make comparison

1) General subject: assimilate, assimilate (to, with), collate, compare, confer, contrast, edge, equalize, even up, juxtapose (smth) and (smth) else, level, liken, liken unto (кого-л., что-л., с кем-л., чем-л.), mate, oppose, parallel, parallel (с чем-л.), parallel (что-л.), parallelize, similize, weigh, confront, draw a parallel between, draw an analogy between and (что-л., с чем-л.), stack up against, put in comparison, put into comparison, put to comparison

2) Naval: scale

3) Colloquial: try (for size try the man)

4) Military: level (с землёй), trade-off

5) Engineering: compare level, match

6) Mathematics: check, correlate, equal, equate, make comparison (to take), make comparison

7) Economy: align (напр. экономические показатели), benchmark

8) Polygraphy: identify (напр. изображение)

9) Psychology: contrast (для выявления отличия), liken to, set against (что-л. с чем-л.), set beside (что-л. или кого-л. с чем-л. или с кем-л.)

10) Jargon: jive

11) Patents: bring into comparison

12) Business: juxtapose, measure

13) Automation: score

14) Makarov: make a comparison, place against, equal with (делать одинаковым), draw a parallel (с чем-л.), draw a comparison between (что-л.)

15) SAP.tech. comp.

1) General subject: make comparisons

2) Mathematics: draw analogy (to, with), make comparison (to take)

3) Makarov: make a comparison, parallel, draw ab analogy, draw an analogy

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This needlessly restricts the maximum allowable sample-cell length.

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 This allows comparison of observed drop-size distributions without having to make comparison of the overall performance of the fuel nozzles.

 In addition, the melting of this loose solid bed would seem to be such that local, unnecessarily high temperatures, are more or less avoided.

[sdur ba]

check, verify, compare, make comparison

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(en -er) comparison;

[ anstille en sammenligning] make a comparison;

[ tåle sammenligning med] bear comparison with;

[ det tåler ikke sammenligning med] it cannot compare with, it cannot be compared with;

[ i sammenligning med] in (el. by) comparison with, (as) compared with;

[ uden sammenligning]

(ved sup) without comparison, far and away, easily ( fx the best).

• make a comparison

comparison, comparing, collation.

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► nombre femenino

1 comparison

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en comparación con compared to, in comparison to

no tienen ni punto de comparación there is no comparison

sin comparación beyond compare

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1) (=cotejo) comparison

2) (Literat) simile

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1) (acción, efecto) comparison

2) (Lit) simile

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= comparison, cross-tabulation, contradistinction.

Ex. A later section, section 16.6, makes a more direct comparison between subject headings lists and thesauri.

Ex. The analyses carried out included frequencies of variables and cross-tabulations, using chi-square to test for independence between variables.

Ex. Here we encounter the first major contradistinction with the 'global warming' myth.

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* comparación de precios = comparison shopping.

* comparación entre elementos comparables = like with like comparison.

* datación por comparación = crossdating.

* en comparación = by comparison.

* en comparación con = against, as compared to, set against, in comparison with, in comparison to.

* establecer comparaciones = make + comparisons.

* establecer comparaciones entre elementos comparables = compare + like with like.

* evaluación por comparación = benchmarking.

* evaluar por comparación = benchmark.

* hacer comparaciones = draw + comparisons, make + comparisons.

* no tener ni punto de comparación = be in a different league.

* tabla de comparación de precios = price-comparison table.

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1) (acción, efecto) comparison

2) (Lit) simile

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[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

A (acción, efecto) comparison

hacer/establecer una comparación to make o draw a comparison

no hay comparación there's no comparison

en comparación con el año pasado compared to o with last year

este vino no tiene ni punto de comparación con el Rioja you cannot even begin to compare this wine with Rioja

el café de filtro no admite comparación con el instantáneo there's simply no comparison between filter coffee and instant

(todas) las comparaciones son odiosas comparisons are odious

adverbio de comparación comparative adverb

B ( Lit) simile

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◊ hacer una comparación to make a comparison;

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comparación nf

1. [entre personas, cosas] comparison;

no es conveniente establecer comparaciones entre hermanos it's not a good idea to compare brothers and sisters;

en comparación con in comparison with, compared to;

las comparaciones son odiosas comparisons are odious;

no admite comparación, no hay punto de comparación there's no comparison;

sin comparación by far

2. Gram comparison

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f comparison;

en comparación con in comparison with;

no tiene (ni punto de) comparación con there’s no comparison with

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comparación nf, pl - ciones : comparison

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comparación n comparison

1 to compare, to make a comparison.

comparar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien to compare something/somebody with something/somebody

comparar precios to compare prices, to shop around

¡no compares, ésta es mucho más bonita! don't compare, this one's much nicer!

Elsa carea beneficios Elsa compares benefits.

2 to draw a comparison, to make a comparison.

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► verbo transitivo

1 to compare

■ compara este vino con aquél compare this wine to that one

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¡no compares! familiar far from it!

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VT to compare (a to) ( con with, to)

compararse

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verbo transitivo

a) ( contrastar) to compare

b) ( asemejar) to compare

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= compare, draw + parallel, make + comparisons, liken, cross-tabulate, factor, collate, triangulate, cross-reference, equate (with/to), diff.

Nota: Usado generalmente en informática para comparar diferencias entre diferentes versiones de un mismo archivo.

Ex. All words in the titles of the documents to be indexed will be compared, by a computer, with a pre-selected stop list or stopword list.

Ex. This article draws a parallel between the growth of video collections and the earlier introduction of paperbacks into libraries.

Ex. Quality in reviewing can be variable, but ARBA has a good record for providing critical comments when indicated and does not hesitate to make comparisons with similar tools.

Ex. It can be likened to the production of a modern painting using spray paints and masks.

Ex. Survey items, including subject searched, method of instruction, amount of searching experience, data base selected, and perceived relevance of citations retrieved, were cross-tabulated and examined for significance using the chi squared test.

Ex. Library funding was factored against the comprehensive budgets of WTALC institutions, resulting in a measurement of the comparative percentage of university money made available to its libraries.

