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I [kəm'peə(r)] II 1. [kəm'peə(r)]verbo transitivo confrontare, comparare2.to compare sb., sth. with o to confrontare qcn., qcs. con o a; to compare notes with sb. — fig. scambiare le proprie impressioni con qcn
verbo intransitivo essere comparabile ( with a)3.to compare oneself with o to — confrontarsi con, paragonarsi a
* * *[kəm'peə]1) (to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different: If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one.) comparare, paragonare2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) paragonare3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) essere paragonato•- comparative
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- comparison* * *compare /kəmˈpɛə(r)/n. [u](poet.) confronto; paragone♦ (to) compare /kəmˈpɛə(r)/A v. t.1 confrontare; mettere a confronto; fare un confronto tra; comparare: to compare different models of cars, confrontare diversi modelli di auto; to compare a copy with the original, confrontare una copia con l'originale; to compare life in Rome and in New York, fare un confronto tra la vita a Roma e a New York4 (leg.) collazionareB v. i.essere paragonabile; reggere il confronto: He cannot compare with Milton as a poet, come poeta, non può reggere il confronto con Milton; to compare favourably with, reggere bene il confronto con; guadagnarci nel confronto con; How do they compare?, come sono al confronto?; come sono uno rispetto all'altro?● (fam.) to compare notes with sb., scambiare idee (o impressioni, esperienze) con q. ( su un argomento) □ compared to (o with), in confronto a; a confronto con; a paragone di; rispetto a: That was nothing compared with what happened to me, non è niente a confronto con quanto è successo a me; This year's harvest is excellent compared to last year, il raccolto di quest'anno è ottimo a paragone di quello dell'anno scorso.NOTA D'USO: - compare to o compare with?-* * *I [kəm'peə(r)] II 1. [kəm'peə(r)]verbo transitivo confrontare, comparare2.to compare sb., sth. with o to confrontare qcn., qcs. con o a; to compare notes with sb. — fig. scambiare le proprie impressioni con qcn
verbo intransitivo essere comparabile ( with a)3.to compare oneself with o to — confrontarsi con, paragonarsi a
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