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1 similar
adj.similar.m.match, par.* * *► adjetivo1 similar* * *adj.* * *ADJ similar (a to)* * *adjetivo similar* * *= associated, like, similar, like-minded, collateral, nonunique [non-unique], alike, coterminous [co-terminous], parallel, suchlike, consistent, kindred.Nota: Véase red para otras palabras terminadas con este sufijo.Ex. This list makes recommendations about the use of references for the display of relationships in a catalogue, index or data base, in order to guide users between connected or associated terms.Ex. Inversion may offer the advantage of grouping like subjects.Ex. Both the author and the subject approach for nonbook materials can be regarded as broadly similar for all media.Ex. Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.Ex. If there are two or more collateral printed texts which were set from manuscript copy, not from other printed editions, the editor must choose one or other of them as copy-text on the basis of whatever he can discover about their relative status = Si existen dos o más textos impresos similares que se compusieron a partir del mismo original, no de otras ediciones impresas, el editor debe escoger uno u otro como texto fuente a partir de aquello que pueda descubrir que los diferencie.Ex. Our estimation is that we have 845,000 nonunique names in the MARC data base.Ex. Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.Ex. Sample articles were chosen for subjects coterminous with each other for 1950, 60 and 70.Ex. The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.Ex. I think this should all be interpreted as a challenge, rather than as a mandate for complacency or suchlike.Ex. In order to achieve good consistent indexing the indexer must have a thorough appreciation of the structure of the subject and the nature of the contribution that the document makes to the advancement of knowledge.Ex. The indexer must evaluate whether the index user will profit if a distinction is made between two kindred terms.----* con las características similares a las de texto = text-like.* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.* de intereses similares = of like interest.* de manera similar = in a similar way.* de manera similar a = in a similar manner to.* de un modo similar = in a similar vein.* muy similar a = much like.* o algo similar = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or words to that effect.* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.* ser similar = be on a par.* ser similar a = be nothing short of.* similar a = akin to, of the type, along the lines of, to the effect of.* similar a la realidad = lifelike [life-like].* similar a un bolígrafo = pen-like.* y similares = and the kind.* * *adjetivo similar* * *= associated, like, similar, like-minded, collateral, nonunique [non-unique], alike, coterminous [co-terminous], parallel, suchlike, consistent, kindred.Nota: Véase red para otras palabras terminadas con este sufijo.Ex: This list makes recommendations about the use of references for the display of relationships in a catalogue, index or data base, in order to guide users between connected or associated terms.
Ex: Inversion may offer the advantage of grouping like subjects.Ex: Both the author and the subject approach for nonbook materials can be regarded as broadly similar for all media.Ex: Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.Ex: If there are two or more collateral printed texts which were set from manuscript copy, not from other printed editions, the editor must choose one or other of them as copy-text on the basis of whatever he can discover about their relative status = Si existen dos o más textos impresos similares que se compusieron a partir del mismo original, no de otras ediciones impresas, el editor debe escoger uno u otro como texto fuente a partir de aquello que pueda descubrir que los diferencie.Ex: Our estimation is that we have 845,000 nonunique names in the MARC data base.Ex: Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.Ex: Sample articles were chosen for subjects coterminous with each other for 1950, 60 and 70.Ex: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.Ex: I think this should all be interpreted as a challenge, rather than as a mandate for complacency or suchlike.Ex: In order to achieve good consistent indexing the indexer must have a thorough appreciation of the structure of the subject and the nature of the contribution that the document makes to the advancement of knowledge.Ex: The indexer must evaluate whether the index user will profit if a distinction is made between two kindred terms.* con las características similares a las de texto = text-like.* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.* de intereses similares = of like interest.* de manera similar = in a similar way.* de manera similar a = in a similar manner to.* de un modo similar = in a similar vein.* muy similar a = much like.* o algo similar = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or words to that effect.* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.* ser similar = be on a par.* ser similar a = be nothing short of.* similar a = akin to, of the type, along the lines of, to the effect of.* similar a la realidad = lifelike [life-like].* similar a un bolígrafo = pen-like.* y similares = and the kind.* * *similar similar A algo similar TO sth* * *
similar adjetivo
similar;
similar A algo similar to sth
similar adjetivo similar
' similar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afín
- análoga
- análogo
- enfoque
- julepe
- parecida
- parecido
- pareja
- parejo
- semejante
- sí
- símil
- tenor
- vecina
- vecino
- asemejar
- carajillo
- chueca
- parecer
- rayuela
- salchichón
- tejo
English:
similar
- uncannily
- akin
- broadly
- gravitate
- kindred
- like
- net
- similarly
- unlike
* * *similar adj* * *adj similar;y similares and the like* * *similar adjsemejante: similar, alike* * *similar adj similar -
2 similar
adjectiveähnlich (to Dat.)of similar size/colour — etc. von ähnlicher Größe/Farbe usw.
