Equivalent and Partner

Equivalent

Equivalent noun - One that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value.

Usage example: that huge mansion is the equivalent of five ordinary houses

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Partner and equivalent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Partner" instead a noun "Equivalent".

Partner noun - The person to whom another is married.

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Equivalent and partner are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Equivalent" instead a noun "Partner".

close	close equivalent	close partner
good	good equivalent	good partner
female	female equivalent	female partner
common	common equivalent	common partner
Other adjectives: alien, future, actual, real, male, robotic.

This is the asari equivalent of getting married at 20 and one partner dying at 40, while the other lives to be 150, or more like comparing the lifespan of a dog to a human.

Source: Mayfly-December Romance
After DS Matt Devlin makes a rather raunchy comment to CP Alesha Philips, partner DS Ronnie Brooks gives him a look that's basically the visual equivalent of this.

Source: Dope Slap
An episode of Law & Order: UK which had Fair Cop DS Devlin flirting with the crime scene tech prompted a look from his partner Ronnie that was pretty much the visual equivalent of this trope.

Source: I'm Standing Right Here

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