pars
/paʁs/
pars is a French word used to describe a part or a piece of a larger whole.
How do you pronounce it?
/paʁs/
Did you know?
- In French, the word pars is also the first-person singular conjugation of the verb partir, which means 'to leave'.
- The expression de part et d'autre describes things happening on both sides of a boundary and literally translates to 'from part and from other'.
- In French, the expression faire sa part means to do one's fair share of work. It shifts the meaning from a physical piece of an object to a conceptual division of responsibility.
Examples in context
- Le champ de gaz naturel de South Pars / North Dome, partagé entre l'Iran et le Qatar, a plus de réserves récupérables que tous les autres gisements de gaz combinés, et le monde se dirige donc vers la guerre pour voler des trillions de dollars.The South Pars/North Dome natural gas field, shared between Iran and Qatar, has more recoverable reserves than all other gas fields combined, and, thus, the world is headed for war to steal this field worth trillions of dollars.This sentence illustrates the use of pars in the context of a specific natural gas field name.Tatoeba #6461010 by Eccles17, translation #6461015 by Eccles17
- Tu es bruyant, pars s'il te plaît.You are noisy, please leave.
Example conversation
Chloé and Gabriel are looking at a map of a city.
- ChloéRegarde cette pars de la ville.Look at this part of the city.
- GabrielOui, c'est là que nous allons.Yes, that is where we are going.
- ChloéC'est une pars très moderne, Gabriel.It is a very modern part, Gabriel.
- GabrielJe pense que c'est magnifique.I think it is magnificent.
Sources
- Pronunciation from the Wiktionary entry Pars.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
