parade
gb/pɚˈeɪd/ us/pɚˈeɪd/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 7000
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
B1
event
1
large organized public procession
A big public event where many people or vehicles move together along a street to celebrate or show something.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a parade of [people/vehicles] through [a place]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse a 'parade' with a 'protest' or 'march'. A protest or march usually focuses on expressing political opinions or anger, while a parade is more often a celebration, though it can also be used for political causes. Also, learners may say *'The people made a line on the street'* instead of 'There was a parade on the street.'
Συνώνυμα
procession (More general and slightly more formal; can be religious, ceremonial, or funereal, not only celebratory.)
Αντώνυμα
private ceremony (Highlights that a parade is a large, public event, while a private ceremony is small and not open to the public.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
military parade
|victory parade
|street parade
|festival parade
|parade route
|parade float
Θέματα
public_life
|celebrations
|politics
|arts_entertainment
Παραδείγματα
- Thousands of people lined the streets to watch the Pride parade.
- The city held a victory parade for the championship team.
- We took the kids downtown for the Christmas parade.
- Police will close several roads during the parade.
- The parade featured colorful floats and marching bands.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- We watched the big parade in the city.
- There was a long parade with many cars and bands.
- My school will walk in the holiday parade.
- The parade goes past my house every year.
- They are planning a parade for the new king.
Ρήμα
B2
action
2
to march in a procession
To walk in a line with a group in public, as part of a special event.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[people] parade through [a place]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes say *'walk in a parade'* when they could simply say 'parade', as in 'We will parade through the city.' Also, they may confuse 'parade' (organized and special) with 'walk' or 'stroll' (everyday movement).
Συνώνυμα
march (Often suggests a strong, regular walking rhythm and is common for protests or soldiers; 'parade' focuses more on the show or celebration.)
Αντώνυμα
disperse (While people parade by gathering and moving together, they disperse when they break apart and go in different directions.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
parade through the streets
|parade past the crowd
|parade in front of
|be paraded around town
Θέματα
public_life
|celebrations
|arts_entertainment
|politics
Παραδείγματα
- The athletes paraded through the city in open-top buses.
- Students paraded around the stadium before the game began.
- Dancers in bright costumes paraded past the cameras.
- The team paraded the trophy through their hometown.
- Veterans paraded down the main street to mark the holiday.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The band paraded through the town.
- Children paraded around the school with flags.
- The players paraded the cup in front of the fans.
- People paraded down the road and waved.
- They paraded past us slowly.
Ρήμα
B2
action
3
to show something off publicly
To make someone or something very easy for everyone to see, usually to show how good it is, or sometimes to shame someone.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to parade [something/someone] in front of [people]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes use 'parade' only for streets and processions and do not realize it can mean 'show off'. They may also say *'show out'* instead of 'show off' or 'parade'. Remember that 'parade something' means to display it very openly so people notice.
Συνώνυμα
show off (Informal and very common; usually focuses on making people notice how good something is, while 'parade' can be more formal and can also imply criticism.)
Αντώνυμα
hide (To hide something is to keep it from public view, which is the opposite of parading it in front of others.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
parade your success
|parade his wealth
|parade her talents
|paraded in front of the media
|parade their children
Θέματα
social_behavior
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- He loves to parade his achievements on social media.
- The company paraded its new technology in front of investors.
- The suspects were paraded before journalists outside the court.
- She felt uncomfortable being paraded in front of potential clients.
- Politicians paraded their families on stage for the cameras.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He likes to parade his new car at work.
- They paraded their baby in front of all the guests.
- The school paraded its best students on the stage.
- She does not want to be paraded on TV.
- The boss paraded the award around the office.
Ουσιαστικό
C1
entity
4
continuous series of people or things
Many people or things coming one after another, often so many that it seems too much or annoying.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a parade of [problems/people/things]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners often know only the basic 'street event' meaning of 'parade' and may not understand this figurative use like 'a parade of problems'. In these cases, no real street event is happening; it just means many similar things, one after another.
Συνώνυμα
stream (Often used for a continuous flow of people or things; 'parade' is slightly more dramatic or critical.)
Αντώνυμα
isolated instance (Describes a single event, in contrast to the repeated or continuous nature of a 'parade' of things.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a parade of complaints
|a parade of experts
|a parade of problems
|a parade of witnesses
|endless parade
Θέματα
description
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The talk show featured a parade of celebrities promoting their new movies.
- We faced a constant parade of technical problems during the launch.
- A depressing parade of statistics filled the report.
- The manager listened to a parade of complaints from unhappy customers.
- The courtroom saw a daily parade of witnesses over several weeks.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- There was a parade of questions at the end of the talk.
- The teacher listened to a parade of excuses from the students.
- We had a parade of small problems all day.
- The show brought a parade of singers to the stage.
- He talked about a parade of bad events in his life.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
event
5
formal military formation or ceremony
A special time when soldiers stand in lines or march together so they can be checked or shown to people.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
be on parade
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse a general 'parade' in the city with a more specific military 'parade' on a base. In military use, 'on parade' often means simply 'standing in formation', not a public festival.
Συνώνυμα
review (In military contexts, 'review' is a formal inspection; 'parade' focuses more on the formation and ceremony.)
