analogo

analogous

adjective ah-NAH-loh-goh Less Common

Origin: from Greek analogos, 'proportionate'

Also means

similar

Usage Note

Analogo carries antepenultimate stress — ah-NAH-loh-goh — a common mispronunciation trap. It means similar in function or proportion (un caso analogo = an analogous case). Do not confuse with analogico (analogue/analog in the technical sense, e.g. segnale analogico vs digitale). Analogo is the general 'similar/comparable' adjective.

Examples

"Abbiamo affrontato un problema analogo l'anno scorso."

Natural Translation

We faced an analogous problem last year.

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