Vocabulary
die
Parallele
/paʁaˈleːlə/· noun· Pl. die Parallelen
parallel, similarity; parallel line
Mostly figurative: Parallelen ziehen — pointing out similarities between two cases, two eras, two lives.
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- Singular
- die Parallele
- Plural
- die Parallelen
- Genitiv
- der Parallele
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Parallele
parallel, similarity
Zwischen den beiden Krisen gibt es auffällige Parallelen.
There are striking parallels between the two crises.
Word family
Paralleleparallelparalleldie Parallelitätparallelismdie Parallelweltparallel world
Common combinations
- eine Parallele ziehento draw a parallel
- Parallelen aufweisento show parallels
- ohne Parallelewithout parallel
Real examples
- Gern werden Parallelen zu früheren Krisen gezogen, nicht immer zu Recht.Parallels with earlier crises are often drawn, not always rightly.
- Die beiden Fälle weisen erstaunliche Parallelen auf.The two cases show astonishing parallels.
- Die Entwicklung ist in der Geschichte der Stadt ohne Parallele.The development is without parallel in the city's history.
