parade

parade
n
1. procession, promenade, progression, succession; train, file, string, straggle; caravan, troop, review, file, column, rank and file, march, march-past; cortege, funeral procession, autocade, motorcade; demonstration, field day, turnout, pageantry, fete.
2. ostentation, pretension, splash, blazon, spectacle; pomp, magnificence, grandeur, glitter, flourish; vaunting, showing off, boasting, Inf. sporting; Inf. putting on airs, cutting or making a figure, cutting a swath; swaggering, strutting, prinking, U.S. Sl. putting on the dog; parvenu behavior, blatant affluence, conspicuous consumption.
3. public walk, promenade, passageway, footpath, esplanade; seawall, boardwalk, sidewalk, ambulatory.
v
4. march, hike, file, file by, go in column; march in review, march by, ride in review, Mil. troop the colors.
5. flaunt, display, Inf. sport, exhibit, air, point out, flash; put forth or forward, emphasize, spotlight, draw attention to, show off; make a show, strut, peacock; put on airs, put up a front, U.S. Sl. put on the dog; wave, dangle in front of [s.o.] flourish.

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  • parade — [ parad ] n. f. • v. 1560; de parer I ♦ (de 1. parer) 1 ♦ Étalage que l on fait d une chose, afin de se faire valoir. ⇒ 2. affectation, exhibition, ostentation; fam. bluff, épate, esbroufe. « le désir de parade qui excite devant les femmes tous… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Parade — Pa*rade , n. [F., fr. Sp. parada a halt or stopping, an assembling for exercise, a place where troops are assembled to exercise, fr. parar to stop, to prepare. See {Pare}, v. t.] 1. The ground where a military display is held, or where troops are …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • parade — Parade. s. f. Montre d une chose qui n est que pour l ornement. Mettre une chose en parade. cela n est mis là que pour parade. Il se dit generalement de tout ce qui est moins pour l usage que pour l ornement. Un lit de parade. une chambre de… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • parade — [pə rād′] n. [Fr < Sp parada, a parade, place for the exercise of troops < parar, to stop (a horse), prepare < L parare,PREPARE] 1. ostentatious or pompous display 2. a) a military display or assembly; esp., a review of marching troops… …   English World dictionary

  • Parade — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Parade puede referirse a: Parade Magazine, una revista Parade, alias de Antonio Galvañ, músico murciano Parade, álbum de Prince Parade, álbum de DJ Tiësto Obtenido de Parade Categoría: Wikipedia:Desambiguación …   Wikipedia Español

  • Parade — Sf std. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. parade, dieses aus span. parada, einer Ableitung von span. parár zieren, schmücken (eigentlich zubereiten ; parat). Paradebett ist so benannt als ursprüngliche Bezeichnung des Bettes, in dem der… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Parade — (von französisch parade aus parer „bereiten“; „abwehren“) bezeichnet: Parade (Album), Album von Prince (1986) Parade (Ballett), Ballett von Erik Satie (1917) Parade (Lübeck), historische Straße in Lübeck einen feierlichen Aufmarsch militärischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • parade — ► NOUN 1) a public procession. 2) a formal march or gathering of troops for inspection or display. 3) a series or succession. 4) a boastful or ostentatious display. 5) Brit. a public square, promenade, or row of shops. ► VERB 1) …   English terms dictionary

  • Parade — Pa*rade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parading}.] [Cf. F. parader.] 1. To exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner; to show off. [1913 Webster] Parading all her sensibility. Byron. [1913 Webster] 2. To assemble and form; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Parade — Pa*rade , v. i. 1. To make an exhibition or spectacle of one s self, as by walking in a public place. [1913 Webster] 2. To assemble in military order for evolutions and inspection; to form or march, as in review or in a public celebratory… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Parade — Surtout porté dans le Périgord et le Limousin, le nom désigne celui qui est originaire d une localité appelée (la) Parade. Sens du toponyme : enceinte fortifiée (latin parata = protégée) …   Noms de famille

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