parry

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpæri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpæri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(par′ē)

Inflections of 'parry' (n): npl: parries
Inflections of 'parry' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
parries
v 3rd person singular
parrying
v pres p
parried
v past
parried
v past p
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parry n(fencing: defensive move) (de un ataque)parada nf
  bloqueo nm
  esquive nm
 The fencer defended herself with a parry.
 El esgrimista se defendió con una parada.
parry⇒ vi(fence) (un ataque)bloquear⇒ vtr
  parar⇒ vtr
  eludir⇒ vtr
 The two fencers parried in the championship.
 Ambos esgrimistas bloquearon ataques durante el campeonato.
parry [sth]⇒ vtr(fencing: deflect)esquivar⇒ vtr
  desviar⇒ vtr
 As the attacker swung, the fencer parried, then sidestepped his charge.
 Mientras el atacante intentaba golpearlo, el esgrimista esquivó y dio un paso para evitar su carga.
parry [sth] vtrfigurative (defend yourself against)defenderse⇒ v prnl
 The senator parried the embarrassing question by raising a similar issue about his opponent.
 El senador se defendió de la pregunta embarazosa sacando a la luz un problema similar al de su oponente.
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'parry' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
rebatir - desviar - quite

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