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pareil.

such

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/pa.ʁɛj/

  1. such

    Je n'ai jamais vu une chose pareille.
    en pareil cas

  2. like, alike, same

    Les chauves-souris voletaient en silence, pareilles à des ombres inquiètes.
    Il est pareil à son père.
Where this word comes from

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

adv/pa.ʁɛj/

  1. the same; alike

    faire pareil
    Elles étaient habillées pareil.

  2. anyway; just the same

    Quebec · informal
    J'avais pas envie d'y aller, mais ch't'y allé pareil.
Where this word comes from

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

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