Ex. It is no longer necessary to collate unaided, since copies can now be compared mechanically with a Hinman collating machine, which rapidly shows up all variation between them.

Ex. The author discusses the advantages of using meta search engines for searching the World Wide Web as an alternative to using several search engines and triangulating the results.

Ex. The editor has done a good job of cross-referencing the material, thus highlighting some of the ways in which separate factors interact and multiply their disintegrating effects.

Ex. These new symbols can be equated with the symbols 'x' and 'xx' that are used currently in many authority listings to convey the same meaning.

Ex. There are many tools available for diffing text files, but we often find ourselves wanting to see how an image file has changed too.

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* comparándolo = in comparison.

* comparar con = match against, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, weigh against, stand up against.

* comparar detalle a detalle = compare + point by point.

* comparar notas = compare + notes.

* comparar precios = comparison shop.

* compararse = rival, measure up (to).

* compararse con = stack up against, measure up against, match up against.

* compararse favorablemente = compare + favourably.

* comprar comparando productos = shop around, shopping around.

* imposible de comparar = incommemsurable, incommensurate.

* si los comparamos = in comparison.

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verbo transitivo

a) ( contrastar) to compare

b) ( asemejar) to compare

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= compare, draw + parallel, make + comparisons, liken, cross-tabulate, factor, collate, triangulate, cross-reference, equate (with/to), diff.

Nota: Usado generalmente en informática para comparar diferencias entre diferentes versiones de un mismo archivo.

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comparar [A1 ]

1 (contrastar) to compare comparar algo/a algn CON algo/algn to compare sth/sb WITH sth/sb

comparado con los de ayer, este ejercicio es fácil this exercise is easy compared with o to yesterday's

2 (asemejar) to compare comparar algo/a algn A algo/algn to compare sth/sb TO sth/sb

en el poema la compara a una diosa griega in the poem he compares her to a Greek goddess

to make a comparison, compare

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◊ no puede ni compararse al otro it doesn't even compare at all to o with the other one

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♦ vt

to compare;

comparar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien to compare sth/sb with sth/sb;

comparar precios to compare prices, to shop around

♦ vi

to compare, to make a comparison;

¡no compares, ésta es mucho más bonita! don't compare, this one's much nicer!

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v/t compare ( con with, to)

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comparar vt

: to compare

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comparar vb to compare

m comparison

a paragone di compared with, in or by comparison with

senza paragone incomparable

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paragone s.m.

1 comparison: il paragone è giusto, sbagliato, it's a good, a bad comparison; termini di paragone, terms of comparison; fare, stabilire un paragone, to make (o to draw) a comparison; è spesso utile fare un paragone tra due cose, it is often helpful to make a comparison between two things; mettere a paragone due poeti, to make a comparison between two poets; il suo libro non regge il paragone con questo, his book does not stand comparison with this; tra lui e suo fratello non c'è paragone, there's no comparison between him and his brother; i paragoni sono odiosi, comparisons are odious // a paragone di, in comparison with: gli edifici di Milano sono piccoli a paragone dei grattacieli di New York, the buildings in Milan are small in comparison with the skyscrapers of New York; non è niente a paragone di ciò, it is nothing in comparison with that // senza paragone, incomparable (o peerless) // (gramm.) complemento di paragone, complement of comparison

2 ( esempio) analogy, example: ti porto a paragone una mia esperienza, you can draw an analogy from my experience; mi porti un paragone che non regge, your analogy doesn't stand

3 ( gioielleria) touchstone.

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sostantivo maschile comparison

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paragone

/para'gone/

sostantivo m.

comparison; a paragone di compared with, in comparison with; senza paragone without parallel; non c'è paragone! there's no comparison! fare un paragone tra qcs. e qcs. to draw a comparison between sth. and sth.

similar, like, alike.

1 simile, resemblance, similitude.

2 comparison, parallel.

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► adjetivo

1 (parecido) similar

► nombre masculino

1 (comparación) comparison

2 (semejanza) resemblance, similarity

3 LITERATURA simile

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ADJ similar

2. SM

1) (=comparación) comparison

2) (Literat) simile

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a) ( comparación) comparison

b) (Lit) simile

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= analogue, simile.

Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.

Ex. He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.

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a) ( comparación) comparison

b) (Lit) simile

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1 (comparación) comparison

establecer or hacer un símil to draw o make a comparison

2 ( Lit) simile

(imitación): símil cuero imitation leather

símil piel fake o synthetic fur

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a) ( comparación) comparison

b) (Lit) simile

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símil nm

1. [paralelismo] similarity, resemblance;

establecer un símil to draw a comparison

2. Lit simile

3. [material] símil piel artificial leather

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m comparison; figura retórica simile

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símil nm

1) : simile

2) : analogy, comparison

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símil n simile

m; -(e)s, -e

1. comparison; im Vergleich zu compared to ( oder with), in comparison with; dem Vergleich ( nicht) standhalten bear (no) comparison; dem Vergleich mit etw. ( nicht) standhalten auch (not) compare with s.th.; keinen Vergleich aushalten mit bear no comparison with; (un) günstig abschneiden im Vergleich mit compare (un)favo(u)rably with; ( das ist ja) überhaupt kein Vergleich! you can’t compare, there’s just no comparison; einen Vergleich anstellen draw a comparison; hinken

2. LIT. (bildhafter Vergleich) simile; (Analogie) analogy

3. JUR. settlement; ( gütlicher) Vergleich (amicable) agreement

4. SPORT (Wettkampf) friendly competition; (Spiel) friendly match ( oder game); ein letzter Vergleich vor den Olympischen Spielen a final friendly competition ( oder match) before the Olympic Games

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debt composition proceedings; compare; settlement; compromise; preventive composition; amicable settlement; comparison

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m -(e)s, -e

1) comparison; (LITER) simile

2) (JUR) settlement

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1) ((an act of) comparing: There's no comparison between Beethoven and pop music; Living here is cheap in comparison with London.) comparison

2) (a form of expression using `like' or `as', in which one thing is compared to another which it only resembles in one or a small number of ways: `Her hair was like silk' is a simile.) simile

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1. (vergleichende Gegenüberstellung) comparison

