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1 compare
1. transitive verbvergleichen (to, with mit)compare two/three etc. things — zwei/drei usw. Dinge [miteinander] vergleichen
2. intransitive verb 3. nouncompared with or to somebody/something — verglichen mit od. im Vergleich zu jemandem/etwas
(literary)beyond or without compare — unvergleichlich
* * *[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.) vergleichen2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) vergleichen3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) vergleichen•- academic.ru/14723/comparable">comparable- comparative
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- comparison* * *com·pare[kəmˈpeəʳ, AM -ˈper]I. vt1. (look for differences)\compared with [or to] verglichen mit datto \compare prices Preise vergleichen2. (liken)▪ to \compare sb/sth [with sb/sth] jdn/etw [mit jdm/etw] vergleicheninstant coffee can't be \compared with freshly ground coffee zwischen Instantkaffee und frisch gemahlenem Kaffee liegt ein himmelweiter Unterschied4.II. vi vergleichbar seinlast year's weather just doesn't \compare das Wetter im letzten Jahr war einfach unvergleichlichto \compare favourably vergleichsweise gut abschneidenthe hotel \compared favourably with the one we stayed in last year das Hotel war dieses Jahr um einiges besser als das, in dem wir letztes Jahr wohntenbeyond \compare unvergleichlich* * *[kəm'pɛə(r)]1. vtvergleichen (with, to mit)compared with or to —
they cannot be compared — man kann sie nicht vergleichen, sie lassen sich nicht vergleichen
his car is not to be or can't be compared with my new one — sein Wagen ist überhaupt kein Vergleich zu meinem neuen Auto
to compare notes — Eindrücke/Erfahrungen austauschen
2. visich vergleichen lassen (with mit)it compares badly/well — es schneidet vergleichsweise schlecht/gut ab
how do the two cars compare in terms of speed? —
the old car can't compare in terms of speed with the new one — in puncto Geschwindigkeit lässt sich der alte Wagen nicht mit dem neuen vergleichen
3. n* * *compare [kəmˈpeə(r)]A v/t1. vergleichen (with, to mit): (as oder when) compared with im Vergleich zu, gegenüber (dat), gemessen an (dat)2. vergleichen, gleichsetzen, -stellen ( alle:to mit):3. Vergleiche anstellen zwischen (dat), miteinander vergleichen, nebeneinanderstellen:with mit)4. LING steigernwith mit):compare favo(u)rably with den Vergleich mit … nicht zu scheuen brauchen, (noch) besser sein alsC s Vergleich m:comp. abk1. comparative2. compare3. comparison4. compilation5. compiled6. complete7. composer* * *1. transitive verbvergleichen (to, with mit)compare two/three etc. things — zwei/drei usw. Dinge [miteinander] vergleichen
2. intransitive verb 3. nouncompared with or to somebody/something — verglichen mit od. im Vergleich zu jemandem/etwas
beyond or without compare — unvergleichlich
* * *(with) v.gleichsetzen v.vergleichen (mit) v. (with, to) v.sich vergleichen (mit) v. -
2 measure up
(often with to) (to reach a certain required standard: John's performance doesn't measure up (to the others).) heranreichen an* * *I. vt▪ to \measure up sb ⇆ up jdn einschätzenII. vi1. (be same size) zusammenpassen2. (reach standard) den Ansprüchen genügento \measure up up to a standard einem Standard genügen [o entsprechen]to \measure up up to a standard/sb's expectations jds Ansprüchen genügen, jds Erwartungen erfüllen* * *1. vt sep2. vi1)to measure up to sth — an etw (acc) herankommen
visually he measured up (to the description) — vom Aussehen her passte er (auf die Beschreibung)
it's a hard job, but he should measure up — das ist eine schwierige Aufgabe, aber er sollte ihr gewachsen sein
2) (= take measurements) Maß nehmen, messen
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