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adverb This house was comparatively cheap.) relativamentetr[kəm'pærətɪvlɪ]1 comparativamenteadv.• comparativamente adv.kəm'pærətɪvliadverb relativamente[kǝm'pærǝtɪvlɪ]ADV (=relatively) relativamente; [consider, view] desde un punto de vista relativo* * *[kəm'pærətɪvli]adverb relativamente -
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see comparecomparative adj n comparativotr[kəm'pærətɪv]1 (relative) relativo,-a2 (making a comparison) comparado,-a3 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL comparativo,-a1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL comparativocomparative [kəm'pærət̬iv] adjrelative: comparativo, relativo♦ comparatively adv: comparativo madj.• comparado, -a adj.• comparativo, -a adj.n.• comparativo s.m.
I kəm'pærətɪva) ( relative) relativob) <literature/linguistics> comparado; <analysis/study> comparativo, comparadoc) ( Ling) comparativo
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[kǝm'pærǝtɪv]1. ADJ1) (=relative) relativobefore becoming famous she had lived in comparative obscurity — había vivido en relativa oscuridad antes de hacerse famosa
2) [study] comparativo, comparado3) (Gram) comparativo2.N (Gram) comparativo m3.CPDcomparative literature N — literatura f comparada
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I [kəm'pærətɪv]a) ( relative) relativob) <literature/linguistics> comparado; <analysis/study> comparativo, comparadoc) ( Ling) comparativo
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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.) comparar2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) comparar3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) compararse•- comparative
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compare vb comparartr[kəm'peəSMALLr/SMALL]1 comparar (to/with, con)1 compararse ( with, con)■ cheap red wine just doesn't compare with Rioja el vino tinto barato no se puede comparar con el Rioja■ how does his new film compare with his previous ones? ¿qué tal su nueva película comparada con las anteriores?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbeyond compare sin comparación, incomparablecompared with comparado,-a con, en comparación con: compararcompare vito compare with : poder comparar con, tener comparación concompare n: comparación fbeyond compare: sin igual, sin parv.• abalanzar v.• asemejar v.• comparar v.• contraponer v.• equiparar v.• parangonar v.• pintiparar v.• tantear v.
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1. kəm'per, kəm'peə(r)a) ( make comparison between) compararto compare something/somebody TO o WITH something/somebody — comparar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien
it's tiny compared to your house — es pequeñísima comparada con tu casa or en comparación con tu casa
b) ( liken)to compare something/somebody TO something/somebody — comparar algo/a alguien con or a algo/alguien
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vihow do the two models compare for speed? — en cuanto a velocidad ¿qué diferencia hay entre los dos modelos?
to compare WITH something: nothing compares with good home cooking la comida casera no se puede comparar con nada; it compares favorably with your previous efforts — este trabajo está mejor que los anteriores
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mass noun (liter)[kǝm'pɛǝ(r)]beyond compare — sin comparación, incomparable
1. VTto compare sth/sb with or to sth/sb — comparar algo/a algn con or a algo/algn
Oxford is small compared with London — Oxford es pequeño en comparación a or comparado con Londres
- compare notes with sb2) (Gram) formar los grados de comparación de2.VIit doesn't compare with yours — no se lo puede comparar al tuyo, no tiene comparación con el tuyo
how do they compare? — ¿cuáles son sus cualidades respectivas?
how do they compare for speed? — ¿cuál tiene mayor velocidad?
how do the prices compare? — ¿qué tal son los precios en comparación?
it compares favourably with the other — no pierde por comparación con el otro, supera al otro
3.Nbeyond compare — poet incomparable, sin comparación, sin par
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1. [kəm'per, kəm'peə(r)]a) ( make comparison between) compararto compare something/somebody TO o WITH something/somebody — comparar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien
it's tiny compared to your house — es pequeñísima comparada con tu casa or en comparación con tu casa
b) ( liken)to compare something/somebody TO something/somebody — comparar algo/a alguien con or a algo/alguien
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vihow do the two models compare for speed? — en cuanto a velocidad ¿qué diferencia hay entre los dos modelos?
to compare WITH something: nothing compares with good home cooking la comida casera no se puede comparar con nada; it compares favorably with your previous efforts — este trabajo está mejor que los anteriores
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mass noun (liter)beyond compare — sin comparación, incomparable
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comparación sustantivo femenino comparison; en comparación a or con el año pasado compared to o with last year; no tienen ni punto de comparación you cannot even begin to compare them
comparación sustantivo femenino comparison
en comparación, comparatively
en comparación con, compared to
sin comparación, beyond compare ' comparación' also found in these entries: Spanish: bastante - de - ser - más - para - que - lado - par - relación - símil English: as - compare - comparison - contrast - draw - on - so - to - invite - relative -
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relativamente adjetivo
1 (en términos relativos) la conducción peligrosa causa relativamente más pérdidas que el cáncer, dangerous driving is the cause of more deaths than cancer, by a small margin
2 (hasta cierto punto) es un niño relativamente alto, he's quite a tall child ' relativamente' also found in these entries: English: comparatively - relatively
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comparatively — like relatively, has been used since at least the early 19c as a ‘downtoning’ adverb, even where actual comparison is not involved: • He had had comparatively little to do with women P. Newton, 1972 • It was a comparatively shabby office G.… … Modern English usage
Comparatively — Com*par a*tive*ly, adv. According to estimate made by comparison; relatively; not positively or absolutely. [1913 Webster] With but comparatively few exceptions. Prescott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comparatively — Comparatively little progress was made in the talks yesterday (Guardian). Compared with what? Comparatively should be reserved for occasions when a comparison is being expressed or at least clearly implied. If all you mean is fairly or only a… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
comparatively — Comparatively little progress was made in the talks yesterday (Guardian). Compared with what? Comparatively should be reserved for occasions when a comparison is being expressed or at least clearly implied. If all you mean is fairly or only a … Dictionary of troublesome word
comparatively — [kəm par′ə tivlē] adv. 1. in a comparative manner 2. by comparison; relatively * * * See comparative. * * * … Universalium
comparatively — ► ADVERB ▪ to a moderate degree as compared to something else; relatively … English terms dictionary
comparatively — [kəm par′ə tivlē] adv. 1. in a comparative manner 2. by comparison; relatively … English World dictionary
comparatively — com|par|a|tive|ly [kəmˈpærətıvli] adv as compared to something else or to a previous state = ↑relatively ▪ a comparatively small number of people ▪ Comparatively few books have been written on the subject. ▪ Crime on the island is comparatively… … Dictionary of contemporary English
comparatively — adverb as compared to something else or to a previous state: The children were comparatively well behaved today. | comparatively speaking: This part of the coast is still unspoiled, comparatively speaking … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
comparatively — adv. Comparatively is used with these adjectives: ↑brief, ↑cheap, ↑easy, ↑expensive, ↑harmless, ↑inexpensive, ↑large, ↑liberal, ↑light, ↑limited, ↑low, ↑mi … Collocations dictionary
comparatively — com|par|a|tive|ly [ kəm perətıvli ] adverb * as compared to something else or to a previous situation or state: RELATIVELY: A comparatively large number of students were absent. The technology is still comparatively new … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English