similar

semblable, similaire

Qui ressemble à autre chose sur plusieurs points, sans être exactement identique.

En anglais simple : Two things are like each other in several ways, although they are not exactly the same.

• Our bags are similar.
• Her voice sounds similar to her mother's.
• Did you notice the similar designs on these cups?

Comment l'utiliser : similar to someone/something (Your jacket is similar to mine.)

Synonymes : alike, comparable

Contraires : different, dissimilar

Expressions courantes : similar to something, very similar, similar ideas, similar to someone

semblable

Se dit de figures dont les angles correspondants sont égaux et les côtés correspondants proportionnels, même si leurs tailles diffèrent.

En anglais simple : Shapes have matching angles and matching sides in the same proportions, even if their sizes differ.

• These two triangles are similar.
• The rectangles are similar, but one is twice as wide.
• Are these two shapes similar?

Comment l'utiliser : similar to something (The smaller triangle is similar to the larger one.)

Expressions courantes : similar triangles, similar shapes, similar to something