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kəm'peə1) (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.) sammenlikne (med)2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) sammenlikne med3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) måle seg med, tåle sammenlikning med•- comparative
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- comparison Isubst. \/kəmˈpeə\/bare i uttrykkIIverb \/kəmˈpeə\/1) sammenligne, jamføre2) (kunne) sammenlignes, (kunne) sidestilles3) ( grammatikk) komparereas compared to\/with sammenlignet medcompare A to B sammenligne A med B, likestille A med Bcompare favourably with tåle sammenligning med, kunne måle seg meddet tåler sammenligning med \/ det kan måle seg medcompare notes se ➢ note, 1
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beyond (or without) compare — surpassing all others of the same kind. → compare … English new terms dictionary
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beyond compare — ► beyond (or without) compare surpassing all others of the same kind. Main Entry: ↑compare … English terms dictionary
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compare — 1 verb 1 SIMILAR/DIFFERENT (T) to consider two or more things, people, ideas etc, in order to show how they are similar to or different from each other: The report compares the different types of home computer currently available. | compare sth… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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