Αντώνυμα
off duty (When soldiers are 'on parade' they are formally assembled; 'off duty' means they are not in such formation or active service at that moment.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
military parade
|on parade
|parade ground
|parade square
|pass in review on parade
Θέματα
military
|public_life
|politics
Παραδείγματα
- New recruits stood nervously on parade as the officers approached.
- The regiment held a farewell parade before leaving the base.
- Cadets must be on parade at seven o'clock sharp.
- The general inspected the troops on parade.
- They practiced for weeks for the passing-out parade.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The soldiers stood on parade in the morning.
- We watched the army parade on the base.
- The officer walked in front of the soldiers on parade.
- All cadets must be on parade at eight.
- He cleaned his uniform for the parade ground.
Ρήμα
C1
action
6
to walk to attract attention
To walk in a public place again and again so that people will see you.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] parade up and down [a place]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes think this always means a formal event, but here it simply means walking around so people see you. It is not the same as 'stroll', which does not suggest trying to attract attention.
Συνώνυμα
strut (Suggests walking in a proud, confident, or showy way; 'parade' focuses on being seen in public, sometimes without strong attitude.)
Αντώνυμα
sneak (To move quietly so people do not see you, which is the opposite of parading yourself in public.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
parade up and down
|parade around the streets
|parade in front of the shops
|parade along the beach
Θέματα
social_behavior
|appearance
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Teenagers paraded up and down the shopping street on Saturday night.
- He spent the afternoon parading around the pool in his new swimsuit.
- Models paraded along the pier, posing for tourists.
- They paraded in front of the café, hoping to be noticed.
- Fans paraded outside the stadium long before the game started.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The boys paraded up and down the main street.
- She paraded around the mall in her new dress.
- They paraded in front of the shop windows.
- People paraded along the beach all evening.
- He likes to parade around the club to be seen.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
entity
7
wide town or seaside street
A wide street or open area, often near the sea, where people walk and there are many shops.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
walk along the parade
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may think 'parade' always means an event, not a place. In some British and Commonwealth usage, 'the parade' is the name of a street or walkway, especially near the sea.
Συνώνυμα
promenade (Very close in meaning; 'promenade' can sound a bit more formal or old-fashioned in some varieties of English.)
Αντώνυμα
back street (A smaller, less important street away from the main public walking area, contrasted with the central, open nature of a parade.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
along the parade
|seafront parade
|shopping parade
|hotel on the parade
Θέματα
travel
|places
|daily_life
Παραδείγματα
- Our hotel is right on the parade overlooking the beach.
- They opened a new café on the main parade.
- We took an evening stroll along the parade.
- Shops along the parade stay open late in summer.
- Street artists perform on the parade during the holidays.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- We walked along the parade by the sea.
- There are many small shops on the parade.
- Our room looks out over the parade.
- Children played on the parade in front of the hotels.
- They sat in a bar on the parade and watched people.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
parade
IPA
GB/pɚˈeɪd/
US/pɚˈeɪd/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
parade (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (parade)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: parade
- Plural: parade, parades
Verb
- Base: parade
- 3rd Person Singular: parades
- Present Participle: parading
- Past: paraded
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
parades
noun
parading
verb
paraded
verb
Related words
parader
noun
Εκφράσεις
on parade
1/ˈɔn pɚˈeɪd/
fixed phrase
assembled and clearly on display
To be gathered in a group where everyone can see you, especially in a formal or military way, or when many similar things are shown together.
Παραδείγματα
- All the new recruits were on parade at dawn.
- The company’s latest products were on parade at the trade show.
- With so many cameras around, every mistake was on parade.
parade around
1/pɚˈeɪd ɚˈaʊnd/
phrasal verb
informal
walk around to show off
To walk or move around in a public place in a way that makes people look at you or something you have.
Παραδείγματα
- He loves to parade around in his designer sunglasses.
- They paraded around the office with the trophy all afternoon.
- Tourists were parading around the square with big cameras.
parade as
1/pɚˈeɪd ˈæz/
phrasal verb
pretend to be something
To behave or speak as if you are a particular kind of person, when you are not really that kind of person.
Παραδείγματα
- He parades as an expert, but he’s never worked in the field.
- The group parades as a charity, yet it’s actually a business.
- She paraded as a concerned neighbor to get information.
parade up and down
1/pɚˈeɪd ˈʌp ˈænd dˈaʊn/
phrasal verb
walk back and forth to be seen
To walk again and again in one place, usually in a straight line, so that people notice you.
Παραδείγματα
- Teenagers paraded up and down the main street on Friday night.
- He kept parading up and down outside her office.
- Models paraded up and down the catwalk before the judges.
rain on someone's parade
1/ɹˈeɪn ˈɔn sˈʌmwˌʌnz pɚˈeɪd/
idiom
informal
spoil someone’s plans or excitement
To make someone feel less happy or excited about their plans or good news, often by bringing problems or criticism.
Παραδείγματα
- I don’t want to rain on your parade, but the trip might be too expensive.
- She was so proud of her idea that I didn’t have the heart to rain on her parade.
- Not to rain on your parade, but it’s supposed to storm all weekend.