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Meaning of Parry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈpæɹ.i

Definitions

  1. A surname from Welsh.
  2. A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
  3. A unisex given name.
  4. A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
  5. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Caledonia, No. 99, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  6. A defensive move intended to change the direction of an incoming strike to make it miss its intended target, rather than block and absorb it; and typically performed with an open hand in a downward or sideways slapping motion.

Equivalents

العربية المراوغة ناكف
Bosanski para parada
Eesti vältima
Français Parade parer
Gaeilge coisc
Hrvatski para parada
Kurdî para
Македонски одбивање одбие
Nederlands afweren ontwijken
Português parada parar
Română pară
Српски para parada
Svenska parera parering
Tagalog salag

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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