- asemejar
- v.1 to make alike, to conform, to homologize, to make similar.Su talento asemejó las pinturas His talent made the paintings alike.2 to liken, to compare.Los jueces asemejan los casos The judges compare the cases.* * *asemejar► verbo transitivo1 to make alike, make similar► verbo pronominal asemejarse a1 to look like, be like■ se asemeja a su padre en la nariz he's got his father's nose* * *1. VT1) (=hacer parecido) to make look alike, make similar; (=copiar) to copy2) (=comparar) to liken, compare (a to)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (hacer parecido) to make ... (look) like
ese peinado la asemeja a su madre — that hairstyle makes her look like her mother
b) (comparar) to compare, liken2.asemejarse v pron personas to be o look alike; objetos to be similarasemejarse a algo/alguien — to resemble something/somebody, look like something/somebody
* * *= parallel.Ex. It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.----* asemejarse = look + alike.* asemejarse a = bear + resemblance to, resemble.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (hacer parecido) to make ... (look) likeese peinado la asemeja a su madre — that hairstyle makes her look like her mother
b) (comparar) to compare, liken2.asemejarse v pron personas to be o look alike; objetos to be similarasemejarse a algo/alguien — to resemble something/somebody, look like something/somebody
* * *= parallel.Ex: It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.
* asemejarse = look + alike.* asemejarse a = bear + resemblance to, resemble.* * *asemejar [A1 ]vt1 (hacer parecido) to make … look likeel nuevo peinado la asemeja a su madre her new hairstyle makes her look like her mother2 (comparar) to compare, likenasemeja el viento a una mujer he compares o likens the wind to a woman■ asemejarsev pron«personas» to be o look alike; «objetos» to be similarson hermanas pero apenas se asemejan they're sisters, but there's hardly any resemblance between them o they don't look much alikeasemejarse A algo/algn to resemble sth/sb, look like sth/sbsu figura desgarbada se asemejaba a la de un ave zancuda his ungainly figure looked like o resembled that of a wading bird* * *
asemejar (conjugate asemejar) verbo transitivoa) (hacer parecido) to make … (look) likeb) (comparar) to compare, liken
asemejarse verbo pronominal [personas] to be o look alike;
[objetos] to be similar;
asemejarse a algo/algn to resemble sth/sb, look like sth/sb
'asemejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
equiparar
* * *asemejar♦ vtese peinado lo asemeja a su padre that hairstyle makes him look like his father♦ viasemejar a to be similar to, to be like♦ See also the pronominal verb asemejarse* * *asemejar vt1) : to make similarese bigote te asemeja a tu abuelo: that mustache makes you look like your grandfather2) Mex : to be similar to, to resemble♦ See also the reflexive verb asemejarse
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.