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1 comparatively
[kəm'pærətɪvlɪ]1) (relatively) [small, young] relativamente2) (by comparison) [analyse, examine] comparativamente* * *adverb This house was comparatively cheap.) relativamente* * *comparatively* * *[kəm'pærətɪvlɪ]1) (relatively) [small, young] relativamente2) (by comparison) [analyse, examine] comparativamente -
2 comparatively com·para·tive·ly adv
[kəm'pærətɪvlɪ]English-Italian dictionary > comparatively com·para·tive·ly adv
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3 ♦ comparative
♦ comparative /kəmˈpærətɪv/A a.2 comparato: comparative anatomy, anatomia comparata; comparative linguistics [literature], filologia [letteratura] comparata3 relativo: to live in comparative security, vivere in relativa sicurezza; a comparative beginner, pressoché un principianteB n.(gramm.) comparativo: in the comparative, al comparativo● (econ.) comparative advantage, vantaggio comparato □ (econ.) comparative cost, costo comparato (o relativo) □ (spec. letter.) comparative method, metodo comparativo; comparativismo □ (leg., spec. in USA) comparative negligence, concorso di colpacomparatively avv. comparativeness n. [u]. -
4 compare
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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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
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comparatively — [kəm par′ə tivlē] adv. 1. in a comparative manner 2. by comparison; relatively * * * See comparative. * * * … Universalium
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comparatively — [kəm par′ə tivlē] adv. 1. in a comparative manner 2. by comparison; relatively … English World dictionary
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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