be similar in size/appearance etc. [to somebody/something] — eine ähnliche Größe/ein ähnliches Aussehen haben [wie jemand/etwas]
look/taste/smell etc. similar [to something] — ähnlich aussehen/schmecken/riechen usw. [wie etwas]
the two brothers look very similar — die beiden Brüder sehen sich (Dat.) sehr ähnlich
* * *['similə]((often with to) alike in many (often most) ways: My house is similar to yours; Our jobs are similar.) ähnlich- academic.ru/67331/similarity">similarity- similarly* * *simi·lar[ˈsɪmɪləʳ, AM -ɚ]adj ähnlich▪ to be \similar to sb/sth jdm/etw ähnlich seinmy bike is \similar to yours, only it's blue mein Fahrrad ist wie deines, nur blauto be \similar in appearance to sb jdm ähnlich sehento be \similar in size/length/height ungefähr gleich groß/lang/hoch* * *['sImɪlə(r)]adjähnlich (ALSO MATH); amount, size fast or ungefähr gleichto be similar to sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache ähnlich sein
she and her sister are very similar, she is very similar to her sister — ihre Schwester und sie sind sich sehr ähnlich, sie ähnelt ihrer Schwester sehr
they are very similar in appearance/character — sie ähneln sich äußerlich/charakterlich sehr
similar in size — ungefähr or fast gleich groß
* * *similar [ˈsımılə(r)]to dat)2. gleichartig, entsprechend3. ELEK, PHYS gleichnamigB ssim. abk1. similar (similarly) ähnl.* * *adjectiveähnlich (to Dat.)of similar size/colour — etc. von ähnlicher Größe/Farbe usw.
be similar in size/appearance etc. [to somebody/something] — eine ähnliche Größe/ein ähnliches Aussehen haben [wie jemand/etwas]
look/taste/smell etc. similar [to something] — ähnlich aussehen/schmecken/riechen usw. [wie etwas]
the two brothers look very similar — die beiden Brüder sehen sich (Dat.) sehr ähnlich
* * *adj.gleich adj.gleichartig adj.ähnlich (Mathematik) adj.ähnlich adj. -
3 similar
'similə((often with to) alike in many (often most) ways: My house is similar to yours; Our jobs are similar.) similar, semejante, parecido- similarly
similar adj parecido / similar
similar adjetivo similar; similar A algo similar to sth
similar adjetivo similar ' similar' also found in these entries: Spanish: afín - análoga - análogo - enfoque - julepe - parecida - parecido - pareja - parejo - semejante - sí - símil - tenor - vecina - vecino - asemejar - carajillo - chueca - parecer - rayuela - salchichón - tejo English: similar - uncannily - akin - broadly - gravitate - kindred - like - net - similarly - unliketr['sɪmɪləSMALLr/SMALL]1 parecido,-a (to, a), similar (to, a), semejante (to, a)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsimilar triangle triángulo semejantesimilar ['sɪmələr] adj: similar, parecido, semejanteadj.• afín adj.• conforme adj.• parecido, -a adj.• pintiparado, -a adj.• semejante adj.• similar adj.'sɪmələr, 'sɪmɪlə(r)adjective similar, parecido, semejanteto be similar TO something — parecerse* a algo, ser* parecido or similar a algo
['sɪmɪlǝ(r)]ADJ1) parecido, similar, semejantethey are of a similar colour — son de un color parecido or similar
to be similar in shape/size — tener una forma parecida or similar, tener un tamaño parecido or similar, parecerse en la forma or el tamaño
to be similar to — parecerse a, ser parecido or similar or semejante a
2) (Geom) semejante* * *['sɪmələr, 'sɪmɪlə(r)]adjective similar, parecido, semejanteto be similar TO something — parecerse* a algo, ser* parecido or similar a algo
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4 something
something ['sʌmθɪŋ]1 pronoun(a) (an unspecified object, event, action etc) quelque chose;∎ there must be something going on il doit se passer quelque chose;∎ I've got something in my eye j'ai quelque chose dans l'œil;∎ I've thought of something j'ai eu une idée;∎ don't just stand there, do something! ne reste pas là, fais quelque chose!;∎ something else quelque chose d'autre, autre chose;∎ something or other quelque chose;∎ something big/small quelque chose de grand/de petit;∎ I've done/said something stupid j'ai fait/dit une bêtise;∎ was it something I said? est-ce que j'ai dit quelque chose (qu'il ne fallait pas)?;∎ I've got a feeling there's something wrong j'ai le sentiment que quelque chose ne va pas;∎ there's something wrong with the ship's computer l'ordinateur de bord ne marche pas bien;∎ take something to read on the train prenez quelque chose à lire ou prenez de quoi lire dans le train;∎ he gave them something to eat/drink il leur a donné à manger/boire;∎ would you like something to eat? voulez-vous manger quelque chose?;∎ something to live for une raison de vivre;∎ to have something to cry/be annoyed about avoir une bonne raison de pleurer/se fâcher;∎ a film with something for