analogy

analogia, paragone

Somiglianza tra cose diverse, spesso usata per spiegare una cosa confrontandola con un’altra.

In inglese semplice: A similarity between different things, often used to explain one by comparing it with another.

• That is a useful analogy.
• She used an analogy to explain how electricity flows.
• There are several analogies between these two political systems.

Come si usa: analogy between A and B (She drew an analogy between the brain and a computer.); analogy with something (He explained the system through an analogy with a family.)

Sinonimi: comparison, parallel, similarity

Espressioni comuni: draw an analogy, a useful analogy, analogy between things, by analogy