English

Etymology
First attested w:1393|1393, from Latin simile, neuter of similis �like, similar�

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-simile.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. context|linguistics a figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, generally using like or as.

#:*â��A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycleâ�� — w:Irina Dunn|Irina Dunn, w:1970|1970
#:A simile is like a metaphor.

Translations
trans-top|a figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another
Danish: sammenligning g|Danish
Dutch: vergelijking f
Finnish: vertaus
French: comparaison f
German: Vergleich m
trans-mid
Greek: �α�ομοί��η f
Hungarian: t|hu|hasonlat
Italian: similitudine f
Russian: ��авнение (sravnénije) n
Spanish: símil m
Swedish: liknelse c
trans-bottom

See also
Appendix:Similes - an appendix containing many similes
dissimile
metaphor

Esperanto

Adverb
simile

1. similarly

Category:Esperanto adverbs

Italian

Etymology
from latin similis

Adjective
it-adj|simil|e

1. similar

#*Non è molto simile. It is not very similar.

Category:Italian adjectives

de:simile
fr:simile
io:simile
id:simile
it:simile
la:simile
ja:simile
pl:simile
pt:simile
ru:simile
fi:simile
te:simile
vi:simile
tr:simile

• 2007-12-25 13:36 - Panda10 - /* Translations */ added hu + trans-top gloss

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