everybody un film qui peut plaire à tout le monde;∎ they all want something for nothing ils veulent tous avoir tout pour rien;∎ you can't get something for nothing on n'a rien pour rien;∎ there's something about him/in the way he talks that reminds me of Gary il y a quelque chose chez lui/dans sa façon de parler qui me rappelle Gary;∎ she's something in the City/in insurance elle travaille dans la finance/dans les assurances;∎ would you like a little something to drink? voulez-vous un petit quelque chose à boire?;∎ she slipped the head waiter a little something elle a glissé un petit pourboire au maître d'hôtel;∎ I've brought you a little something je vous ai apporté un petit quelque chose ou une bricole;∎ I'm sure she's got something going with him je suis sûr qu'il y a quelque chose entre elle et lui;∎ to be or have something to do with sth avoir un rapport avec qch;∎ her job is or has something to do with the Stock Exchange son travail a un rapport avec la Bourse;∎ I don't know what it means, I think it's got something to do with nuclear physics je ne sais pas ce que ça veut dire, je crois que ça a (quelque chose) à voir avec la physique nucléaire;∎ I'm sure the weather has something to do with it je suis sûre que le temps y est pour quelque chose ou que ça a un rapport avec le temps(b) (thing of significance, value etc)∎ to make something of oneself or one's life faire quelque chose de sa vie;∎ at least they've replied to my letter, that's something au moins ils ont répondu à ma lettre, c'est toujours ou déjà ça;∎ there must be something in or to all these rumours il doit y avoir quelque chose de vrai dans toutes ces rumeurs;∎ there's something in her plan son projet mérite considération;∎ there's something in what you say il y a du vrai dans ce que vous dites;∎ I think you've got something there ce n'est pas bête ce que vous dites là;∎ that new singer has got something ce nouveau chanteur n'est pas mal;∎ he's got a certain something il a un petit quelque chose;∎ familiar that was quite something!, that was something else! c'était vraiment quelque chose!;∎ familiar that meal was something else! c'était quelque chose, ce repas!;∎ familiar he really is something else! (wonderful) il est vraiment génial!; (exasperating) il est pas possible!;∎ familiar well, isn't that something? et bien, ça alors!;∎ familiar it was really something to see those kids dancing! c'était quelque chose de voir ces gosses danser!;∎ familiar the new model is really something le nouveau modèle est sensationnel(c) (replacing forgotten amount, word, name etc)∎ the battle took place in 1840 something la bataille a eu lieu dans les années 1840;∎ he's forty something il a dans les quarante ans;∎ it cost £7 something ça a coûté 7 livres et quelques;∎ her friend, Maisie something (or other) son amie, Maisie quelque chose2 adverb(a) (a little) un peu;∎ something over a month's salary un peu plus d'un mois de salaire;∎ temperatures were something under what we expected les températures étaient un peu en-dessous de ce que nous attendions;∎ something in the region of $10,000 quelque chose comme 10 000 dollars;∎ an increase of something between 10 and 15 percent une augmentation de 10 à 15 pour cent∎ something rotten or awful or terrible vachement;∎ it hurts something awful ça fait vachement mal;∎ he was screaming something terrible il gueulait comme un putois;∎ he fancies her something rotten il est dingue d'elle∎ it looks something like a grapefruit ça ressemble un peu à un pamplemousse;∎ now that's something like it! c'est déjà mieux!∎ it's something like 5 metres long/wide ça fait quelque chose comme 5 mètres de long/large;∎ it costs something like £500 ça coûte quelque chose comme ou dans les 500 livres∎ (rather) he's something of an expert in the field c'est en quelque sorte un expert dans ce domaine;∎ she became something of a legend elle est devenue une sorte de légende;∎ she's something of a miser elle est un peu ou quelque peu avare;∎ how they do it remains something of a mystery comment ils s'y prennent, ça c'est un mystère∎ would you like a cup of tea or something? veux-tu une tasse de thé, ou autre chose?;∎ she must be ill or something elle doit être malade ou quelque chose dans ce genre-là;∎ I thought they were engaged or something je croyais qu'ils étaient fiancés ou quelque chose comme ça;∎ are you deaf or something? tu es sourd ou quoi? -
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similar [ˈsɪmɪlər]• the two houses are so similar that... les deux maisons sont si semblables que...* * *['sɪmɪlə(r)]adjective similaire, analoguesimilar to — analogue à, comparable à
it is similar in appearance to... — ça ressemble à...