▪ \Vergleich mit etw dat comparison with sth

ein schiefer \Vergleich an inappropriate [or poor] [or false] comparison

den \Vergleich [mit etw dat] aushalten, dem \Vergleich [mit etw dat] standhalten to bear [or stand] comparison [with sth]

jeden \Vergleich aushalten to bear [or stand] every comparison

einen \Vergleich machen to make [or draw] a comparison

in keinem \Vergleich [zu etw dat] stehen to be out of all proportion [to sth]

im \Vergleich [zu [o mit] jdm/etw] in comparison [with sb/sth], compared with [or to] sb/sth

2. JUR (Einigung) settlement, compromise

außergerichtlicher/gerichtlicher \Vergleich out-of-court/court settlement

einen gütlichen \Vergleich schließen to reach an amicable settlement

▶ der \Vergleich hinkt that's a poor [or weak] comparison

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1) comparison

2) (Sprachw.) simile

3) (Rechtsw.) settlement

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Vergleich m; -(e)s, -e

1. comparison;

im Vergleich zu compared to ( oder with), in comparison with;

dem Vergleich (nicht) standhalten bear (no) comparison;

dem Vergleich mit etwas (nicht) standhalten auch (not) compare with sth;

keinen Vergleich aushalten mit bear no comparison with;

(un)günstig abschneiden im Vergleich mit compare (un)favo(u)rably with;

(das ist ja) überhaupt kein Vergleich! you can’t compare, there’s just no comparison;

einen Vergleich anstellen draw a comparison; → hinken

2. LIT (bildhafter Vergleich) simile; (Analogie) analogy

3. JUR settlement;

(gütlicher) Vergleich (amicable) agreement

4. SPORT (Wettkampf) friendly competition; (Spiel) friendly match ( oder game);

ein letzter Vergleich vor den Olympischen Spielen a final friendly competition ( oder match) before the Olympic Games

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1) comparison

2) (Sprachw.) simile

3) (Rechtsw.) settlement

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comparing n.

comparison n.

settlement n.

raffronto s.m. comparison; ( collazione) collation: fare, istituire un raffronto, to make a comparison; mettere a raffronto due traduzioni, to compare two translations.

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sostantivo maschile comparison

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raffronto

/raf'fronto/

sostantivo m.

comparison; fare un raffronto to compare, to make a comparison.

1 to falsify, to distort (hechos, historia, datos).

Elsa falseó la evidencia Elsa falsified the evidence.

María falseó la verdad en la corte Mary distorted the truth in court.

2 to adulterate, to vitiate, to make impure.

Ricardo falseó los datos Richard adulterated the data.

3 to rig.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (deformar un informe etc) to falsify; (unos hechos, la verdad) to distort

2 (falsificar) to counterfeit, forge

3 (en construcción) to bevel

► verbo intransitivo

1 (perder consistencia) to sag

2 MÚSICA to be dissonant, be out of tune

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VT [+ cifras, datos] to falsify, doctor; [+ verdad, hechos] to distort; [+ voto] to rig *, fiddle *; [+ firma, moneda, documento] to forge, fake; [+ cerrojo] to pick; (Téc) to bevel

2. VI

1) (=ceder) to buckle, sag; (fig) to flag, slacken

2) (Mús) to be out of tune

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verbo transitivo <hechos/datos> to falsify; <verdad/realidad> to distort

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= falsify, fake, counterfeit.

Ex. These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.

Ex. Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.

Ex. While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders.

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verbo transitivo <hechos/datos> to falsify; <verdad/realidad> to distort

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falsear [A1 ]

‹hechos/datos› to falsify; ‹verdad› to distort

su versión falsea la realidad his version distorts the truth

to work loose

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falsear vt

falseó su testimonio he gave false evidence

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v/t falsify

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falsear vt

1) : to falsify, to fake

2) : to distort

falsear vi

1) ceder: to give way

2) : to be out of tune

put

vestito put on

mettere a punto meccanismo adjust

motore (fine-)tune

mettere in moto start (up)

mettere in ordine tidy up

mettere al sicuro put away safely

mettere su casa set up house

mettiamo che let's assume that

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mettere v.tr.

1 to put*; (collocare, disporre) to place, to set*; (posare, deporre) to lay* (down), to put* (down): mise i libri sullo scaffale, he put the books on the shelf; metterò la nuova poltrona in camera mia, I'll put the new armchair in my bedroom; metti la firma a questa lettera, put your signature to this letter; metti questa scatola sulla tavola, put this box on the table; mise il denaro in tasca, he put the money in his pocket; mise tutti i giocattoli davanti al suo amico, he placed (o set) all his toys in front of his friend

2 (infondere) to inspire; (produrre, causare) to cause; to make*: l'idea di vederlo mi mette gioia, the idea of seeing him makes me very happy; questo tempo mi mette tristezza, this weather makes me sad; mettere fame, sete, to make (s.o.) hungry, thirsty; mettere paura a qlcu., to scare (o to frighten) s.o.; mettere soggezione (a qlcu.), to make (s.o.) uneasy; mettere terrore (a qlcu.), to terrify (s.o.)

3 (emettere) to put* forth: quel ragazzo sta mettendo i baffi, that boy is growing a moustache; mettere un dente, to cut a tooth; mettere i denti, to teethe; mettere le foglie, to grow (o to put forth) leaves; mettere radici, to put down roots (anche fig.)

4 (impiegare) to take*: quanto tempo ci hai messo a farlo?, how long did it take you to do it?

5 (investire) to put*; (scommettere, puntare) to bet*: ho messo 10 sterline su Golden Cloud, I bet (o put) ten pounds on Golden Cloud; ci ha messo tutti i suoi risparmi, he put all his savings in it

6 (indossare) to put* on; (portare) to wear*; mettiti l'abito azzurro, put on the blue dress; che cosa ti metterai al matrimonio?, what are you going to wear for the wedding?

7 (non com.) (ridurre, rendere) to turn: mettere in francese, to translate into French; mettere in versi, to turn into verse

8 (far pagare) to charge: quanto ti hanno messo per vitto e alloggio?, how much did they charge you for board and lodgings?

