akin in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for akin in the English»Spanish Dictionary

akin [Am əˈkɪn, Brit əˈkɪn] ADJ pred

to be akin (to sth) the two ideas are closely akin

las dos ideas están íntimamente relacionadas or son muy afines

the symptoms are akin to those of the common cold

los síntomas son similares a los de un común resfriado

politically they are akin to the greens

su postura política es muy cercana a la de los verdes or tiene gran afinidad con la de los verdes

akin in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for akin in the English»Spanish Dictionary

akin [əˈkɪn] ADJ

akin to

parecido a

akin Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

akin to

parecido a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Opportunistic vandalism of this nature may also be filmed, the mentality of which can be akin to happy slapping.

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The full length feature film is akin to real life events that happened at a truck stop.

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While most writers respect one another's artwork, to intentionally and disrespectfully paint on top of another's work is akin to a graffiti declaration of war.

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In such literature, the task of solving a crime is presented in a way that makes it akin to that of solving a mathematical equation.

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Once the males grab on, a struggle ensues akin to a rodeo, where males try to hold on while females violently shake them off.

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The wheelchair in question is a large, iron monster akin to a rolling furnace.

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The term is akin to personal publishing which is synonymous with blogging.

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They have a spicy flavor akin to that of the mango.

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The profile of the newspaper was akin to modern tabloid journalism.

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Using verbs for inanimate, insentient objects is akin to breathing life into the objects, making it lively in the mind of the reader.

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