Usage examples of "similar" in Spanish with translation to English

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¿Tenéis un dicho similar en japonés? Do you have a similar saying in Japanese?
El poeta inglés Percy Shelley fue al extremo de nombrar al infierno como una ciudad muy similar a Londres. The English poet Percy Shelley went so far as to call hell a city much like London.
Sugirió un plan similar al mío. He suggested a plan similar to mine.
Esas sombras aparecieron de una forma similar a la de un dinosaurio gigante, con un cuello largo y una mandíbula muy grande, sin dientes. Those shadows appeared in a way like giant dinosaurs, with a long neck and a very big jaw without teeth.
La muerte es similar al sueño. Death is similar to sleep.
Mi opinión es similar a la suya. My opinion is similar to yours.
Su bicicleta es similar a la mía. Your bicycle is similar to mine.
Tu opinión es similar a la mía. Your opinion is similar to mine.
Yo haría lo mismo en una situación similar. In a similar situation, I'd do the same.
Mary y su hermana tienen un peinado similar. Mary and her sister have a similar hairstyle.
Recuerdo haber oído un sonido similar en mis sueños. I remember having heard a similar sound in my dreams.
Este reloj es similar al mío que perdí ayer. This watch is similar to mine I lost yesterday.
Desde esa distancia, el barco es similar a una isla. From that distance, the ship is similar to an island.
El clima de Nueva Zelanda es similar al de Japón. The climate of New Zealand is similar to that of Japan.
La chirivía es una especie bienal, similar a la zanahoria. Parsnip is a biennial species, similar to carrots.
Estudiamos un tipo de sapo venenoso muy similar a una roca. We study a species of poisonous frog very similar to a rock.
Muchos países están experimentando problemas similares. Many countries are experiencing similar problems.
Esos dos experimentos entregaron resultados similares. Those two experiments yielded similar results.
Estas ciudades tienen reglas de trafico similares. These cities have similar traffic rules.
Dos perros pueden ser distintos pero similares. Two dogs can be different, but similar.
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