approximate equivalent
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something that is very similar in value, meaning, or effect
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- The price is fifty dollars, or the approximate equivalent in your local currency.
- It is the approximate equivalent in height to the Matterhorn.
- There is no direct translation, but 'hygge' finds its approximate equivalent in the English word 'coziness'.
- A gallon is the approximate equivalent of 3.785 liters.
- One liter is the approximate equivalent of a US quart.
- The role of a project manager is the approximate equivalent of a team captain in sports.
- The role of a 'project manager' in our company is the approximate equivalent of a 'producer' at their firm.
- A diploma from this college is considered the approximate equivalent of a two-year associate's degree.
- An Associate's Degree in the US is often considered the approximate equivalent of a foundation degree in the UK.
- In their society, the chief's council served as the approximate equivalent of a modern parliament.
- In the 18th century, a shilling was the approximate equivalent of a day's wages for a skilled laborer.
- The processing power of this old computer is the approximate equivalent of a basic smartphone today.
- The legal concept of 'gross negligence' has its approximate equivalent in the term 'faute lourde' in French civil law.
- The Japanese concept of 'wabi-sabi' has no direct translation, but 'imperfect beauty' is a very approximate equivalent.
- A gigabyte was once the approximate equivalent of a small library of books.
- The settlement offered was the approximate equivalent of three months' salary.
- Finding a quiet moment for yourself is the modern approximate equivalent of a spiritual retreat.
- For this recipe, one cup of sugar is the approximate equivalent of 200 grams.
- What would be the approximate equivalent of this dosage for a child?
- He explained that a 'tonne' is the approximate equivalent of 2,200 pounds.