drawing a parallel
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Definition of drawing a parallel - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
comparisonact of comparing two things
  • The teacher's drawing a parallel between the two historical events was insightful.
analogy equivalence
2.
similaritiesillustration of similarities
  • Her drawing a parallel highlighted the common themes in both stories.
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shade a drawing with parallel lines

Examples of drawing a parallel in a sentence

  • Drawing a parallel can help clarify complex ideas.
  • Drawing a parallel, she compared the two events.
  • His drawing a parallel made the concept clearer.

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  1. French:parallèle, établissement d'un parallèle, ...
  2. German:Vergleich, einen Vergleich ziehen, ...
  3. Italian:fare un confronto, tracciare un parallelo, ...
  4. Spanish:trazar un paralelo, trazar un paralelismo, ...
  5. Portuguese:traçar um paralelo, ...
  6. Chinese:类比, 比照, ...
  7. Japanese:比較する, 類似点を描く, ...
  8. Arabic:مقارنة, مُقَارَنَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:עֲרִיכַת הַקְבָּלָה, עֲרִיכַת הַקְבָּלָה, ...
  10. Russian:сравнение, ...
  11. Ukrainian:порівняння, ...
  12. Hindi:तुलना, समानता, ...
draw a parallel
drawn a paralleldrew a parallel

Definition of draw a parallel - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

comparisoncompare two things to show similarities
  • The teacher drew a parallel between the two historical events.
  • She drew a parallel between the novel and real-life events.
  • The scientist drew a parallel between the two experiments.
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  1. French:établir un parallèle, ...
  2. German:eine Parallele ziehen, ...
  3. Italian:fare un parallelo, ...
  4. Spanish:establecer una comparación, ...
  5. Portuguese:traçar um paralelo, ...
  6. Chinese:做比较, ...
  7. Japanese:類似点を引き出す, ...
  8. Arabic:عَقَدَ مُقَارَنَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:לַעֲרֹךְ הַשְׁוָאָה, ...
  10. Russian:сравнивать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:порівнювати, ...
  12. Hindi:समानता दिखाना, ...

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