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"Pareado" is a form of "pareado", a noun which is often translated as "rhyming couplet". "Parear" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to pair up". Learn more about the difference between "pareado" and "parear" below.
el pareado, pareado(
pah
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reh
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ah
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doh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (literature)
a. rhyming couplet
Escucha mi pareado favorito de Los cuentos de Canterbury.Listen to my favorite rhyming couplet from The Canterbury Tales.
Está buenísimo el pareado que acabo de componer.The rhyming couplet I've just composed is fantastic.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. semi-detached
Tuvimos que cambiarnos a una casa pareada para ahorrar un poco de dinero.We had to move to a semi-detached house to save some money.
parear(
pah
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reh
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (general)
a. to pair up
Para bailar tango primero hay que parear a los bailarines.In order to dance tango you have to pair up the dancers first.
