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"Mare" is a noun which is often translated as "la yegua", and "pare" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "pelar". Learn more about the difference between "mare" and "pare" below.
mare(
mehr
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la yegua
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The mare gave birth to a colt in the barn.La yegua parió un potro en el granero.
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pare(
pehr
)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. pelar
Don't pare the apple! The skin has most of the vitamins.¡No peles la manzana! La piel tiene la mayoría de las vitaminas.
b. mondar
I learned to pare oranges with a knife and a fork.Aprendí a mondar naranjas con cuchillo y tenedor.
a. cortar
I pared my nails so short that they hurt.Me corté las uñas tan cortas que me duelen.
a. recortar
We'll have to pare unnecessary expenses to afford our vacation.Tendremos que recortar gastos innecesarios para poder pagar nuestras vacaciones.
b. reducir
We didn't pare the business expenses on time and now we're broke.No redujimos los gastos del negocio a tiempo y ahora estamos en quiebra.
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