English-Portuguese translations for analogy

• analogia
  É óbvio que tal analogia não é válida. It should be obvious why this analogy is not valid.
  Permitam-me fazer aqui uma analogia bastante exagerada. I should like to offer a rather exaggerated analogy.
  Penso que o senhor deputado Tannock compreenderá a analogia futebolística. I think Mr Tannock will understand a British footballing analogy.

Definition of analogy

• A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation
• The proportion or the equality of ratios

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