Meaning
to block, to save, to parry
- to block, to parry, to save (in sports)
- to shield, to protect
- to adorn, to decorate (archaic or literary)
In a sentence
Ha parato il colpo con il braccio.
He blocked the blow with his arm.
Puoi parare il sole con questo cappello?
Can you shield yourself from the sun with this hat?
Non so parare bene i rigori.
I can't save penalties well.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| parare | infinitive |
| pariamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| paro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| parate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pari | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| parano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| para | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| paravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| paravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| paravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| paravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| paravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| parava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| parammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| parai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| paraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| parasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| pararono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| parò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| pareremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| parerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| parerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| parerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| pareranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| parerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| pariamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| pari | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| pariate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pari | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| parino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pari | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| parassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| parassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| paraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| parassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| parassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| parasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pareremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| parerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| parereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pareresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| parerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| parerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pariamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| parate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| para | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| parando | gerund |
| parato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For physical blocking in sports, parare is common: parare un rigore. For generic stopping, fermare or bloccare is often more natural.
- To mean “dodge/parry,” it sounds literary or technical outside fixed phrases. In everyday speech, evitare or schivare is usually more common.
- Parare can mean “deck out” in reflexive form: pararsi a festa. This use is idiomatic and less common in basic conversation.