9 (ammettere) to suppose: mettiamo che abbia ragione, (let us) suppose he is right

10 (paragonare) to compare: non vorrai mettere la mia casa con la tua, you can't compare your house with mine; la sua è molto più bella, neanche da mettere, (fam.) hers is much nicer, there is no comparison

11 (installare) to lay* on, to put* in: ti hanno messo il telefono?, have they put in (o installed) the telephone?; domani verranno a mettere il gas, tomorrow they are coming to lay on the gas; non hanno ancora messo lo scaldabagno, they haven't installed the water heater yet

◆ v. intr. (sboccare) to lead* (to sthg.); (sfociare) to flow (into sthg.).

◘ mettersi v.rifl. o intr.pron.

1 to put* oneself; to place oneself: mi sono messo in una situazione imbarazzante, I have got (myself) into an awkward position; si mise vicino a sua moglie, he placed himself near his wife; mettere a sedere, to sit down; mettere a tavola, to sit down at the table // mettiti nei miei panni, put yourself in my shoes // mettere a capo di qlco., to assume control of sthg. // mettere a letto, (ammalarsi) to take to one's bed // mettere a proprio agio, in libertà, to make oneself at home (o comfortable) // mettere d'accordo su qlco., to come to an agreement about sthg. // mettere in contatto con qlcu., to get in touch with s.o. // mettere in mostra, to draw attention to oneself // (comm.) mettere in società con qlcu., to form a (o to go into) partnership with s.o. // mettere in urto con qlcu., to fall out with s.o. // mettere sotto, (accingersi a un lavoro di buona lena) to get down to it

2 (incominciare) to begin*, to start, to set* to (sthg.): si mise a lavorare, he started working; è ora di mettere a lavorare, it's time to get down to work; si mise a piovere, it began to rain; mettere in cammino, in viaggio, to set out (o off o forth)

3 (diventare) to become*, to turn: la situazione si mette male, the situation is taking a turn for the worse; il tempo si mette al bello, the weather turned out fine; mettere in sospetto, to become suspicious

4 (indossare) to wear*, to put* on (sthg.): non occorre mettere in abito da sera, you don't need to wear evening dress.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: mettere a, to put to; mettere a bottega, to apprentice; mettere a confronto, to confront (o to compare); mettere a dieta, to put on a diet; mettere a disposizione di qlcu., to put at s.o.'s disposal; mettere a frutto, to invest; (ottica) mettere a fuoco, to focus; mettere agli atti, to file away; mettere a grano un campo, to plant a field with corn; mettere al bando, to ban; mettere al corrente qlcu. di qlco., to inform s.o. of (o to acquaint s.o. with) sthg.; mettere alla gogna, to pillory; mettere a letto, to put to bed; mettere alla porta qlcu., to show s.o. the door (o to turn s.o. out); mettere alla prova, to test (o to put to a test); mettere alla tortura, to torture; mettere all'incanto, all'asta, to put up for auction; mettere all'indice, to put on the Index; mettere al sicuro, to put into a safe place (o to preserve); mettere al trotto, to put into a trot; mettere a morte, to put to death; mettere a parte qlcu. di qlco., to tell s.o. sthg.; mettere a posto qlco., to put sthg. in its proper place, (aggiustare) to repair (o to adjust) sthg.: mettere le cose a posto, (fig.) to put things right; mettere a posto qlcu., (trovargli lavoro) to find a job for s.o., (dargli una lezione) to put s.o. in his place: ti metto a posto io!, I'll fix you!; mettere a profitto qlco., to turn sthg. to account: mettere a profitto un consiglio, to profit by advice; mettere a punto, to get ready, (un motore) to tune up; mettere a sacco, to sack; mettere a soqquadro, to turn upside-down (o to turn topsy-turvy) // mettere in, to put in (to): mettere in atto, to put into action; mettere in cantiere qlco., to begin work on sthg.; mettere in carta, to write down; mettere in chiaro qlco., to make sthg. clear; mettere in commercio, to put on sale; mettere in conto qlco. a qlcu., to put sthg. on s.o.'s account; mettere in dubbio, in forse qlco., to cast doubt on (o to question o to doubt) sthg.: non lo metto in dubbio, I don't doubt it; mettere in fila, to line up; mettere in fuga, to put to flight; mettere in funzione una macchina, to start a machine; mettere in giro, in piazza, to spread (o to broadcast); mettere in grado qlcu. di fare qlco., to enable s.o. to do sthg.; mettere nei guai qlcu., to land s.o. in a mess; mettere in guardia qlcu., to put s.o. on his guard; mettere in libertà, to set free; mettere in luce, in rilievo qlco., (fig.) to emphasize (o to stress o to highlight) sthg.; (tip.) mettere in macchina, to print; mettere qlco. in mano di qlcu., to put sthg. in s.o.'s hands; (mecc.) mettere in moto, in marcia, to start; mettere in musica, to set to music; (rad.) mettere in onda, to broadcast; mettere in opera, to start up (o to set running); mettere in ordine, to put (o to set) in order; mettere in pericolo, to endanger; mettere in pratica, to put into practice; mettere in prigione, to put in prison (o to imprison); mettere in salvo, to save; (teatr.) mettere in scena, to produce; mettere in tacere, to keep secret; mettere in vendita, to put on sale: mettere in vendita una casa, to put a house up for sale; mettere nel sacco, to fool (o to deceive) // mettersi in mente, in testa di fare qlco., to get (o to take) it into one's head to do sthg.: si mise in mente che la colpa fosse mia, he got it into his head that it was my fault; si mise in mente una strana idea, he got a strange idea into his head; si mise in testa di farlo, he took it into his head to do it // mettere su, to put on: mettere su arie, to put on airs; mettere su casa, to set up house; mettere su ciccia, (fam.) to put on weight; mettere su la minestra, (fam.) to put the soup on; mettere su un negozio, to set up a shop; mettere su i punti, (a maglia) to cast on stitches; mettere su qlcu. contro un altro, to set (o to incite) s.o. against another // mettere le ali ai piedi di qlcu., to lend wings to s.o.'s heels // mettere avanti, indietro un orologio, to put a watch forward, back // mettere il bastone tra le ruote, to put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel // mettere il carro davanti ai buoi, to put the cart before the horse // mettere qlcu. con le spalle al muro, alle strette, to get s.o. with his back to the wall // mettere da parte, to put (o to set o to lay) aside: ha messo da parte molto denaro, he has put a good bit of money aside // mettere dentro, (in prigione) to put inside // mettere disaccordo tra due persone, to set two people against each other // mettere fine a qlco., to put an end to sthg. // mettere fuoco a qlco., to set fire to sthg. (o to set sthg. on fire) // mettere fuori combattimento qlcu., (boxe) to knock s.o. out // mettere insieme, to put together, (raccogliere) to gather (o to collect) // mettere le mani addosso a qlcu., to lay hands on s.o., (molestare una donna) to touch s.o. up // mettere le mani su qlco., to lay one's hands on (o to take) sthg. // non credo che ci abbia messo mano, I do not think he has had a hand in it; mettere mano alla spada, to clap one's hand to one's sword // mettere il naso, il becco in qlco., to stick one's nose into sthg. // mettere nome a qlcu., to call (o to name) s.o.: gli ho messo nome Giovanni, I've named him John // mettere gli occhi addosso a qlcu., to set eyes on s.o. // mettere per iscritto, to put in writing // mettere piede in un posto, to set foot in a place // mettere una pulce nell'orecchio a qlcu., to sow doubts in s.o.'s mind // mettere i puntini sugli i, to dot one's i's // mettere sotto i piedi qlcu., to humiliate (o to trample on) s.o. // mettere sul lastrico qlcu., to turn s.o. out into the street, (fig.) to ruin s.o. // mettere tavola, to lay the table // mettere tempo in mezzo, to gain time // mettere la testa a partito, a posto, to settle down // mettere una tassa, to levy a tax.

