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How do you say "parallel" in Spanish?
el paralelo
In Spanish, "parallel" is el paralelo.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce el pah-rah-LEH-loh, stress on the third syllable, with a tapped r in the middle.
Grammar notes
el paralelo is masculine. Its plural is paralelismos.
Example sentence
Las dos líneas corren paralelas entre sí.
The two lines run parallel to each other.
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How to remember el paralelo
Paralelo repeats its middle syllable twice, la-le, echoing two lines running side by side.
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?
Pronounce el pah-rah-LEH-loh, stress on the third syllable, with a tapped r in the middle.
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?
el paralelo is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Las dos líneas corren paralelas entre sí. (The two lines run parallel to each other.).
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