Meaning of equality | Babel Free

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1. The fact of being equal.
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2. The state of being equivalent:equation, equivalence, equivalency, par, parity, sameness.
3. The fact of being equal, of having the same value.
   uncountable, usually
4. the same in size, amount, value etc. four equal slices; coins of equal value; Are these pieces equal in size? Women want equal wages with men. gelyke مُساوٍ لِ еднакъв igual stejný gleich ens; lige; lige- ίσοςigual võrdne برابر؛ مساوی yhtäläinen égalשווה समान jednak egyenlő sama jafn uguale 等しい (…과) 같은, 동일한 lygus, vienodas līdzīgs; vienāds sama gelijk lik, likestilt, jevnbyrdigrówny برابر، مساوى، يورنګ، په تله برابر، وړ، مناسب، چمتو (دكار لپاره): انډول، همزولى igual egal равный rovnaký enak j...
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5. The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.
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6. one of the same age, rank, ability etc. I am not his equal at running. eweknie نَظير равен igual rovný (soupeř) der/die Gleichgestellte ligemand; jævnbyrdig ίσος, ισάξιοςigual võrdne هم رتبه؛ هم توان sama égal/-ale שווה समकक्ष, समवर्ग par, premac egyenrangú tandingan jafningi pari, uguale 同等の人 (지위, 능력 등에서) 같은 사람 lygus līdzinieks sama gelijk like, makerówny يورنګ igual egal ровня rovný (súper) vrstnik ravnopravan jämlike ความเท่าเทียมกัน akran, eş 相同的人 рівня مشابہ عمر، منصب، یا قابلیت والا ngư...
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7. to be the same in amount, value, size etc. I cannot hope to equal him; She equalled his score of twenty points; Five and five equals ten. gelykmaak, ewenaar يُساوي، يُعادِل равен съм на ser igual a rovnat se gleichkommen være lig med; udligne ισούμαι με, ισοφαρίζωigualar, equivaler võrdne olema, võrdsustama برابری کردن؛ مساوی بودن با olla jnk veroinen égaler לִהיוֹת שָׁווֶה ב- बराबर होना biti jednak, izjednačiti megegyezik menyamai jafngilda uguagliare, eguagliare; essere uguale a ～に等しい (수량, ...
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8. the state of being equal. Women want equality of opportunity with men. gelykheid bereid مُساواه равенство igualdade rovnost die Gleichheit, die Gleichberechtigung lighed; ligestilling ισότηταigualdad võrdsus برابری؛ مساوات tasa-arvoisuus égalitéשוויון समानता jednakost, ravnopravnost egyenlőség persamaan jafnrétti uguaglianza, eguaglianza 平等 같은 상태 lygybė vienlīdzība kesamaan gelijkheid likhet, likestilling, jevnbyrdighetrówność برابر، مساوى كول، يو شانته كول igualdade egalitate равенство; равн...
9. to make or become equal. Our team were winning by one goal – but the other side soon equalized. gelykmaak يُساوي بَيْن، يُعادِل изравнявам igualar vyrovnat ausgleichen udligne εξισώνω, ισοφαρίζωigualar võrdsustama, ühtlustuma برابر کردن؛ مساوی کردن tasoittaa égaliser לְהַשווֹת समान करना, बराबर करना izjednačiti kiegyenlít menyamakan jafna pareggiare ～に等しくする 대등하게 하다 sulyginti izlīdzināt menyamakan gelijkmaken, gelijk worden utjevne, utlikne, stille på likefotwyrównywać برابرول، مساوى كول، يو شا...
10. All are equally good; He divided his chocolate equally between us. gelyk بالتَّساوي، على حَدِّ سَواء по равно igualmente stejně, rovně gleichermaßen ligeligt εξίσου, όμοια igualmente võrdselt بطور مساوس yhtä également בְּאוֹתָה מִידָה समान रूप से jednako egyaránt sama rata jafnt ugualmente, egualmente 等しく 동등하게 vienodai, po lygiai vienādi sama rata even, gelijkmatig like, likt, jevntjednakowo, równo په برابره تو ګه، په مساوى ډول، يو شانته igualmente (în mod) egal одинаково; поровну rovnako ena...
11. fit or able for. I didn't feel equal to telling him the truth. gelykstaande aan كُفء، قادِر على готов да pronto para schopný, odhodlaný imstande kunne magte άξιοςcapaz võimeline از پس کاری برآمدن kykenevä capable de בָּעַל יְכוֹלֶת के योग्य dorastao képes vmire, megbirkózik vmivel mampu fær um all'altezza ～をする力がある ...과 동일한 pajėgus, galintis spējīgs; piemērots dapat in staat tot ha krefter til, klare, makte, være situasjonen voksengotowy, zdolny do چمتو (دكار لپاره): انډول، همزولى preparado pa...
12. igualdad, uniformidad.
13. The state or quality of being equal.

Equivalents

Examples

“The most powerful of these general ideas which have shaped political development in recent times is of course the ideal of material equality.”

“I think somebody asked me the other day when I was holding a conference over here at the library if a woman could be President of the United States. Well I said they've taken over everything else in the world, why not that? [Laughter] And that wouldn't surprise me if it doesn't happen one of these days because the country believes in equality.”

“Jefferson was talking about the equality of natural human rights. You have freedom, and I have freedom. You and I have equal rights to freedom.”

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