parallel
gb/pˈɛɹəlˌɛl/ us/pˈɛɹəlˌɛl/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 4000
párhuzamos, párhuzam, párhuzamot mutat, szélességi kör
A2
1
párhuzamos
B1
వాడుక నమూనా:
[something] is parallel to [something]
The two roads run parallel for several miles.
A két út több mérföldön át párhuzamosan halad.
These train tracks are perfectly parallel.
Ezek a vasúti sínek tökéletesen párhuzamosak.
Her desk is parallel to the window.
The river runs parallel to the highway.
The walls are not parallel, which makes the room look crooked.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
The two streets are parallel.
A két utca párhuzamos.
The lines on the paper are parallel.
A papíron lévő vonalak párhuzamosak.
The river is parallel to the road.
These chairs are parallel to the wall.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'parallel' with 'equal', but 'parallel' refers to direction and spacing, not numerical equality.
అర్థం
Side by side, equal distance apart
పదకలయికలు
parallel lines
|parallel roads
|run parallel
|parallel tracks
|parallel paths
పర్యాయపదాలు
aligned (Indicates things arranged in a straight line but not necessarily equally spaced apart.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
intersecting (Describes lines or paths that cross each other at some point.)
విషయాలు
geometry
|description
|navigation
|science
|education
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
Going in the same direction and always the same distance apart.
Extending in the same direction, always the same distance apart, and never meeting.
నామవాచకం
B1
2
párhuzam
B2
వాడుక నమూనా:
draw a parallel between [something] and [something]
Many critics draw parallels between the two films.
Sok kritikus párhuzamot von a két film között.
There is a close parallel between her life and the novel's main character.
Szoros párhuzam van az élete és a regény főszereplőjének élete között.
History offers some interesting parallels to our current situation.
The teacher drew a parallel between the story and real-life events.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
The book has many parallels with his life.
A könyv sok párhuzamot mutat az életével.
We can draw a parallel between these two cases.
Párhuzamot vonhatunk e két eset között.
There is no parallel to this event.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Some learners mistakenly use 'parallel' here to mean 'exact copy'; it usually means 'similar but not identical'.
అర్థం
A similarity or comparison
పదకలయికలు
draw a parallel
|find a parallel
|close parallel
|interesting parallel
పర్యాయపదాలు
analogy (Often used for explanatory comparisons, especially in reasoning.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
contrast (Highlights differences rather than similarities.)
విషయాలు
comparison
|analysis
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
Something that is very similar to another thing.
A situation, fact, or quality that is similar to something else.
క్రియ
B2
3
వాడుక నమూనా:
[something] parallels [something]
Her career path closely parallels her sister's.
Szakmai pályája szoros párhuzamot mutat a testvéréével.
The rise in prices parallels the increase in demand.
Az árak emelkedése párhuzamosan alakul a kereslet növekedésével.
This story parallels events from his own life.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
His job parallels my job.
Az ő munkája párhuzamot mutat az enyémmel.
The film parallels her real life.
A film párhuzamot mutat a valódi életével.
The changes in our city parallel those in other cities.
అర్థం
To be similar to something
పదకలయికలు
parallels the experience
|parallels developments
|parallels history
పర్యాయపదాలు
mirror (Emphasizes exact reflection or imitation rather than general similarity.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
differ from (Indicates being unlike or dissimilar.)
విషయాలు
comparison
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
To be very much like something else.
To be similar or closely related in form, quality, or time to something else.
నామవాచకం
B2
TECHNICAL
4
The 38th parallel divides North and South Korea.
A 38. szélességi kör választja el Észak- és Dél-Koreát.
The city lies just north of the 45th parallel.
A város közvetlenül a 45. szélességi körtől északra fekszik.
Explorers crossed several important parallels on their journey.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
The equator is the most famous parallel.
Az Egyenlítő a legismertebb szélességi kör.
The 49th parallel is between Canada and the USA.
A 49. szélességi kör Kanada és az USA között húzódik.
This city is near the 40th parallel.
అర్థం
Circle of latitude on Earth
పదకలయికలు
the 49th parallel
|north parallel
పర్యాయపదాలు
latitude line (A more descriptive term used in geography for parallels.)
విషయాలు
geography
|nature
|space
|education
నిర్వచనం
An imaginary line around the Earth that shows how far north or south a place is from the equator.
Any of the imaginary horizontal lines circling the Earth that are parallel to the equator, used in geography to indicate latitude.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
parallel
IPA
GB/pˈɛɹəlˌɛl/
US/pˈɛɹəlˌɛl/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
par - al - lel (3 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (par)
పద రూపాలు
Adjective
- Base: parallel
Noun
- Base: parallel
- Plural: parallel, parallels
Verb
- Base: parallel
- 3rd Person Singular: parallels
- Present Participle: paralleling, parallelling
- Past: paralleled, parallelled
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
parallels
noun
paralleling
verb
parallelling
verb
paralleled
verb
parallelled
verb
Related words
parallelogram
noun
Negative and opposite forms
nonparallel
adjective
Advanced or less common
parallelism
noun C1
unparalleled
adjective
పదప్రయోగాలు
draw a parallel
1/dɹˈɔ ə pˈɛɹəlˌɛl/
fixed phrase
Compare two things for similarity
To show how two things are similar.
ఉదాహరణలు
- It’s easy to draw a parallel between their experiences.
- Historians often draw a parallel between past and present events.
in parallel
1/ˈɪn pˈɛɹəlˌɛl/
fixed phrase
Happening at the same time independently
When two or more things happen at the same time but separately.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The two projects will run in parallel over the next year.
- She is studying and working in parallel.
parallel parking
1/pˈɛɹəlˌɛl pˈɑɹkɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Parking along curb in line with others
Putting your car next to the sidewalk in a line with other cars.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Parallel parking can be tricky for new drivers.
- He failed his driving test because of poor parallel parking.