parallel
Equally distant from one another at all pointsEqually distant from one another at all points.
» The road is parallel to the river.
Die Straße verläuft parallel zum Fluss.
Дорога идёт параллельно реке.
Дорога йде паралельно до річки.
Meaning
6 senses(not comparable)Equally distant from one another at all points.
The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.
parallel
паралле́льныйparallélʹnyj
парале́льнийparalélʹnyj, рівнолежнийrivnoležnyj
(not comparable)Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
The two railway lines are parallel.
parallel zu
паралле́льныйparallélʹnyj
рівнолежнийrivnoležnyj
(excessive, not comparable)Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
(not comparable)Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
a parallel algorithm
паралле́льныйparallélʹnyj
(figuratively, not comparable)Analogous, similar, comparable.
the parallel lives of two citizens
(not comparable, usually)Coexisting but normally not interacting with the regular reality.
parallel universe
Examples
99 sentencesThe road is parallel to the river.
Дорога йде паралельно до річки. — deniko
ruДорога идёт параллельно реке. — al_ex_an_der
deDie Straße verläuft parallel zum Fluss. — Tamy
The road parallels the river.
Дорога йде паралельно до річки. — deniko
ruДорога идёт параллельно реке. — al_ex_an_der
deDer Weg verläuft parallel zum Fluss. — juwu
This line is parallel to that.
deDiese Linie verläuft parallel zu jener. — Tamy
Tom isn't good at parallel parking.
ruУ Тома плохо с параллельной парковкой. — marafon
Tom is bad at parallel parking.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French parallèle and its etymon Latin parallēlus, parallēlos. The verb is fromFrom Middle French parallèle and its etymon Latin parallēlus, parallēlos. The verb is from the noun. See also para- and allo-.
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