Parry Meaning in English

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التعريف

To block or avoid an attack, especially during a fight with weapons, or to cleverly avoid answering a difficult question.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Parry' is formal and often found in sports (like fencing) or literature. It can also mean skillfully dodging questions in debates or interviews. Common collocation: 'parry a blow', 'parry a question'. Not used for avoiding objects; use 'dodge' or 'block' instead.

• Spanish: parar (esgrima) - esquivar - evadir (respuesta)
• Portuguese (BR): aparar (esgrima) - desviar - esquivar (resposta)
• Portuguese (PT): apariar (esgrima) - desviar - esquivar (resposta)
• Chinese (Simplified): 招架 - 回避（问题）
• Chinese (Traditional): 招架 - 迴避（問題）
• Hindi: रोधना (वार रोकना) - टालना (बातों में)
• Arabic: يتصدّى (لهجوم) - يراوغ (في الكلام)
• Bengali: প্রতিরোধ করা - এড়িয়ে চলা (কৌশলে প্রশ্ন এড়ানো)
• Russian: парировать - отражать
• Japanese: 受け流す - かわす (質問など)
• Vietnamese: đỡ (đòn) - né tránh (câu hỏi)
• Korean: 막아내다 - 슬기롭게 피하다
• Turkish: savmak - karşı koymak
• Urdu: جواب دینا (کامیابی سے حملہ روکنا یا سوال ٹالنا)
• Indonesian: menangkis - menghindar (secara cerdas)

جمل نموذجية

The swordsman parried his opponent's attack.

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She tried to parry the basketball with her hands.

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He quickly parried the punch to his face.

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The politician skillfully parried every tough question from reporters.

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You can't always parry criticism with jokes.

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With a swift movement, she parried the incoming blow and counterattacked.

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