Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
draw a parallel — index compare, connect (relate), correspond (be equivalent), relate (establish a connection) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
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
