compare

compare
compare [{{t}}kəm'peə(r)]
1 transitive verb
(a) (contrast) comparer, mettre en comparaison;
∎ let's compare Fitzgerald with Hemingway comparons Fitzgerald à ou avec Hemingway;
∎ compared with or to sth en comparaison de ou par comparaison avec qch;
∎ compared with the others she's brilliant elle est brillante par rapport aux autres;
∎ compared with last year's figures par rapport aux chiffres de l'année dernière;
∎ to compare notes échanger ses impressions
(b) (liken) comparer, assimiler;
∎ to compare sth to sth comparer qch à qch;
∎ his paintings have been compared to those of Manet on a comparé ses tableaux à ceux de Manet;
∎ it's impossible to compare the two systems il n'y a pas de comparaison possible entre les deux systèmes
(c) {{}}Grammar{{}} former les degrés de comparaison de
2 intransitive verb
être comparable (with à);
∎ to compare well or favourably (with sth) soutenir la comparaison (avec qch);
∎ how do the two candidates compare? quelles sont les qualités respectives des deux candidats?;
∎ how do the brands compare in (terms of) price? les marques sont-elles comparables du point de vue prix?;
∎ other kinds of washing powder just can't compare les autres marques de lessive ne sont pas à la hauteur de celle-ci;
∎ her cooking doesn't or can't compare with yours il n'y a aucune comparaison entre sa cuisine et la tienne
3 noun
∎ {{}}literary{{}} he's intelligent beyond compare il est incomparablement intelligent;
∎ beauty beyond compare beauté f sans pareille

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