símil

adj.

similar, like, alike.

m.

1 simile, resemblance, similitude.

2 comparison, parallel.

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símil

► adjetivo

1 (parecido) similar

► nombre masculino

1 (comparación) comparison

2 (semejanza) resemblance, similarity

3 LITERATURA simile

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1.

ADJ similar

2. SM

1) (=comparación) comparison

2) (Literat) simile

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masculino

a) (comparación) comparison

establecer or hacer un símil — to draw o make a comparison

b) (Lit) simile

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= analogue, simile.

Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.

Ex. He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.

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masculino

a) (comparación) comparison

establecer or hacer un símil — to draw o make a comparison

b) (Lit) simile

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= analogue, simile.

Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.

Ex: He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.

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símil

masculine

1 (comparación) comparison

establecer or hacer un símil to draw o make a comparison

2 (Lit) simile

3

(imitación): símil cuero imitation leather

símil piel fake o synthetic fur

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símil sustantivo masculino

a) (comparación) comparison

b) (Lit) simile

símil
I adjetivo similar
II sustantivo masculino simile
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simile

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símil nm

1. [paralelismo] similarity, resemblance;

establecer un símil to draw a comparison

2. Lit simile

3. [material] símil piel artificial leather

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símil

m comparison; figura retórica simile

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símil nm

1) : simile

2) : analogy, comparison

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símil n simile