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1 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
- comparatively
- 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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2 measure
I ['meʒə(r)]1) (unit) misura f., unità f. di misurait's made to measure — [ garment] è fatto su misura
2) (standard amount, container) dose f., misura f.; (of alcohol) dose f.3) (device for measuring) strumento m. di misura4) fig. (qualified amount, extent)a good o wide measure of autonomy una grande autonomia; in large measure in larga misura; in full measure — [feel, contribute] pienamente; [ possess] interamente
5) (way of estimating) (of price rises) misura f.; (of success, anger) misura f., indice m.; (of efficiency, performance) indicazione f.to give some measure of — dare un'idea di [delight, talent]
to use sth. as a measure of — utilizzare qcs. come metro di valutazione per [effects, impact]
6) (assessment)beyond measure — [ change] oltremisura; [ beautiful] estremamente
to take the measure of sb. — giudicare o valutare qcn.
I have the measure of them — so o ho capito quanto valgono
7) (action, step) misura f., provvedimento m.to take measures — prendere o adottare delle misure o dei provvedimenti
safety measure misure di sicurezza; as a precautionary measure come misura precauzionale; as a temporary measure — provvisoriamente
••II 1. ['meʒə(r)]for good measure — per sicurezza, come misura aggiuntiva
1) (assess size) misurare [length, rate, person]to measure sth. in — misurare qcs. in [ metres]
3) (assess) misurare, valutare [performance, ability]4) (compare)2.to measure sth. against — paragonare qcs. a [ achievement]
verbo intransitivo [person, instrument] misurare* * *['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) misurino, dosatore2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) misura3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) misura4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) misura5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) dose6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) battuta2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) misurare2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) misurare3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) misurare, giudicare4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) misurare•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *I ['meʒə(r)]1) (unit) misura f., unità f. di misurait's made to measure — [ garment] è fatto su misura
2) (standard amount, container) dose f., misura f.; (of alcohol) dose f.3) (device for measuring) strumento m. di misura4) fig. (qualified amount, extent)a good o wide measure of autonomy una grande autonomia; in large measure in larga misura; in full measure — [feel, contribute] pienamente; [ possess] interamente
5) (way of estimating) (of price rises) misura f.; (of success, anger) misura f., indice m.; (of efficiency, performance) indicazione f.to give some measure of — dare un'idea di [delight, talent]
to use sth. as a measure of — utilizzare qcs. come metro di valutazione per [effects, impact]
6) (assessment)beyond measure — [ change] oltremisura; [ beautiful] estremamente
to take the measure of sb. — giudicare o valutare qcn.
I have the measure of them — so o ho capito quanto valgono
7) (action, step) misura f., provvedimento m.to take measures — prendere o adottare delle misure o dei provvedimenti
safety measure misure di sicurezza; as a precautionary measure come misura precauzionale; as a temporary measure — provvisoriamente
••II 1. ['meʒə(r)]for good measure — per sicurezza, come misura aggiuntiva
1) (assess size) misurare [length, rate, person]to measure sth. in — misurare qcs. in [ metres]
3) (assess) misurare, valutare [performance, ability]4) (compare)2.to measure sth. against — paragonare qcs. a [ achievement]
verbo intransitivo [person, instrument] misurare
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