No. 1,576 in French
parallèle
Parallel.
In a sentence
Les deux routes sont parallèles et ne se croisent jamais.
The two roads are parallel and never cross each other.
Here, 'parallèles' is used as an adjective describing the physical relationship between the two routes.
Il a tracé une ligne parallèle à celle déjà dessinée.
He drew a line parallel to the one already drawn.
In this usage, 'parallèle' also acts as an adjective qualifying a line in terms of its geometrical alignment.
Il existe un parallèle intéressant entre les deux histoires.
There exists an interesting parallel between the two stories.
Here, 'parallèle' is used as a noun to describe the conceptual similarity or analogy between the two narratives.
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