compare *** com·pare

compare *** com·pare
[kəm'pɛə(r)]
1. vt

to compare sth/sb with/to — paragonare qc/qn a, mettere a confronto or confrontare qc/qn con

compare the two illustrations — mettete a confronto le due illustrazioni

people always compare him with his brother — tutti lo paragonano sempre a suo fratello

they compared his work to that of Joyce — hanno paragonato la sua opera a quella di Joyce

compared with or to — a paragone di, rispetto a

Oxford is small compared with London — Oxford è piccola rispetto a Londra

to compare notes with sb fig — scambiare le proprie impressioni con qn

2. vi

to compare (with) — essere paragonabile (a), reggere il confronto (con)

how do they compare for speed? — che velocità fanno rispettivamente?

how do the prices compare? — che differenza di prezzo c'è?

it doesn't compare with yours — non è paragonabile al tuo

3. n

beyond compare — (liter: adj) senza confronto or paragone, (adv) incomparabilmente


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