compare

compare
kəm'peə
verb
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.) comparar
2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) comparar
3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) compararse
•
- comparative
- comparatively
- comparison
compare vb comparar
El gerundio de compare se escribe comparing
compare
tr[kəm'peəSMALLr/SMALL]
transitive verb
1 comparar (to/with, con)
■ I'm going to compare prices in some other shops voy a comparar los precios en otras tiendas
■ she's always being compared to Marilyn Monroe siempre la comparan con Marilyn Monroe
■ you can't compare them no los puedes comparar
intransitive verb
1 compararse (with, con)
■ cheap red wine just doesn't compare with Rioja el vino tinto barato no se puede comparar con el Rioja
■ how does his new film compare with his previous ones? ¿qué tal su nueva película comparada con las anteriores?
■ it compares favourably with the others es mejor que los otros
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
beyond compare sin comparación, incomparable
compared with comparado,-a con, en comparación con
compare [kəm'pær] v, -pared ; -paring vt
: comparar
compare vi
to compare with : poder comparar con, tener comparación con
compare n
: comparación f
beyond compare: sin igual, sin par
compare
v.
• abalanzar v.
• asemejar v.
• comparar v.
• contraponer v.
• equiparar v.
• parangonar v.
• pintiparar v.
• tantear v.

I
1. kəm'per, kəm'peə(r)
transitive verb
a) (make comparison between) comparar

to compare something/somebody TO o WITH something/somebody — comparar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien

it's tiny compared to your house — es pequeñísima comparada con tu casa or en comparación con tu casa

b) (liken)

to compare something/somebody TO something/somebody — comparar algo/a alguien con or a algo/alguien


2.
vi

how do the two models compare for speed? — en cuanto a velocidad ¿qué diferencia hay entre los dos modelos?

to compare WITH something: nothing compares with good home cooking la comida casera no se puede comparar con nada; it compares favorably with your previous efforts — este trabajo está mejor que los anteriores


II
mass noun (liter)

beyond compare — sin comparación, incomparable

[kǝm'pɛǝ(r)]
1. VT
1) (gen) comparar; (=put side by side) [+ texts] cotejar

to compare sth/sb with or to sth/sb — comparar algo/a algn con or a algo/algn

Oxford is small compared with London — Oxford es pequeño en comparación a or comparado con Londres

as compared with — comparado con

- compare notes with sb
2) (Gram) formar los grados de comparación de
2.
VI

she can't compare with you — no se la puede comparar contigo

it doesn't compare with yours — no se lo puede comparar al tuyo, no tiene comparación con el tuyo

how do they compare? — ¿cuáles son sus cualidades respectivas?

how do they compare for speed? — ¿cuál tiene mayor velocidad?

how do the prices compare? — ¿qué tal son los precios en comparación?

it compares favourably with the other — no pierde por comparación con el otro, supera al otro

it compares poorly with the other — es inferior al otro

3.
N

beyond compare — poet incomparable, sin comparación, sin par

* * *

I
1. [kəm'per, kəm'peə(r)]
transitive verb
a) (make comparison between) comparar

to compare something/somebody TO o WITH something/somebody — comparar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien

it's tiny compared to your house — es pequeñísima comparada con tu casa or en comparación con tu casa

b) (liken)

to compare something/somebody TO something/somebody — comparar algo/a alguien con or a algo/alguien


2.
vi

how do the two models compare for speed? — en cuanto a velocidad ¿qué diferencia hay entre los dos modelos?

to compare WITH something: nothing compares with good home cooking la comida casera no se puede comparar con nada; it compares favorably with your previous efforts — este trabajo está mejor que los anteriores


II
mass noun (liter)

beyond compare — sin comparación, incomparable


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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