にたとえる

compare to; liken to

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phrase Rare #45,250
compare to; liken to Used to compare something to something else, often figuratively or by way of analogy.
JA: 詩人はしばしば死を眠りにたとえる。
EN: Poets often compare death to sleep.

死を睡眠にたとえることがある。

Death is sometimes compared to sleep.

人が人生を航海にたとえるのをよく聞くでしょう。

You often hear people compare life to a voyage.

詩人はしばしば死を眠りにたとえる。

Poets often compare death to sleep.