Apples and oranges Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈæpəɫz/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈɔɹəndʒəz/, /ˈɔɹɪndʒɪz

AP-ulz and OR-in-jiz

UK

ˈæpəlz/ /ˈænd/ /ˈɒɹɪndʒɪz

AP-ulz and OR-in-jiz

التعريف

Used to describe two things that are so different that they cannot be compared in a meaningful way.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal expression, often used to dismiss comparisons that don't make sense. Can be used with 'comparing' as in 'comparing apples and oranges.' Similar idioms exist in many languages but use different objects.

• Spanish: como el agua y el aceite - cosas diferentes
• Portuguese (BR): coisas totalmente diferentes
• Portuguese (PT): coisas completamente diferentes
• Chinese (Simplified): 风马牛不相及 - 完全不同的事物
• Chinese (Traditional): 風馬牛不相及 - 完全不同的事物
• Hindi: एकदम अलग चीज़ें
• Arabic: فرق كبير - شيئان مختلفان تمامًا
• Bengali: তুলনা করা যায় না এমন জিনিস - তুলনাহীন জিনিস (কথ্য)
• Russian: сравнивать тёплое с мягким - сравнивать несравнимое
• Japanese: 全く別物 - 比較にならないもの
• Vietnamese: khác nhau hoàn toàn - không thể so sánh
• Korean: 비교할 수 없는 것 - 전혀 다른 것
• Turkish: elma ile armutları karşılaştırmak - tamamen farklı şeyler
• Urdu: زمین آسمان کا فرق - بالکل مختلف چیزیں
• Indonesian: seperti membandingkan apel dan jeruk - perbandingan yang tidak seimbang

جمل نموذجية

Comparing reading and swimming is like comparing apples and oranges.

basic

Math and history are apples and oranges.

basic

Don't compare those jobs; they're apples and oranges.

basic

You can't judge my cooking by your mom's—it's apples and oranges.

natural

Trying to compare city life to countryside living is just apples and oranges.

natural

These two phones? Honestly, it's apples and oranges—they're made for different users.

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