parallel
gb/pˈɛɹəlˌɛl/ us/pˈɛɹəlˌɛl/
A2
Ingles
~ 4000
párhuzamos, párhuzam, párhuzamot mutat, szélességi kör
A2
1
párhuzamos
B1
Padron ng paggamit:
[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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'parallel' with 'equal', but 'parallel' refers to direction and spacing, not numerical equality.
Kahulugan
Side by side, equal distance apart
Mga kolokasyon
parallel lines
|parallel roads
|run parallel
|parallel tracks
|parallel paths
Mga kasingkahulugan
aligned (Indicates things arranged in a straight line but not necessarily equally spaced apart.)
Mga kasalungat
intersecting (Describes lines or paths that cross each other at some point.)
Mga tema
geometry
|description
|navigation
|science
|education
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Going in the same direction and always the same distance apart.
Extending in the same direction, always the same distance apart, and never meeting.
PANGNGALAN
B1
2
párhuzam
B2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Some learners mistakenly use 'parallel' here to mean 'exact copy'; it usually means 'similar but not identical'.
Kahulugan
A similarity or comparison
Mga kolokasyon
draw a parallel
|find a parallel
|close parallel
|interesting parallel
Mga kasingkahulugan
analogy (Often used for explanatory comparisons, especially in reasoning.)
Mga kasalungat
contrast (Highlights differences rather than similarities.)
Mga tema
comparison
|analysis
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
Something that is very similar to another thing.
A situation, fact, or quality that is similar to something else.
PANDIWA
B2
3
Padron ng paggamit:
[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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Kahulugan
To be similar to something
Mga kolokasyon
parallels the experience
|parallels developments
|parallels history
Mga kasingkahulugan
mirror (Emphasizes exact reflection or imitation rather than general similarity.)
Mga kasalungat
differ from (Indicates being unlike or dissimilar.)
Mga tema
comparison
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
To be very much like something else.
To be similar or closely related in form, quality, or time to something else.
PANGNGALAN
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Kahulugan
Circle of latitude on Earth
Mga kolokasyon
the 49th parallel
|north parallel
Mga kasingkahulugan
latitude line (A more descriptive term used in geography for parallels.)
Mga tema
geography
|nature
|space
|education
Depinisyon
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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
parallel
IPA
GB/pˈɛɹəlˌɛl/
US/pˈɛɹəlˌɛl/
Mga pantig at diin
par - al - lel (3 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (par)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: parallel
Noun
- Base: parallel
- Plural: parallel, parallels
Verb
- Base: parallel
- 3rd Person Singular: parallels
- Present Participle: paralleling, parallelling
- Past: paralleled, parallelled
Mga kaugnay na salita
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
Mga ekspresyon
draw a parallel
1/dɹˈɔ ə pˈɛɹəlˌɛl/
fixed phrase
Compare two things for similarity
To show how two things are similar.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- Parallel parking can be tricky for new drivers.
- He failed his driving test because of poor parallel parking.