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I'm totally active. I am just this side of hyper. I jog and go to the gym every day. When I'm on the computer, I'm reading, I'm writing, I'm never quiet. My brain is very rarely not engaged. Every now and again I will fall asleep under the parasol in the sun, but that's a rarity.
Suzi Quatro

Meaning of "parasol" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARASOL

Via French from Italian parasole, from para-² + sole sun, from Latin sōl.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PARASOL

parasol  [ˈpærəˌsɒl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARASOL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Parasol is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARASOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

parasol

Umbrella

An umbrella or parasol is a canopy designed to protect against rain or sunlight. The word parasol usually refers to an item designed to protect from the sun; umbrella refers to a device more suited to protect from rain. Often the difference is the material; some parasols are not waterproof. Umbrellas and parasols are primarily hand-held portable devices designed to shield an individual from sun or rain, and are sized for personal use. Today, larger parasols are often used as fixed or semi-fixed devices, used with patio tables or other outdoor furniture, or as points of shade on a sunny beach. The collapsible umbrella may have first been used in China and had sliding levers similar to those in use today. Parasols are sometimes called sunshades. An umbrella may also be called a brolly, parapluie, rainshade, gamp, bumbershoot, or umbrolly.

Definition of parasol in the English dictionary

The definition of parasol in the dictionary is an umbrella used for protection against the sun; sunshade.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARASOL


aerosol
ˈɛərəˌsɒl
cortisol
ˈkɔːtɪˌsɒl
creosol
ˈkriːəˌsɒl
cytosol
ˈsaɪtəʊˌsɒl
farnesol
ˈfɑːnɪˌsɒl
girasol
ˈdʒɪrəˌsɒl
girasole
ˈdʒɪrəˌsɒl
girosol
ˈdʒɪrəˌsɒl
hydrosol
ˈhaɪdrəˌsɒl
latosol
ˈlætəˌsɒl
Limassol
ˈlɪməˌsɒl
lithosol
ˈlɪθəˌsɒl
paleosol
ˈpælɪəʊˌsɒl
planosol
ˈpleɪnəˌsɒl
plasmasol
ˈplæzməˌsɒl
plastisol
ˈplæstɪˌsɒl
regosol
ˈrɛɡəˌsɒl
spodosol
ˈspɒdəˌsɒl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARASOL

parasitization
parasitize
parasitoid
parasitologic
parasitological
parasitologist
parasitology
parasitoses
parasitosis
paraskiing
parasol mushroom
parasoled
parasphenoid
parastatal
parastichies
parastichous
parastichy
parasuicide
parasymbiont
parasymbioses

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARASOL

alcohol
Bristol
col
control
cool
cresol
entresol
eusol
high school
Lysol
middle school
new sol
nuevo sol
organosol
podsol
pool
school
symbol
tool
trinitrocresol

Synonyms and antonyms of parasol in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «parasol» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARASOL

Find out the translation of parasol to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of parasol from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parasol» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

梧桐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sombrilla
570 millions of speakers

English

parasol
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छत्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المظلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зонт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guarda-sol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছোট ছাতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parasol
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Payung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schirm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

日傘
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파라솔
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Payung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lọng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறுகுடை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅरासोल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

güneş şemsiyesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parasole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parasol
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зонт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

umbrelă de soare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομπρέλα ήλιου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

parasol
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

parasoll
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parasoll
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parasol

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARASOL»

The term «parasol» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.074 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARASOL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «parasol» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «parasol» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about parasol

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QUOTES WITH «PARASOL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word parasol.
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Suzi Quatro
I'm totally active. I am just this side of hyper. I jog and go to the gym every day. When I'm on the computer, I'm reading, I'm writing, I'm never quiet. My brain is very rarely not engaged. Every now and again I will fall asleep under the parasol in the sun, but that's a rarity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARASOL»

