Símil in english
Simile
pronunciation: sɪməl part of speech: noun
pronunciation: sɪməl part of speech: noun
In gestures
símil = analogue [analog, -USA] ; simile.
Example: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Example: He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.