Sentence examples of "equivalent" in English

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Do you know the French equivalent of the word? Vous connaissez l'équivalent en français de ce mot ?
We cannot find an English equivalent for the Japanese 'giri'. Nous n'arrivons pas à trouver un équivalent en anglais pour le mot japonais "giri".
This book is the literary equivalent of Haribo sweets: you only want to eat one, but end up devouring the whole packet. Ce livre est l'équivalent littéraire des bonbons Haribo : on veut juste en goûter un, et on finit par dévorer le paquet tout entier.
His request was equivalent to an order. Ses désirs étaient des ordres.
The ages of the two children put together was equivalent to that of their father. L'âge des deux enfants additionné ensemble était égale à celui de leur père.
"A is equivalent to B" has the same meaning as "A is true if and only if B is true". "A équivaut à B" veut dire la même chose que "A est vraie si et seulement si B est vraie".
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