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sim·i·lar
(sĭm′ə-lər)similar
(ˈsɪmɪlə)sim•i•lar
(ˈsɪm ə lər)adj.
same
– similarSame is almost always used with the.
If two or more things are the same, they are alike.
You say that one thing is the same as another thing.
Be Careful!
Don't use any preposition except as after the same in sentences like these. Don't say, for example, 'He was not the same like the other boys'.
You can put a noun between the same and as. You can say, for example, 'She goes to the same school as her sister'.
You can also use the same as to compare actions. For example, you can say 'She did the same as her sister did', or just 'She did the same as her sister'.
The following adverbs are often used in front of the same:
exactly | nearly | almost | practically | virtually |
If two people or things are similar, each one has some features that the other one has.
You say that one thing is similar to another thing.
You can use similar in front of a noun when you are comparing a person or thing to someone or something else that has just been mentioned.
The following adverbs are often used in front of similar:
broadly | rather | roughly | surprisingly | quite |
remarkably | strikingly | very |
Adj. | 1. | similar - marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats" same - closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year" dissimilar - not similar; "a group of very dissimilar people"; "a pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm"; "their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own"; "took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem" |
2. | similar - having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are generally alike in background and taste" | |
3. | similar - resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality" same - closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year" | |
4. | similar - (of words) expressing closely related meanings synonymous - (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same | |
5. | similar - capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability; "interchangeable electric outlets" "interchangeable parts" replaceable - capable of being replaced |
similar
alike different, opposite, dissimilar, various, clashing, varying, contrary, diverse, contradictory, unrelated, disparate, irreconcilable, heterogeneous, antithetical, unalike
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adjectivesimilar
[ˈsɪmɪləʳ] ADJthey are of a similar colour → son de un color parecido or similar
they were of a similar age → eran más o menos de la misma edad
to be similar in shape/size → tener una forma parecida or similar, tener un tamaño parecido or similar, parecerse en la forma or el tamaño
to be similar to → parecerse a, ser parecido or similar or semejante a
similar
[ˈsɪmɪlər] adj [interests, pictures, characters, tastes, problems] → similaire, semblablesimilar to sth → similaire à qch, semblable à qch
to be similar to sth → être similaire à qch, être semblable à qch
to look similar to sb → ressembler à qn
to taste similar to sth → avoir un goût semblable à celui de qch
to be similar in size → être de taille semblable, être de taille similaire
to be similar in appearance → être semblable en apparence, être d'apparence similaire
They are very similar in appearance and size → Ils sont d'apparence et de taille très semblables.
BUT Ils sont très semblables en apparence et en taille.
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similar
[ˈsɪmɪləʳ] adj similar (to) → simile (a), dello stesso tipo (di)similar in size (objects) → della stessa misura (people) → della stessa altezza
...and similar products → ... e simili