/paʁɛj/
Translation
the same, similar, such
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin pariculus, a diminutive of Latin par ('equal'). The English 'pair' and 'par' derive from the same par.
- Origin
- Vulgar Latin
- Root
- pariculus
- English cognates
- pair, par, parity
Grammar
Examples
, .
Same here, I think exactly the same thing as you in this case.
' j' .
I have never seen such weather in twenty years of living here.
, differe.
Our two projects are the same in substance, only the form differs.
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These two cakes taste exactly the same.
aux .
Her reaction is always the same when faced with criticism.
est un adjectif avec la forme feminine pareille et les pluriels pareils / pareilles. Il signifie the same, similar, such. Pareil seul en reponse est tres courant dans la langue parlee pour signifier same here ou likewise. C'est pareil (it's the same) et ca revient au pareil (it amounts to the same thing) sont des expressions frequentes.
Rendre la pareille (to give back what one got, to pay back in kind) est une expression de reciprocite. Sans pareil (unparalleled, unique) est un superlatif absolu. De pareilles betises (such foolishness) illustre le sens de such devant un nom au pluriel.
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