Discover the use of parasol in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parasol and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Heartless: The Parasol Protectorate:
Lady Alexia Maccon, soulless, is at it again, only this time the trouble in the air is not her fault.
Gail Carriger, 2011
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Soulless
Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle tart? SOULLESS is the first book of the Parasol Protectorate series: a comedy of manners set in Victorian London, full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.
Gail Carriger, 2009
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The Parasol Protectorate Boxed Set: Soulless, Changeless, ...
The Parasol Protectorate is a comedy of manners set in Victorian London: full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking. This bundle includes the whole series: Soulless, Changeless, Blameless, Heartless, and Timeless.
Gail Carriger, 2012
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Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America: A Field-to-kitchen Guide
Reddening Lepiota (Lepiota americana) tiny brownish scales showing white between them. The surface of the stalk of the Shaggy Parasol and the Reddening Lepiota sometimes breaks into tough, curved scales that peel away from the middle ...
David W. Fischer, Alan E. Bessette, 2010
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The Blue Parasol
The. Blue. Parasol. When the glitters of our eyes were fervent, Those puerile paramount dreams—none could prevent. When our mischievous, infantile minds, Had questions of several kinds. When, we tried to hold the world in hands, While  ...
Jasmine Isar, 2014
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Athens and Persia in the Fifth Century BC: A Study in ...
In the art of the ancient Near East, a parasol, fan, or flywhisk is always held by a person other than the beneficiary in 'allophoretic' use. Although in Attic art allophoretism is the norm, 'autophoretic' use also occurs. A second difference lies in the ...
Margaret C. Miller, 2004
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Parasol (Poems 1977-2007)
Hal Shows. Hal Shows Parasol Poems 1977-2007 Parasol Poems 1977-2007 Hal Shows Luniver Press - 1 -
Hal Shows, 2007
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The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols
THE UMBRELLA OR PARASOL (Skt. chatra; Tib. gdugs) As a traditional Indian symbol of royalty and protection, the shade of the parasol screens from the symbolic heat of suffering, illnesses, obstacles, and harmful forces. In ancient India ...
‎2003
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Handbook of Psychology, Biological Psychology
Parasol or M Ganglion Cells. Like the midget ganglion cell, the parasol ganglion cell comes in both on and off types, both of which have a broad, circularly symmetric dendritic tree that resembles a parasol one might carry to keep the rain off.
Irving B. Weiner, Donald K. Freedheim, 2003
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LIFE
MODERN. LIVING. 1 1 H^ *•* ^^ Queen's influence is this ivniy straight- The Chamberlain influence is the curved handled parasol of Mrs. Behr of Newport. handle of Mrs. Harold W. Brooks's parasol.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARASOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parasol is used in the context of the following news items.
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Comment: Weathered economic storm but more to come?
The woman in the weather house was supposed to come out with a parasol when the forecast was sunny; the man with a brolly when it was set ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
2
Seagulls target women as they develop new tactics to steal your lunch
Speaking to the Sunday Times as they enjoyed their lunch from underneath a protective parasol, lifeguards Becca and Ash said they are ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Free family-friendly picnic at Midway Village
... and lawn games such as croquet, sack races, stilts, badminton, and the parasol drill. Visitors will also discover life during the early 1900s and ... «WREX-TV, Jul 15»
4
Happy Days review (QTC Bille Brown Studio, Brisbane)
... with only her black handbag and a yellow parasol for company — that, and her barely glimpsed husband Willie, who reveals himself from ... «Daily Review, Jul 15»
5
Increasing evaporation influencing historic changes at Lake Tahoe
... California Tahoe Conservancy, IVGID Waste Not Program, League to Save Lake Tahoe, Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation, Tahoe Area ... «Tahoe Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
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5 Things We Learned While Shopping Super Saturday
Don't believe us? Try eating under a fancy-ass parasol. We dare you not to have a good time. 5. Fido isn't left out. 2015%20Dog%20Smile.jpg «Curbed Hamptons, Jul 15»
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Harrolds set for mini stampede when Victoria Beckham range …
For women and girls, the right frock, stockings and accessories — shoes, hat, brooch, bangle, hat, even a parasol,” she said. Call 1300 448 849 ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
There's another Bangladesh!
“The development around town is, indeed, a mess, but it's (currently) contained, which means you can leave the main parasol-strewn stretch ... «Prothom Alo, Jul 15»
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India's skin-whitening creams highlight a complex over darker …
“When we're shooting outdoors the actors stay in the sun as short a time as possible, then they run for the shelter of their parasol or trailer,” says ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Van-Dells to perform 'The History of Rock and Roll' in Williamsport
The menu includes baked chicken cordon bleu sandwich with puff pastry parasol, parsley buttered potatoes, sweet peas, dinner salad and ... «News Item, Jul 15»

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