parecido a

= akin to, equalling that, along the lines of, to the effect of, kind of like

Ex. I personally believe that something akin to what happened to pocket calculators is going to happen to microform readers.

Ex. Interestingly, the Jacquard loom had a resolution of 1000 silk threads to the inch, equalling that of paper.

Ex. The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.

Ex. When a speaker's time is up, make it clear by rising and saying words to the effect of 'Thank you very much. That's all the time you have'.

Ex. It's kind of like trumping in public -- You simply do not do it!.

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= akin to, equalling that, along the lines of, to the effect of, kind of like

Ex: I personally believe that something akin to what happened to pocket calculators is going to happen to microform readers.

Ex: Interestingly, the Jacquard loom had a resolution of 1000 silk threads to the inch, equalling that of paper.

Ex: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.

Ex: When a speaker's time is up, make it clear by rising and saying words to the effect of 'Thank you very much. That's all the time you have'.

Ex: It's kind of like trumping in public -- You simply do not do it!.