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6 similar
similar ['sɪmɪlə(r)](a) (showing resemblance) similaire, semblable;∎ they're very similar ils se ressemblent beaucoup;∎ other customers have had similar problems d'autres clients ont eu des problèmes similaires ou analogues ou du même ordre;∎ they are very similar in content leurs contenus sont pratiquement identiques;∎ your case is similar to mine votre cas est semblable au mien;∎ the print is similar in quality to that of a typewriter la qualité de l'impression est proche de celle d'une machine à écrire;∎ it's an assembly similar to the US Senate c'est une assemblée comparable au Sénat américain;∎ something similar happened to me il m'est arrivé quelque chose de semblable;∎ a fruit similar to the orange un fruit voisin de l'orange -
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1 [object, number, taste, problem, situation] similaire, analogue ; something similar quelque chose de similaire ; 10 similar offences 10 délits similaires ; similar to analogue à, comparable à ; it's similar to riding a bike c'est comme faire du vélo ; similar in size/price comparable pour ce qui est des dimensions/du prix ; it is similar in appearance to… ça ressemble à… ; similar in colour dans les mêmes tons ;2 Math [triangle] semblable. -
8 similar
['sɪmɪlə(r)]aggettivo [object, situation] simile, analogo (to a)it is similar in appearance to... — assomiglia a
* * *['similə]((often with to) alike in many (often most) ways: My house is similar to yours; Our jobs are similar.) simile- similarly* * *['sɪmɪlə(r)]aggettivo [object, situation] simile, analogo (to a)it is similar in appearance to... — assomiglia a
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9 something
1) ( object) etwas;I need \something to write with ich brauche etwas zum Schreiben;we stopped for \something to eat wir hielten an, um etwas zu essen;she has \something for you sie hat etwas für dich;or \something of the kind oder etwas Ähnliches;I'll need a credit card or \something of the kind to break into the apartment ich brauche eine Kreditkarte oder etwas Ähnliches, um in die Wohnung einzubrechen;\something for nothing ( want without working for) alles für nichts;\something else etwas anderes;would you like some coffee or perhaps there's \something else you'd like? möchtest du Kaffee oder etwas anderes?;a little \something ( food) eine Kleinigkeit;time for a little \something Zeit für eine Kleinigkeit zu essen;\something a little stronger ( alcoholic drink) etwas Stärkeres;we have fruit juice but perhaps you'd like \something a little stronger? wir haben Fruchtsaft oder vielleicht willst du was Stärkeres;there's \something sharp in my shoe in meinem Schuh ist etwas Scharfes2) ( message) etwas;he told me \something but I can't remember what er erzählte mir etwas, aber ich kann mich nicht erinnern, was es war;is there \something you'd like to say? möchtest du mir etwas sagen?3) ( situation) etwas;there's \something wrong with the engine - it's making strange noises mit dem Motor stimmt was nicht - er gibt seltsame Töne von sich;\something happens... etwas passiert...;\something happens every time she sees him jedes Mal, wenn sie ihn sieht, passiert etwas4) ( action) etwas;to do \something [about sth/sb] etwas [gegen etw/jdn] unternehmen;don't just stand there, do \something - can't you see he's hurt? steh nicht nur herum, tu etwas - siehst du nicht, dass er sich verletzt hat?;to have [got] \something to do with sth/sb etwas mit etw/jdm zu tun haben;didn't she have \something to do with that scandal? hatte sie nicht etwas mit dem Skandal zu tun?5) ( unknown thing) etwas;\something tells me tomorrow is going to be a difficult day etwas sagt mir, dass Morgen ein schwieriger Tag wird;I've been looking for that special \something for your birthday ich suche etwas ganz Besonderes für deinen Geburtstag;\something about her frightened me etwas an ihr machte mir Angst;I knew \something terrible had happened ich wusste, dass etwas Schreckliches passiert war;there's \something unusual about him er hat etwas Ungewöhnliches an sich6) ( outstanding quality) etwas;there's \something about her which many men find appealing sie hat etwas, das die meisten Männer attraktiv finden;as a violinist, she's really \something als Geigerin ist sie wirklich etwas Besonderes;it was quite \something for her to remember us after all these years dass sie sich nach all den Jahren noch an uns erinnerte!7) ( not exact)a wry look, \something between amusement and regret ein scheeler Blick, irgendwas zwischen Belustigung und Bedauern;she has \something of her mother's facial features sie hat etwas von den Gesichtszügen ihrer Mutter;he always was \something of a moaner er war immer ein bisschen ein Raunzer;it was \something of a surprise es war eine kleine Überraschung;the building materials cost \something under $4500 das Baumaterial kostet etwas unter $4.500;she works for a bank or \something sie arbeitet für eine Bank oder so was;hey, are you drunk or \something? he, bist du betrunken oder