parallel

parallelo

Detto di due linee che mantengono sempre la stessa distanza tra loro e non si incontrano mai.

In inglese semplice: Two lines stay the same distance apart along their whole length and never meet.

• The two lines are parallel.
• Opposite sides of a rectangle are parallel.
• Is this edge parallel to that one?

Come si usa: parallel to something (Draw a line parallel to the bottom edge.)

Contrari: intersecting

Espressioni comuni: parallel lines, parallel sides, two parallel tracks

parallelo

Che procede nella stessa direzione generale di qualcos’altro, di solito al suo fianco.

In inglese semplice: Going in the same general direction, usually side by side.

• We followed parallel paths through the forest.
• The road is parallel to the river.
• Two roughly parallel routes lead to the village.

Come si usa: parallel to something (The railway is roughly parallel to the coast.)

Espressioni comuni: parallel roads, parallel routes, parallel to something

parallelo

Che comporta l’esecuzione di più compiti contemporaneamente da parte di un computer.

In inglese semplice: Using a computer to carry out several tasks at the same time.

• Parallel processing saves time.
• The program uses a parallel algorithm.
• Multiple cores make parallel execution possible.

Sinonimi: concurrent

Contrari: sequential, serial

Espressioni comuni: parallel processing, parallel computing, a parallel algorithm

somiglianza, parallelismo

Aspetto per cui due persone, cose o situazioni si somigliano.

In inglese semplice: A way in which two people, things, or situations are similar.

• I see a parallel between their lives.
• There are striking parallels with earlier events.
• Can you find any parallels in these stories?

Come si usa: a parallel between A and B (There is a parallel between their childhoods.); a parallel with something (Her story has a clear parallel with mine.)

Sinonimi: similarity, resemblance

Contrari: difference

Espressioni comuni: a striking parallel, a close parallel, find a parallel

confronto, parallelo

Confronto che mostra in che cosa due persone o cose si somigliano.

In inglese semplice: A comparison that shows how two people or things are alike.

• He drew a parallel between the two wars.
• Her essay develops a parallel between two poets.
• The critic’s parallel highlights their shared themes.

Come si usa: draw a parallel between A and B (The writer draws a parallel between the two leaders.)

Sinonimi: comparison, analogy

Espressioni comuni: draw a parallel, a historical parallel, an extended parallel

parallelo

Linea immaginaria intorno alla Terra che unisce luoghi alla stessa latitudine, a nord o a sud dell’equatore.

In inglese semplice: An imaginary line around the Earth connecting places equally far north or south of the equator.

• The border follows the 49th parallel.
• Mark these parallels on the map.
• The town lies just north of the 30th parallel.

Sinonimi: line of latitude

Espressioni comuni: the northern parallel, the 38th parallel, parallel of latitude

parallelamente

Accanto a qualcos’altro, mantenendo la stessa distanza o seguendo la stessa direzione.

In inglese semplice: Alongside something else, keeping the same distance from it or following the same direction.

• The tracks run parallel.
• The stream flows parallel to the road.
• We walked parallel to the fence.

Come si usa: run parallel to something (The road runs parallel to the canal.)

Espressioni comuni: run parallel, flow parallel, parallel to something

assomigliare a, corrispondere a

Assomigliare a qualcos’altro per aspetti importanti.

In inglese semplice: To be similar to something else in important ways.

• Her experience parallels mine.
• The novel’s events paralleled his own life.
• These findings closely parallel those of earlier studies.

Sinonimi: resemble, mirror, correspond to

Espressioni comuni: parallel someone’s experience, closely parallel something, parallel historical events