to compare (something) to
喩える譬える
たとえる
Verb, Transitive
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to compare (something) to, to liken, to speak figuratively, to use a simile, to use a metaphor
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彼女の歌声は天使のそれに例えられる。
Her singing voice is compared to that of an angel.
シェイクスピアは人生を舞台に例え、人間を役者と表現した。
Shakespeare compared life to a stage and described humans as actors.
彼の心の状態を、嵐の海に例えることができるだろう。
His state of mind could be compared to a stormy sea.
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