Portuguese English Dictionary

português - English

par in English:

1. pair pair


Since the bridge looks like a pair of glasses, they call it Meganebashi.
Tom buys new shoes whenever he can find a pair that fit.
a pair of trousers.
The adjacency pair has five basic characteristics.
Yoshio said he would pay as much as 15000 yen for a new pair of basketball shoes, but I thought that was quite expensive.
As Season 2 started, Dima decided that he needed a new look, and - reaching into the pocket of his Armani - pulled out a pair of supercool shades.
The game of pinball involves directing a little steel ball onto ramps and into holes with a pair of flippers.
I haven't bought a pair of shoes for six months; I deserve a new pair so I think I'll go buy them!
What do we mean by "global optimization"? It's kind of like if I gave you a pair of binoculars and told you to find me the highest mountain in the world, using only your eyes.
Which pair would you rather buy?
Grow a pair
The Tanabata Festival is often called the Star Festival. August 7th, the day of the festival, is said to be the only time when a pair of lovers, stars separated by the Milky Way, can see each other.
Pocket calculators are as cheap to buy as a pair of socks, and as essential to thousands of British school children as a pencil and eraser.
But there's only one pair of chopsticks. What shall we do?
A love story that unfolds between an unlikely pair, a public prosecutor from a good family and a modern high school girl.

2. even even


We're even.
I may seem confident, but I get extremely nervous speaking in front of people. My hands tremble, I get all tongue-tied, and sometimes I don't even know what I'm saying myself.
Since it was getting even hotter, Tom peeled off another layer of clothing.
It doesn't make much sense to me that I have to pay more income tax than you even though you make more money than I do.
Sometimes, if I look at a forest of trees, I get in a trance and don't even realize until minutes later.
Furthermore, even after the company information session, we sometimes hold company tours.
Even now, many years after the Cold War, there is still much rancor between the Russians and the Germans, especially in areas once occupied by the Soviet Union.
Even though the media reports that she is a potential presidential candidate, does anyone really think that she is a potential president?
A good newspaper reporter takes advantage of what he learns from any source, even the "little bird told him so" type of source.
Even at the end of the nineteenth century, sailors in the British Navy were not permitted to use knives and forks because using them was considered a sign of weakness.
A freezing beggar was brought into the hospital for treatment. However, he didn't have even one cent with which to settle the bill.
Prime numbers are like life; they are completely logical, but impossible to find the rules for, even if you spend all your time thinking about it.
Even during work, I secretly indulge my Internet addiction.
Cesar Chavez asked that strikers remain non-violent even though farm owners and their supporters sometimes used violence.
Mary took her time choosing a dress even though Tom was waiting for her.

English word "par"(even) occurs in sets:

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