Parallel Lives

ˈpærəˌlɛl laɪvz

Definition

Definition of Parallel Lives - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

metaphorlives of two people with similar paths

Their parallel lives never crossed, yet they shared experiences.

literature

TECH.

collection of biographies by Plutarch

TECH.

'Parallel Lives' influenced many of Shakespeare's plays.

memoirs

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Expressions with parallel

without parallel

adj.

unmatched in quality or excellence

Her talent is without parallel in the music industry.

draw a parallel

compare two things to show similarities

The teacher drew a parallel between the two historical events.

have no parallel

be unmatched or unique in a specific context

Her talent has no parallel in the industry.

parallel-park

park a car parallel to the road

She learned to parallel-park during her driving lessons.

in parallel

adv.

happening at the same time

The two events occurred in parallel.

parallel parking

parking a vehicle parallel to the road between two cars

He struggled with parallel parking during his driving test..

Examples of Parallel Lives in a sentence

Despite their parallel lives, they never met in person.
I found a rare edition of 'Parallel Lives' at the bookstore.
'Parallel Lives' offers insights into ancient Roman culture.

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French:vies parallèles, Vies parallèles, ...
German:Parallele Leben, Parallelbiographien, ...
Italian:vite parallele, Vite Parallele, ...
Spanish:vidas paralelas, Vidas paralelas, ...
Portuguese:vidas paralelas, Vidas Paralelas, ...
Chinese:平行人生, 希腊罗马名人传, ...
Japanese:平行した人生, 対比列伝, ...
Arabic:حَيَوات مُتَوازِيَة, السير المتوازية, ...
Hebrew:חַיִּים מַקְבִּילִים, ...
Russian:параллельные жизни, "Сравнительные жизнеописания", ...
Ukrainian:паралельні життя, "Паралельні життя", ...
Hindi:समानांतर जीवन, पैरलल लाइव्स, ...
Bengali:সমান্তরাল জীবন, প্যারালাল লাইভস, ...
Catalan:vides paral.leles, Vides Paral.leles, ...
Czech:paralelní životy, Paralelní životopisy, ...
Danish:parallelle liv, Parallelle liv, ...
Dutch:parallelle levens, Parallelle Levens, ...
Greek:παράλληλες ζωές, Παράλληλοι Βίοι, ...
Hungarian:párhuzamos életek, Párhuzamos életrajzok, ...
Khmer:ជីវិតស្របគ្នា, ជីវប្រវត្តិស្របគ្នា, ...
Korean:평행한 삶, 평행 생애, ...
Persian:زندگی‌های موازی, ...
Polish:równoległe życia, Żywoty równoległe, ...
Portuguese (BR):vidas paralelas, Vidas Paralelas, ...
Romanian:Vieți paralele, ...
Swedish:parallella liv, Parallel Lives, ...
Thai:ชีวิตคู่ขนาน, ชีวประวัติขนาน, ...
Turkish:paralel hayatlar, Paralel Yaşamlar, ...
Vietnamese:cuộc sống song song, Parallel Lives, ...

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