analogy

a comparison between two things that are similar in some ways but different in others, used to explain or show something more clearly

analogía, comparación

• draw an analogy between A and B

Collocations analogy between concepts · make an analogy with something

• He drew an analogy between the human body and a machine.

  Él hizo una analogía entre el cuerpo humano y una máquina.

an explanation or argument based on an analogy, used to help people understand something better

explicación basada en analogía

• use an analogy to explain sth

Collocations analogy to explain a concept · analogy for understanding

• She used the analogy of a computer network to explain how the brain works.

  Ella usó la analogía de una red informática para explicar cómo funciona el cerebro.