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1. ['mettere]

1) (porre) to put

2)

3)

4) (installare: telefono, gas, finestre) to put in, (acqua) to lay on

5) (sveglia, allarme) to set

6)

7)

8)

2. vr (mettersi)

1) to put o.s.

2)

3)

3. vip (mettersi)

1)

2)

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verbo transitivo

1) (collocare, porre) to put*, to place, to set* [ oggetto]

2) (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]

3) (porre in una situazione, in uno stato)

4) (classificare) to put*, to rank

5) (appendere, attaccare) to put* up, to post up [poster, manifesto]

6) mus. telev. to play, to put* on [disco, cassetta, CD]

7) (installare) to put* in [riscaldamento, telefono]; to lay* on BE [luce, gas]; to put* in, to fit* [doccia, mensola]

8) (puntare)

9) (scrivere, inserire) to put* in [parola, virgola]

10) (rendere, volgere)

11) (aggiungere) to add, to put* [ ingrediente]

12) (dedicare) to put* (in) [energia, impegno]

13) (impiegare)

14) (investire, spendere) to put* [ denaro] (in into)

15) colloq. (fare pagare)

16) (imporre) to put* (on), to impose [ tassa]

17) (infondere, provocare) to cause, to inspire

18) (azionare)

19) colloq. (confrontare) to compare

20) colloq. (supporre) to suppose, to assume

21) mettere su (dare inizio)

22) mettere sotto

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) colloq. (regolare)

verbo pronominale mettersi

1) (collocarsi) to put* oneself

2) (infilarsi)

3) (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]

4) (cominciare)

5) (porsi in una situazione, in uno stato)

6) colloq.

7) (evolversi)

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mettere

/'mettere/ [60]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (collocare, porre) to put*, to place, to set* [ oggetto]; mettere i piatti in tavola to put the plates on the table; mettere una tovaglia to put on a tablecloth; ti ho messo le lenzuola pulite I've changed the sheets for you; mettere i piedi sul tavolo to put one's feet on the table; mettere le mani in tasca to put one's hands in one's pockets; mettere la biancheria ad asciugare to put the washing out to dry; mettere un annuncio sul giornale to place an advertisement in the paper; mettere giù (il ricevitore) to hang up, to put down the receiver, to ring off BE

 2 (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]; non metto mai il cappello I never wear a hat; metti la sciarpa! put your scarf on!

 3 (porre in una situazione, in uno stato) mettere qcn. di buonumore, di cattivo umore to put sb. in a good, bad mood; mettere qcn. contro qcn. altro to play sb. off against sb.; mettere qcn. a dieta to put sb. on a diet; mettere alla prova to put to the test; mettere in dubbio to question; mettere in fuga qcn. to put sb. to flight; mettere in libertà to set free; mettere qcs. in vendita to put sth. up o offer sth. for sale

 4 (classificare) to put*, to rank; tra gli scrittori, lo metto al primo posto I rank him the best writer of all; mettere i bambini, la sicurezza davanti a tutto to put children, safety first

 5 (appendere, attaccare) to put* up, to post up [poster, manifesto]

 6 mus. telev. to play, to put* on [disco, cassetta, CD]; mettere un po' di musica to play music

 7 (installare) to put* in [riscaldamento, telefono]; to lay* on BE [luce, gas]; to put* in, to fit* [doccia, mensola]; fare mettere il telefono to have a telephone put in; mettere la moquette to lay a carpet

 8 (puntare) mettere la sveglia alle sette to set the alarm for 7 am; mettere avanti, indietro l'orologio to put forward, back the clock

 9 (scrivere, inserire) to put* in [parola, virgola]; metta una firma qui sign here

 10 (rendere, volgere) mettere in versi to put into verse; mettere in musica to set to music

 11 (aggiungere) to add, to put* [ ingrediente]

 12 (dedicare) to put* (in) [energia, impegno]; mettercela tutta to try one's hardest o best to do; mettici più impegno! try harder!

 13 (impiegare) non metterci tanto don't be long; ci ho messo due ore it took me two hours; ci hanno messo molto a decidere they've been a long time making up their minds; ce ne hai messo di tempo! you took a long time!

 14 (investire, spendere) to put* [ denaro] (in into)

 15 colloq. (fare pagare) a quanto mette le patate? what price have you put on the potatoes? what are you asking for potatoes?

