parallel

I 1. ['pærəlel]

nome

1) mat. parallela f.

2) geogr. parallelo m.

3) (comparison) parallelo m. (to con)

to draw a parallel between — fare un parallelo tra

to be on a parallel with sth. — essere paragonabile a qcs.

without parallel — senza pari o paragone

2.

aggettivo

1) mat. parallelo (to, with a)

2) (similar) [case, example, experience] analogo, parallelo (to, with a)

3) (simultaneous) parallelo (to, with a)

4) inform. [printer, transfer] in parallelo

3.

avverbio

parallel to o with — parallelamente a

II ['pærəlel]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -ll- BE, -l- AE) (equal) uguagliare; (find a comparison) trovare un equivalente a

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['pærəlel] 1. adjective

1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) parallelo

2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) parallelo

2. adverb

(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) parallelo, parallelamente

3. noun

1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) parallela

2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) parallelo, analogia

3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) parallelo

4. verb

(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) eguagliare

- parallelogram

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parallel /ˈpærəlɛl/

A a.

1 parallelo (anche geom.): Take the road parallel to the river, prendi la strada parallela al fiume

2 (elettr.) in parallelo: parallel circuit, circuito in parallelo

3 (fig.) analogo; parallelo; concordante; simile

B n.

1 (geom.) parallela

2 (geogr., comput.) parallelo

3 (fig.) parallelo; paragone; confronto: to draw a parallel between two things, fare un parallelo fra due cose

4 (mil.) parallela; trincea parallela alle linee nemiche

5 (pl.) (tipogr.) sbarrette parallele

● (atletica) parallel bars, parallele □ (comm. est.) parallel imports, importazioni parallele □ (comm., econ.) parallel market, mercato parallelo □ (comput.) parallel port, (porta) parallela □ (comput.) parallel printer, stampante parallela □ (naut.) parallel rule (o ruler), parallelo a rulli (per tracciare rotte) □ in parallel, in parallelo; (fig.) nello stesso tempo; contestualmente.

(to) parallel /ˈpærəlɛl/

v. t.

1 dare a (qc.) un andamento parallelo a un'altra; rendere paralleli

2 essere (o correre) parallelo a: The highway parallels the railway, la strada corre parallela alla ferrovia

3 confrontare, paragonare (cose, idee); trovare una corrispondenza fra (due o più cose)

4 essere l'equivalente di; eguagliare

5 (elettr.) mettere (o collegare) in parallelo.

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I 1. ['pærəlel]

nome

1) mat. parallela f.

2) geogr. parallelo m.

3) (comparison) parallelo m. (to con)

to draw a parallel between — fare un parallelo tra

to be on a parallel with sth. — essere paragonabile a qcs.

without parallel — senza pari o paragone

2.

aggettivo

1) mat. parallelo (to, with a)

2) (similar) [case, example, experience] analogo, parallelo (to, with a)

3) (simultaneous) parallelo (to, with a)

4) inform. [printer, transfer] in parallelo

3.

avverbio

parallel to o with — parallelamente a

II ['pærəlel]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -ll- BE, -l- AE) (equal) uguagliare; (find a comparison) trovare un equivalente a