draw a parallel

draw a parallel
index compare, connect (relate), correspond (be equivalent), relate (establish a connection)

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  • draw a parallel — {v. phr.} To make a comparison. * /It is easy to draw a parallel between the characters of Saint Francis of Assisi and Great Saint Theresa of Aquila, but this doesn t mean that all saints are alike./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • draw a parallel — {v. phr.} To make a comparison. * /It is easy to draw a parallel between the characters of Saint Francis of Assisi and Great Saint Theresa of Aquila, but this doesn t mean that all saints are alike./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • draw\ a\ parallel — v. phr. To make a comparison. It is easy to draw a parallel between the characters of Saint Francis of Assisi and Great Saint Theresa of Aquila, but this doesn t mean that all saints are alike …   Словарь американских идиом

  • draw a parallel between — make a comparison between, make an analogy between …   English contemporary dictionary

  • parallel — I adjective abreast, agreed, akin, aligned, analogous, coequal, coextending, coextensive, cognate, coincident, collateral, commensurable, comparable, comparing, comparison, concerted, concomitant, concurrent, congeneric, congenerous, congruous,… …   Law dictionary

  • parallel — Synonyms and related words: Antarctic Zone, Arctic Circle, Arctic Zone, Frigid Zones, Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, Torrid Zone, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Variable Zones, abri, accessory,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • parallel — par|al|lel1 [ perə,lel ] adjective ** 1. ) lines that are parallel are the same distance apart at every point along their whole length: I drew two parallel lines around the border of the drawing. parallel to: He leaned forward so that his body… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • parallel — I UK [ˈpærəlel] / US [ˈperəˌlel] adjective ** 1) maths lines that are parallel are the same distance apart at every point along their whole length I drew two parallel lines around the border of the drawing. parallel to: He leaned forward so that… …   English dictionary

  • parallel — I adj. parallel to, with II n. 1) to draw a parallel between; with 2) to find parallels among, between 3) a striking parallel 4) (misc.) without parallel (in history) * * * [ pærəlel] between with a striking parallel to draw a parallel between …   Combinatory dictionary

  • draw — draw1 [ drɔ ] (past tense drew [ dru ] ; past participle drawn [ drɔn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create picture ▸ 2 move slowly/smoothly ▸ 3 pull something ▸ 4 get information from ▸ 5 choose someone/something ▸ 6 compare two things ▸ 7 get particular… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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