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237 pars pro toto
par faveur [Fr], by favor.
parfleche [Can Fr], a raw hide, esp., of a buffalo, stripped of hair and
dried; also, any article made of this.
par force [Fr], by force; by forcible means.
par hasard [Fr], by chance; accidentally.
pari [Maori], precipice: New Zealand.
pari mutuel [Fr; pi. paris mutuels], lit., mutual bet; a form of betting
in which those who have backed the winner divide the money bet
on the rest, less a small percentage.
pari passu [L], with (or at) equal pace; equally and simultaneously.
Paris vaut bien une messe [Fr], Paris is well worth a mass: attributed
to Henri IV of France, on becoming a convert to Catholicism.
paritur pax bello [L], peace is produced by war.
parla bene, ma parla poco [It], speak well, but speak little.
parlando or parlante [It], in a speaking or declamatory manner: music.
par l'écoulement du temps [Fr], by the lapse of time.
par le droit du plus fort [Fr], by right of the strongest.
parlementaire [Fr], bearer of a flag of truce, authorized to negotiate
terms of truce with the enemy.
parler à tort et à travers [Fr], to speak at random or thoughtlessly.
parler français comme une vache enragée [Fr], lit., to speak French
like an enraged cow; murder the French language; also: vache
espagnole, Spanish cow.
parlez du loup et vous verrez sa queue [Fr], speak of the wolf and
you will see his tail; speak of the devil and he will appear.
par manière d'acquit [Fr], lit., by way of discharge; for form's sake;
carelessly.
par moitiés [Fr], by halves.
par negotiis, neque supra [L], equal to his business and not above it:
Tacitus.
par nobile fratrum [L], a noble pair of brothers; two just alike: Horace.
paroisse [Fr], parish; parish church.
parole d'honneur [Fr], word of honor: esp. mil.
paroles aigres [Fr], sharp words.
paroles en l'air [Fr], vain (or idle) words.
par oneri [L], equal to the burden.
par parenthèse [Fr], by way of parenthesis; by the way.
par pari refero [L], I return like for like; tit for tat.
par plaisir [Fr], for pleasure; for pastime.
par précaution [Fr], by way of precaution.
par principe [Fr], on principle.
par privilège [Fr], by way of privilege.
pars adversa [L], the opposing party.
par signe de mépris [Fr], as a token of contempt.
pars pro toto [L], part for the whole.