closest equivalent

Examples (20)

• There's no direct translation, but 'saudade' is the closest equivalent in Portuguese for that feeling.
• In Japanese, there's no perfect translation for this concept, so we used the closest equivalent.
• The translator struggled to find the closest equivalent for the cultural idiom.
• The tour guide explained that 'ceviche' is perhaps the closest equivalent to sushi in Peruvian cuisine.
• In Japanese, 'wabi-sabi' has no perfect English translation, but 'imperfect beauty' is perhaps the closest equivalent.
• Since the software was discontinued, users have been searching for its closest equivalent.
• The CEO's chief of staff is the closest equivalent to a prime minister in our corporate structure.
• In the American legal system, a 'trial attorney' is often considered the closest equivalent to a British 'barrister'.
• For this recipe, crème fraîche is the closest equivalent to sour cream if you can't find it.
• For many people, a strong sense of community is the closest equivalent to a feeling of true wealth.
• In the US legal system, a district attorney is the closest equivalent to a Crown Prosecutor in the UK.
• The ancient Roman 'forum' was perhaps the closest equivalent to a modern-day social media platform.
• We need to find the closest equivalent in modern currency to what a shilling was worth in 1850.
• Trying to find a musical genre that is the closest equivalent to jazz in classical music is a fascinating debate.
• The academic qualification from that country doesn't have a direct match here, but we've determined its closest equivalent.
• This herbal tea isn't exactly the same, but it's the closest equivalent I've found to the one I used to drink.
• What is the closest equivalent of a knight in ancient Roman society?
• We need to identify the closest equivalent qualification in our system to properly assess her credentials.
• The new software provides the closest equivalent yet to a human personal assistant.
• The word 'saudade' in Portuguese has no direct English counterpart; 'wistful longing' is perhaps its closest equivalent.