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I. com·para·tive [kəmˈpærətɪv, Am -ˈperət̬ɪv] N

comparative
Komparativ m <-s, -e>

II. com·para·tive [kəmˈpærətɪv, Am -ˈperət̬ɪv] ADJ

1. comparative inv LING:

comparative form
Komparativ m <-s, -e>
comparative form
erste Steigerungsform

2. comparative (involving comparison):

comparative
vergleichend attr
there's a comparative rise this year in the number of babies born
dieses Jahr wurden im Vergleich mehr Babys geboren
comparative law
vergleichende Rechtswissenschaft
comparative linguistics
vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft
comparative literature
vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft f
comparative literature
Komparatistik f spec
comparative research
vergleichende Forschung
a comparative study
eine vergleichende Studie

3. comparative (relative):

comparative
relativ

comparative advantage N ACCOUNT

comparative advantage
komparativer Kostenvorteil m

comparative figure N ACCOUNT

comparative figure
Vergleichszahl f
comparative figure
Vergleichsangabe f

comparative purpose N CTRL

comparative purpose
Vergleichszweck m