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How do you say "parallel" in Spanish (Latin America)?
el paralelo
In Spanish (Latin America), "parallel" is el paralelo.
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Pronunciation
"el paralelo" comes out close to EHL pah-rrah-LEH-loh in Mexican Spanish, with crisp, clipped vowels and no diphthong drift like in English.
Grammar notes
el paralelo is masculine. Its plural is paralelismos.
Example sentence
Las dos filas corren paralelas una a la otra.
The two lines run parallel to each other.
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How to remember el paralelo
"paralelo" is a near twin of "parallel" in English spelling, so remember it by picturing the two words shaking hands whenever you read either one.
Related words
- circle el círculo
- triangle el triángulo
- rectangle el rectángulo
- diamond el diamante
- oval el óvalo
- hexagon el hexágono
- pentagon el pentágono
- cube el cubo
- sphere la esfera
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Questions about el paralelo
How do you pronounce el paralelo?
"el paralelo" comes out close to EHL pah-rrah-LEH-loh in Mexican Spanish, with crisp, clipped vowels and no diphthong drift like in English.
Is el paralelo masculine or feminine?
el paralelo is masculine. el paralelo is masculine. Its plural is paralelismos.
How is el paralelo used in Spanish (Latin America)?
el paralelo is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Las dos filas corren paralelas una a la otra. (The two lines run parallel to each other.).
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"Parallel" in other languages
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