Usage examples of "ähnlich wie" in German with translation to English

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Bei der Übersetzung von Sätzen bemühe ich mich immer, die Übersetzung dem Originalsatz so ähnlich wie möglich zu gestalten. I always try, when I'm translating sentences, to make the translation as similar as possible to the original sentence. Since this makes the language learning much easier for the non-native speakers.
Ich versuche, wenn ich Sätze übersetze, immer, die Übersetzung dem ursprünglichen Satz so ähnlich wie möglich zu machen, da das den Nichtmuttersprachlern das Sprachenlernen sehr erleichtert. I always try, when I'm translating sentences, to make the translation as similar as possible to the original sentence. Since this makes the language learning much easier for the non-native speakers.
Jakitori ist ähnlich wie Schaschlik. Yakitori is similar to shashlik.
Ihre Armbanduhr ist in Form und Farbe so ähnlich wie meine. Your watch is similar to mine in shape and color.
Deine Idee scheint ähnlich zu sein wie meine. Your idea seems to be similar to mine.
Die Zwillinge sehen sich so ähnlich, dass es so gut wie unmöglich ist, den einen vom anderen zu unterscheiden. The twins look so much alike it's next to impossible to distinguish one from the other.
Ich kann nicht wie eine Katze miauen. Ich bin eine Maus! I cannot meow like a cat. I'm a mouse!
Welchem Elternteil sieht das Kind ähnlich? Which parent does the child resemble?
Die Brille, die Julian trägt, ist rund, wie die von John Lennon. Julian wears round glasses like John Lennon's.
Die beiden Schwestern sind so ähnlich. The two sisters are so alike.
Es sieht aus wie eine Ente. It looks like a duck.
Sie sind sich so ähnlich, dass ich sie nie auseinanderhalten kann. They're so alike I can never tell one from the other.
Er verkauft es so wie es ist. He is selling it just as it is.
Er sieht seinem Großvater ähnlich. He resembles his grandfather.
Wie war dies möglich? How could that happen?
Meine Schwester sieht meiner Mutter ähnlich. My sister resembles my mother.
Wie kann es bewerkstelligt werden? How can it be done?
Das klingt ähnlich. It sounds familiar.
Tom kann fast genauso schnell schwimmen wie Mary. Tom can swim almost as fast as Mary.
Das Mädchen sieht seiner Mutter ähnlich. The girl resembles her mother.
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