 16 (imporre) to put* (on), to impose [ tassa]

 17 (infondere, provocare) to cause, to inspire; mettere paura a qcn. to frighten sb., to give sb. a scare; mettere allegria to cheer, to delight; mettere sete, fame a qcn. to make sb. thirsty, hungry

 18 (azionare) mettere la retromarcia to go into reverse, to put the car into reverse; mettere la seconda to shift into second gear AE; mettere gli anabbaglianti to dip one's headlights BE

 19 colloq. (confrontare) to compare; vuoi mettere questo ristorante con quella bettola? how can you compare this restaurant with that greasy spoon? vuoi mettere? there's no comparison!

 20 colloq. (supporre) to suppose, to assume; mettiamo il caso che... let's assume that...; mettiamo che sia vero suppose (that) it's true

 21 mettere su (dare inizio) mettere su famiglia to start a family; mettere su casa to set up home o house; mettere su un negozio to set up o start up shop; (ingrassare) mettere su peso, chili to put on weight, kilos; (sul fornello) mettere su il caffè colloq. to put the coffee on; (allestire) mettere su uno spettacolo to put on o stage a show

 22 mettere sotto mettere sotto qcn. (investire) to run over o down sb.; (fare lavorare) to work sb. hard

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere) colloq. (regolare) mettere sul terzo (canale) to switch to channel 3

III mettersi verbo pronominale

 1 (collocarsi) to put* oneself; - rsi in un angolo to place oneself in a corner; - rsi in piedi to stand up; - rsi in ginocchio to go o get down on one's knees, to kneel; - rsi a letto to go to bed, to take to one's bed; mettiti seduto sit down there; - rsi a tavola to sit down to dinner o to a meal

 2 (infilarsi) - rsi le mani in tasca to put one's hands in one's pockets; - rsi una caramella in bocca to pop a sweet in(to) one's mouth

 3 (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]; che cosa ti metti stasera? what are you wearing tonight? non ho niente da mettermi I haven't got a thing to wear; - rsi in pigiama to get into one's pyjamas; - rsi in maschera to put on o wear fancy dress

 4 (cominciare) -rsi a studiare inglese, a giocare a tennis to take up English, tennis; - rsi a bere to take to the bottle; - rsi a cantare to burst into song, to burst out singing; - rsi a correre to break into a run; si è messo a nevicare it started to snow o snowing

 5 (porsi in una situazione, in uno stato) - rsi dalla parte del torto to put oneself in the wrong; - rsi nei guai to get into trouble; - rsi in salvo to flee to safety; - rsi in viaggio to go on a journey; -rsi contro qcn. to set oneself against sb.

 6 colloq. - rsi insieme [soci, amici] to team up; [ innamorati] to pair off

 7 (evolversi) le cose si mettono male per noi things are looking black for us; dipende da come si mettono le cose it depends how things turn out; il tempo si è messo al bello the weather is set fair

IDIOMS

come la mettiamo? (di fronte a difficoltà) so where do we go from here? (per chiedere una spiegazione) what have you got to say for yourself? - rsi sotto (impegnarsi) to set to.

1 color (que se ve).

¿de qué color? what color?

es de color azul it's blue

a todo color in full color

de colores colorful

televisión en color color television

colores complementarios complementary colors

color primario primary color

2 tone (aspecto).

no tienes muy buen color you look a bit off-color

3 paint.

colores colored pencils (lápices)

4 suit.

5 color (raza).

sin distinción de credo ni color regardless of creed or color

de color colored (persona)

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► nombre masculino

1 colour (US color)

■ es de color verde it's green

2 formal figurado (carácter) character

3 figurado (tendencia) tendency

► nombre masculino & nombre femenino

1 (del rostro) colour (US color), complexion

► nombre masculino plural colores

1 (bandera) colours (US colors), flag sing; (equipo) team sing

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dar color (colorear) to colour (US color) 2 figurado to liven up

de color (en color) in colour (US color), coloured (US colored) 2 (persona) coloured (US colored)

en color / en colores (cine, foto) in colour (US color)

coger color (cebolla) to turn brown 2 (hojas etc) to turn yellow, turn brown

no haber color to be no comparison

■ entre tu coche y el mío no hay color, porque el mío es mucho mejor your car isn't a patch on mine

sacarle a alguien los colores familiar to make somebody blush

subido,-a de color figurado risqué

tener color to be lively

verlo todo de color de rosa figurado to see life through rose-coloured (US rose-colored) spectacles

color local figurado local colour (US color)

color sólido fast colour (US color)

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1) (=coloración) colour, color (EEUU)

2) [de la cara] colour, color (EEUU)

- ponerse de mil colores

- sacar los colores a algn

- le salieron los colores

3) (=raza) colour, color (EEUU)

4) (=tipismo)

5)

- la vida no es de color de rosa

- no hay color

- subido de color

6) pl colores (tb: lápices de colores) coloured pencils, crayons

7) pl colores (Dep) colours

8) (=cosmético) blusher, rouge

9) (=interés) colour

10) ††

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1)

a) color*

b)

c) ( tintura) color*, dye

d) colores masculino plural ( lápices) colored* pencils (pl), crayons (pl)

e) colores masculino plural ( señal distintiva) colors* (pl)

- color complementario/primario

2) ( raza) color*

3) (colorido de relato, de fiesta) color*

4) ( cúrcuma) turmeric

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= colour [color, -USA], hue.

Ex. This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.

Ex. The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.

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* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.

* barras de color = colour bar.

* carta de barras de color = colour bar.

* codificación mediante colores = colour coding.

* color caoba = bole colour.

* color ciruela = plum-coloured.

* colores distintivos = livery.

* color hueso = off-white.

* color primario = primary colour, true colour.

* color puro = true colour.

* color que se corre = running colour.

* color secundario = secondary colour.

* color verde = green.

* combinación de colores = colour pattern, colour scheme.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de todos los colores = of all stripes, a rainbow of.

* de varios colores = multi-coloured [multicoloured], multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* diferenciación mediante colores = colour coding.

