parer au plus pressé
French, verb/pa.ʁe o ply pʁɛ.se/
parer au plus pressé is a French verb meaning “to take care of the most important things first, to attend to what is most urgent, to deal with the most pressing matter first” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Faire d’abord ce qui parait le plus urgent”.
What does parer au plus pressé mean in English?
verb
- 1
to take care of the most important things first, to attend to what is most urgent, to deal with the most pressing matter first
il faut parer au plus pressé ; parons au plus pressé
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Faire d’abord ce qui parait le plus urgent.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce parer au plus pressé?
- /pa.ʁe o ply pʁɛ.se/
- /pa.ʁe o ply pʁe.se/
- \pa.ʁe o ply pʁɛ.se\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.