This matter is of
paramount importance. lit
# M A S 3c e o Safety is paramount. , 2 (formal) having the highest