* diferenciado con colores = colour-coded.

* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.

* en color = coloured [colored, -USA], full-colour.

* fijar un color = fix + colour.

* gama de colores = colour space, palette, palette of colours.

* gente de color = coloured people.

* hacer que un color no se corra = fix + colour.

* hombre de color = coloured man.

* ilustración en color = coloured illustration.

* imagen en color = colour image.

* impresión a color = colour printing.

* indicado con colores = colour-coded.

* juego de colores = colour scheme.

* marcado con colores = colour-coded.

* menú de colores = palette menu, palette, palette of colours.

* mujer de color = coloured woman.

* multicolor = rainbow.

* paleta de colores = palette, palette of colours.

* papel de colores = coloured paper.

* parcheado de colores = dappled.

* perder el color = fade.

* persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].

* personas de color = coloured people.

* pez de colores = goldfish, tropical fish.

* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ropa de color = coloureds [coloreds, -USA].

* salpicado de colores = dappled.

* según el color del cristal con que se mire = in the eye of the beholder.

* seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight.

* sistema de televisión en color = colour system.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* tabla de colores = palette, palette of colours.

* variedad de colores = variegation.

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1)

a) color*

b)

c) ( tintura) color*, dye

d) colores masculino plural ( lápices) colored* pencils (pl), crayons (pl)

e) colores masculino plural ( señal distintiva) colors* (pl)

- color complementario/primario

2) ( raza) color*

3) (colorido de relato, de fiesta) color*

4) ( cúrcuma) turmeric

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1 color*

¿de qué color vas a pintar la puerta? what color are you going to paint the door?

ha cambiado de color it has changed color

¿de qué color es? what color is it?

colores fríos/cálidos/vivos/apagados cold/warm/bright/subdued colors

un sombrero de un color oscuro/claro a dark/light hat

colores pastel pastel colors o shades

las banderitas de color amarillo/verde the yellow/green flags

una blusa (de) color carne/salmón a flesh-colored/salmon blouse

encaje (de) color crudo écru lace

es del color de la sangre/del trigo maduro it is blood red/the color of ripened wheat

ilustraciones a todo color full color illustrations

dejó el luto y empezó a comprarse ropa de color she came out of mourning and began buying clothes in different colors

no lo laves con la ropa de color don't wash it with the colored things o coloreds

una chica de color ( euf); a colored girl ( dated)

lápices/cintas de colores colored pencils/ribbons

había globos de todos los colores or (CS) de todos colores there were balloons of all different colors

un globo de todos los colores or (CS) de todos colores a multicolored balloon

fotos en colores or ( Esp) en color color photos

película en colores or ( Esp) en color color film, film for color photos

televisión en colores or ( Esp) en color or ( Andes) a color color television

pintó la situación con colores trágicos she painted a very tragic picture of the situation

color de hormiga ( AmL): la cosa se puso color de hormiga things started looking pretty grim o black

correr con colores propios (Chi, Ven); to act alone o off one's own bat o on one's own initiative

ponerse de mil colores or de todos los colores to blush to the roots of one's hair, turn o ( BrE) go bright red

subir de color «discusión» to become o get heated

un chiste subido de color a risqué joke

subírsele el color or los colores a algn (por un esfuerzo) to flush, become flushed; (por vergüenza) to blush, turn red, go red ( BrE)

rosa² (↑ rosa (2))

tomar or ( esp AmL) agarrar or ( esp Esp) coger color «pollo» to brown;

«cebolla frita/pastel» to turn golden-brown; «fruta» to ripen, turn red ( o yellow etc); «piel» to become tanned

3 (pintura) color*; (tintura) color*, dye

mezcló los colores en la paleta he mixed the colors on his palette

las telas sintéticas no agarran or ( Esp) cogen bien el color synthetic fabrics do not dye well o take dye well

4 colores mpl (lápices) colored* pencils (pl), crayons (pl)

5 colores mpl (señal distintiva) colors* (pl)

los colores nacionales the national colors

vistió los colores nacionales por primera vez en 1990 he first represented his country in 1990, he first played ( o ran etc) for his country o for the national team in 1990

complementary color*

primary color*

secondary color*

B (raza) color*

sin distinción de credo ni color regardless of creed or color

C (colorido — de un relato) color*; (— de una fiesta) color*

una celebración de gran color local a celebration full of local color

D (cúrcuma) turmeric

( Ven fam) (tamaño): se le pusieron los ojos de este color his eyes popped out of his head ( colloq)

tiene las manos de este color he has hands this big ( colloq)

2 ( Ven fam) (expresión de cariño) honey ( AmE colloq), darling ( BrE colloq)

(Chi, Ven fam)

comerle la color a algn to be unfaithful to sb, cheat on sb ( colloq)

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a) color^{( conjugate color)};

◊ ¿de qué color es? what color is it?;

◊ ponerse color de hormiga (AmL) to start looking pretty grim;

◊ colores sustantivo masculino plural ( lápices) colored^{( conjugate colored)} pencils (pl), crayons (pl)

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color nm

1. [que se ve] colour;

lápices de colores coloured pencils;

un vestido de colores a colourful o brightly coloured dress;

¿de qué color? what colour?;

color azul blue;

color rojo red;

es de color azul it's blue;

pintó las sillas de color verde she painted the chairs green;

a todo color in full colour;

nos dieron un folleto con fotos a todo color they gave us a full-colour brochure;

ha agarrado un color muy bueno durante sus vacaciones she got a nice tan on her Br holiday o US vacation;

cambiar o [m5] mudar de color to change colour;

dar color a algo to colour sth in;

de color [persona] coloured;

voy a hacer una colada con ropa de color I'm going to wash the coloureds;

fotos en color colour photos;

televisión en color colour television;

deja el pollo en el horno hasta que comience a tomar color leave the chicken in the oven until it starts to brown

colores complementarios complementary colours;

color primario primary colour;

color sólido fast colour

2. [para pintar] paint;

colores [lápices] coloured pencils;

le gusta darse un poco de color en la cara antes de salir she likes to put a bit of colour o rouge on her cheeks before going out

