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comparative [kəm'pærətɪv](a) (relative) relatif;∎ the comparative wealth of the two countries la fortune relative des deux pays;∎ she's a comparative stranger to me je la connais relativement peu2 nounGrammar comparatif m;∎ in the comparative au comparatif►► comparative adverb adverbe m de comparaison ou comparatif;American comparative advertising publicité f comparative;Grammar the comparative degree le comparatif;comparative history histoire f comparée;comparative law droit m comparé;comparative linguistics linguistique f comparée;comparative literature littérature f comparéeUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > comparative
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comparative [kəmˈpærətɪv]1. adjectivea. [ease, safety, freedom, cost] relatif• to be a comparative newcomer/beginner être relativement nouveau/débutantb. [study, analysis, method] comparatif ; [literature, religion, linguistics] comparé2. noun* * *[kəm'pærətɪv] 1.noun Linguistics comparatif m2.1) Linguistics comparatif/-ive2) ( relative) relatif/-ive3) ( based on comparison) [method, study] comparatif/-ive; [literature, religion] comparé -
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B adj1 Ling comparatif/-ive ;2 ( relative) relatif/-ive ; in comparative terms en termes relatifs ; he's a comparative stranger to me je le connais à peine ; -
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MARKETING comparative advantage avantage m comparatif;comparative advertising publicité f comparative;comparative test essai m comparatif;comparative testing essais m pl comparatifs -
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6 Comparative Cost Principle
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7 comparative literature
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8 comparative advertising
publicité f comparativeEnglish-French business dictionary > comparative advertising
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9 comparative method of exploration
English-French dictionary of Geography > comparative method of exploration
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10 comparative law
Jur. droit comparéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > comparative law
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11 comparative law specialist
Jur. spécialiste du droit comparéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > comparative law specialist
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12 comparative advantage
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13 comparative test
essai m comparatif -
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15 comparative, financial, statements
états m financiers comparatifsEnglish-French legislative terms > comparative, financial, statements
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16 comparative, interim, financial, statements
états m financiers périodiques comparatifsEnglish-French legislative terms > comparative, interim, financial, statements
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17 اسم التفضيل
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18 تشبيهي
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19 صفة التفضيل
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20 badly
comparative - worse; adverb1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) mal2) (to a serious or severe extent: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.) sérieusement
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Comparative — Com*par a*tive, a. [L. comparativus: cf. F. comparatif.] 1. Of or pertaining to comparison. The comparative faculty. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison; as, the comparative sciences; the comparative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comparative — com·par·a·tive /kəm par ə tiv/ adj: characterized by systematic comparison comparative contribution, which apportions according to...respective fault W. L. Prosser and W. P. Keeton com·par·a·tive·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… … Law dictionary
Comparative — Com*par a*tive, n. (Gram.) The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, the form by which the comparative degree is expressed; as, stronger, wiser, weaker, more stormy, less windy, are all comparatives. [1913 Webster] In comparatives… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comparative — [kəm par′ə tiv] adj. [ME < L comparativus] 1. that compares; involving comparison as a method, esp. in a branch of study [comparative linguistics] 2. estimated by comparison with something else; relative [a comparative success] 3. Gram.… … English World dictionary
comparative — mid 15c., from M.Fr. comparatif, from L. comparativus pertaining to comparison, from comparatus, pp. of comparare (see COMPARISON (Cf. comparison)). Originally grammatical; general sense is from c.1600; meaning involving different branches of a… … Etymology dictionary
comparative — [adj] approximate, close to allusive, analogous, approaching, by comparison, comparable, conditional, connected, contingent, contrastive, correlative, corresponding, equivalent, in proportion, like, matching, metaphorical, near, not absolute, not … New thesaurus
comparative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) measured or judged by comparison; relative. 2) involving comparison between two or more subjects or branches of science. 3) (of an adjective or adverb) expressing a higher degree of a quality, but not the highest possible (e.g.… … English terms dictionary
Comparative — For other uses, see Comparative (disambiguation). In grammar, the comparative is the form of an adjective or adverb which denotes the degree or grade by which a person, thing, or other entity has a property or quality greater or less in extent… … Wikipedia
comparative — com|par|a|tive1 [kəmˈpærətıv] adj 1.) comparative comfort/freedom/wealth etc comfort etc that is quite good when compared to how comfortable, free, or rich etc something or someone else is = ↑relative ▪ After a lifetime of poverty, his last few… … Dictionary of contemporary English
comparative — [[t]kəmpæ̱rətɪv[/t]] comparatives 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use comparative to show that you are judging something against a previous or different situation. For example, comparative calm is a situation which is calmer than before or calmer than the… … English dictionary
comparative — 1 adjective 1 comparative comfort/freedom/wealth etc comfort, freedom etc that is fairly satisfactory when compared to another state of comfort etc: After a lifetime of poverty, his last few years were spent in comparative comfort. 2 comparative… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English