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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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