3. [aspecto] tone;

no tienes muy buen color you look a bit off-colour;

la situación adquirió un color trágico the situation took on tragic overtones

4. [ideología]

la televisión pública tiene un claro color gubernamental the state-run television channels are clearly biased in favour of the government

5. [raza] colour;

sin distinción de credo ni color regardless of creed or colour

6. [animación] colour;

las fiestas de mi pueblo han ido perdiendo color the festivals in my home town have lost a lot of their colour;

el carnaval es una fiesta llena de color carnival is a colourful festival

7. [en los naipes] suit

8. [bandera, camiseta]

defender los colores del Académico [el equipo] to play for Académico;

el equipo defendió con orgullo sus colores the players showed great pride in fighting for their team

9. Formal [pretexto]

10. Comp

no hay color it's no contest;

entre tu modelo y el mío, no hay color there's no comparison between my model and yours;

ponerse de mil colores: le descubrieron copiando y se puso de mil colores she went bright red o as red as a beetroot when they caught her copying;

sacar los colores (a la cara) a alguien to make sb blush;

subido de color [chiste etc] risqué, esp US off-colour;

ver las cosas de color de rosa to see things through rose-coloured o rose-tinted spectacles

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m color, Br

colour;

de color black, colored, Br coloured;

sacarle a alguien los colores embarrass s.o., make s.o. blush;

salirle a alguien los color flush, blush;

se puso de mil colores he turned bright red;

subido de color risqué;

mudar o

cambiar de color fig change color, go pale

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color nm

1) : color

2) : paint, dye

3) colores nmpl

: colored pencils

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color n

1. (en general) colour

2. (lápiz) coloured pencil / crayon

1 to forge.

Falsificamos dinero We forge money.

2 to warp, to distort, to falsify.

Falsificamos los comentarios de María We warped Ann's comments.

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Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to falsify

2 (firma, cuadro) to forge; (dinero) to counterfeit, forge

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VT [+ billete, firma, cuadro] to forge, fake, counterfeit; [+ resultado, elección] to rig *, fiddle *; [+ documento] (=crear) to forge, fake; (=cambiar) to falsify

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verbo transitivo

a) < firma> to forge, fake; < billete> to forge, counterfeit (frml); < cheque> to forge

b) < documento> ( copiar) to forge, counterfeit; ( alterar) to falsify

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= falsify, fake, counterfeit, trump up.

Ex. These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.

Ex. Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.

Ex. While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders.

Ex. All summer long, the media have been trumping up stories that, while important, probably don't merit the attention they've been receiving.

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verbo transitivo

a) < firma> to forge, fake; < billete> to forge, counterfeit (frml); < cheque> to forge

b) < documento> ( copiar) to forge, counterfeit; ( alterar) to falsify

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falsificar [A2 ]

1 ‹firma/billete› to forge, falsify, counterfeit ( frml)

2 ‹cheque/documento› (copiar) to forge, counterfeit; (alterar) to forge, falsify

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a) ‹firma/billete/cheque› to forge

b) ‹ documento› ( copiar) to forge, counterfeit;

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falsificar vt

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v/t moneda counterfeit; documento, firma forge, falsify

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falsificar {72} vt

1) : to counterfeit, to forge

2) : to falsify

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falsificar vb to forge

(v.) = make + Nombre + pale by comparison

Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital library will make today's Internet pale by comparison'.

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c black comparaison [kɔ̃paʀεzɔ̃]

comparison (à to)

• faire une comparaison entre X et Y to compare X and Y

• en comparaison (de) in comparison (with)

• par comparaison by comparison (avec, à with)

• c'est sans comparaison avec... it cannot be compared with...

• adjectif de comparaison comparative adjective

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✎ Le mot anglais se termine par - rison.

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1) ( rapprochement) comparison (à, avec with)

2) ( en rhétorique) simile

3) Linguistique comparison

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1) (le fait de comparer) comparison

2) (= métaphore) simile

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comparaison nf

1 ( rapprochement) comparison (à, avec with; entre between); il n'y a pas de comparaison (possible) there's no comparison; en/par comparaison in/by comparison; en comparaison de by comparison with, compared with; par comparaison avec or à compared with; si tu fais la comparaison if you compare them; c'est sans comparaison le plus confortable it's far and away the most comfortable; les deux films ont peu de points de comparaison the two films have little in common; je manque de points de comparaison I've no way of making comparisons; supporter la comparaison to stand comparison;

2 ( en rhétorique) simile;

3 Ling comparison; adjectif/adverbe de comparaison comparative adjective/adverb; degré de comparaison degree of comparison.

comparaison n'est pas raison Prov comparisons are odious.

[kɔ̃parɛzɔ̃] nom féminin

1. [généralement] comparison

2. [figure de style] comparison, simile

adverbe de comparaison comparative adverb

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en comparaison de locution prépositionnelle,

en comparaison avec locution prépositionnelle

They're (both) as lazy as each other. Ils sont aussi paresseux l'un que l'autre

This book is not as good as his last one. Son dernier livre n'est pas aussi bon que le précédent

He's nowhere near as good as her ou as she is. Il est loin d'être aussi doué qu'elle

She's (much/a bit) taller than him. Elle est (bien/un peu) plus grande que lui

His new film is far more interesting than the last one. Son dernier film est beaucoup plus intéressant que le précédent

He eats much more/less than she does. Il mange beaucoup plus/moins qu'elle

It's like this one, only smaller. Il est comme celui-ci, mais en plus petit

Compared to his brother, he's a genius! Comparé à son frère, c'est un génie !

Unlike his father, Tony has always loved reading. Contrairement à son père, Tony a toujours aimé lire

In comparison to ou with London, Prague is quite small. Par rapport à Londres, Prague est une assez petite ville

Oxford is, by comparison, quite a peaceful city. Oxford, par comparaison, est une ville assez calme

This year's results are pretty good compared with last year's. Les résultats de cette année sont plutôt bons comparés à ceux de l'année dernière

There's not much to choose between them. Il n'y a pas une grande différence entre les deux

Which do I prefer? Well, there's no comparison! Lequel je préfère ? C'est sans comparaison !