was?;I don't know why she's acting like that - she must be jealous or \something ich weiß nicht, warum sie sich so verhält - sie muss eifersüchtig sein oder so was;\something like... ( similar) ungefähr wie..., in etwa wie...;he sounds \something like his father on the phone er klingt am Telefon in etwa wie sein Vater;there were \something like fifty applicants es gab um die fünfzig Bewerber/BewerberinnenPHRASES:to be \something else ( be exceptionally good) wirklich was sein;( be exceptionally bad) unpackbar sein ( fam)the reaction from the crowd was \something else die Reaktion des Publikums war echt beeindruckend;to have \something going on with sb ( have a relationship with sb) etwas mit jdm haben;they say he's got \something going on with his boss es heißt, dass er etwas mit seiner Chefin hat;to have [got] \something there ein Hammer sein;to make \something out of sth aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen;that's \something das ist schon was;there's \something in sth an etw dat ist etwas dran;there's \something in catching the earlier train es macht in der Tat Sinn, den früheren Zug zu nehmen advmy back hurts \something terrible mein Rücken schmerzt ganz furchtbar -
10 something like
شَبِيه بِـ \ on the lines of: in the general form of: We’re planning some sports on the lines of the Olympic Games, but for schoolboys only. similar: like; seeming the same (but not exactly the same): We have similar interests. His interests are similar to mine. something like: rather like: A rat looks something like a mouse, but it’s bigger. -
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شَبِيه بِـ \ on the lines of: in the general form of: We’re planning some sports on the lines of the Olympic Games, but for schoolboys only. similar: like; seeming the same (but not exactly the same): We have similar interests. His interests are similar to mine. something like: rather like: A rat looks something like a mouse, but it’s bigger. -
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'similə((often with to) alike in many (often most) ways: My house is similar to yours; Our jobs are similar.) liknende- similarlylik--------makenIsubst. \/ˈsɪmɪlə\/likedan sak, liknende tingIIadj. \/ˈsɪmɪlə\/1) lik, lignende, likedan, nesten det samme2) ( geometri) likedannet, likevinkletsimilar to somebody\/something likt noe(n) -
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= akin to, of the type, along the lines of, to the effect ofEx. I personally believe that something akin to what happened to pocket calculators is going to happen to microform readers.Ex. Short abstracts comprising only one or two sentences, for instance, may be valuable in commercial information services, or local government news-sheets of the type produced by public libraries.Ex. The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.Ex. When a speaker's time is up, make it clear by rising and saying words to the effect of 'Thank you very much. That's all the time you have'.* * *= akin to, of the type, along the lines of, to the effect ofEx: I personally believe that something akin to what happened to pocket calculators is going to happen to microform readers.
Ex: Short abstracts comprising only one or two sentences, for instance, may be valuable in commercial information services, or local government news-sheets of the type produced by public libraries.Ex: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.Ex: When a speaker's time is up, make it clear by rising and saying words to the effect of 'Thank you very much. That's all the time you have'. -
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pron.algo semejante, algo similar. -
15 something like
prep.algo así como, algo similar a, algo parecido a, algo como. -
16 algo similar
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17 o algo similar
= or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or words to that effectEx. Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.Ex. Like Tolstoy said: man has no effect on history... or something to that effect.Ex. If you are trying to break up a cat fight or something to that nature pick it up by the scruff of the neck.Ex. All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing ( or words to that effect).* * *= or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or words to that effectEx: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.
Ex: Like Tolstoy said: man has no effect on history... or something to that effect.Ex: If you are trying to break up a cat fight or something to that nature pick it up by the scruff of the neck.Ex: All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing ( or words to that effect). -
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pron.something similar, the like. -
19 lignende
* * *subst. similar entity, something similar adj. similar, like (noe lignende) something of the sort -
20 serupa
similar, identical, alike* * *similar* * *similar, of one kind, likewise; be similar to something
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