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1 equal
['i:kwəl] 1. adjective(the same in size, amount, value etc: four equal slices; coins of equal value; Are these pieces equal in size? Women want equal wages with men.) igual2. noun(one of the same age, rank, ability etc: I am not his equal at running.) igual3. verb(to be the same in amount, value, size etc: I cannot hope to equal him; She equalled his score of twenty points; Five and five equals ten.) ser igual a- equality- equalize
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- equal to* * *e.qual['i:kw2l] n igual, semelhante, qualidade ou quantidade igual. his equals in age / os de sua idade. he is without equals / ele não tem igual. she is not his equal / ela não está à altura dele, ela não pode comparar-se com ele. • vt igualar(-se), compensar, equiparar, tornar igual. • adj 1 igual, idêntico, análogo, equivalente, o mesmo. I should be equal to a cup of tea / uma xícara de chá me faria bem agora. they are equal in strength and age / eles são iguais em força e idade. with equal ease / com a mesma facilidade. 2 uniforme, constante, eqüitativo, justo, imparcial. she has an equal temper / ela tem uma boa índole. 3 capaz, à altura de, a par. he is equal to his task / ele está capacitado para cumprir a sua tarefa. -
2 incomparable
[in'kompərəbl](without equal; not comparable: incomparable skill.) incomparável* * *in.com.pa.ra.ble[ink'ɔmpərəbəl] adj incomparável, sem igual, único. -
3 peerless
adjective (without equal; better than all others: Sir Galahad was a peerless knight.) inigualável* * *peer.less[p'iəlis] adj inigualável, sem-par, insuperável. -
4 incomparable
[in'kompərəbl](without equal; not comparable: incomparable skill.) incomparável -
5 peerless
adjective (without equal; better than all others: Sir Galahad was a peerless knight.) ímpar -
6 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) paralelo2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) paralelo2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) paralelamente3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) paralela2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) paralelo3) (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.) paralelo4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) igualar* * *par.al.lel[p'ærələl] n 1 Geom paralela, linha paralela. 2 paralelismo. 3 semelhança, analogia. 4 paralelo, confronto, comparação. 5 cada um dos círculos paralelos ao equador. 6 similar: objeto, pessoa ou animal idêntico ao outro. 7 régua de paralelas. 8 Typogr paralelas: sinal de referência (//). • vt 1 comparar, confrontar. 2 formar à semelhança de. 3 igualar, assemelhar. 4 dispor em posição paralela a. 5 ser paralelo a. • adj 1 paralelo. 2 semelhante, análogo. he doesn’t find his parallel ele não encontra similar. literary parallel analogia na literatura. parallel in with semelhante a. parallel of latitude Geogr círculo de latitude. to draw a parallel between traçar um paralelo entre, fazer uma comparação entre. to run parallel to a) correr paralelo a. b) concordar com, guiar-se por. we parallel it with confrontamo-lo com. we put ourselves on a parallel with comparamo-nos a. without parallel sem paralelo, inigualado. -
7 peer
I [piə] noun1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).) par do reino2) (a person's equal in rank, merit or age: The child was disliked by his peers; ( also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.) par•- peerage- peeress
- peerless II [piə] verb(to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.) esquadrinhar* * *peer1[piə] vi 1 perscrutar, observar atentamente. 2 assomar, despontar. 3 emergir, surgir. to peer at examinar. to peer out surgir, aparecer.————————peer2[piə] n 1 Brit par do reino, nobre, fidalgo. 2 par, igual. • vt 1 Brit elevar ao pariato. 2 igualar, rivalizar. • adj igual. peer of the realm Brit membro da nobreza que tem o direito de freqüentar a Câmara dos Lordes. to be the peer of igualar-se a. without peer inigualável.
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