equivaler
Meanings
Verb
1. to be equivalent, to correspond, to be tantamount to
Examples5
Una milla equivale a unos 1600 metros
A mile is equal to about 1,600 meters.
Juntas, las edades de los dos niños equivalían a la edad de su padre.
The ages of the two children put together was equivalent to that of their father.
¿A cuántos yenes equivalen cuatro dólares?
How many yen are four dollars equivalent to?
Correlación no equivale a causalidad.
Correlation does not equal causation.
En Nueva York un dólar equivalía a ocho chelines.
In New York, the dollar was worth eight shillings.