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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I. compare [Am kəmˈpɛr, Brit kəmˈpɛː] VB trans

1.1. compare (make comparison between):

compare statement/figures
comparar
you can't compare cheap wine and champagne
el vino barato y el champán no se pueden comparar
to compare sth/sb to or with sth/sb
comparar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien
he compared the handwriting with that on the envelope
comparó or cotejó la letra con la del sobre
it's tiny compared to your house
es pequeñísima comparada con tu casa or en comparación con tu casa

1.2. compare (liken):

to compare sth/sb to sth/sb
comparar algo/a alguien con or a algo/alguien
she's been compared to Joan of Arc
se la ha comparado con or a Juana de Arco

2. compare LING:

compare adjective/adverb
formar los grados comparativo y superlativo de

II. compare [Am kəmˈpɛr, Brit kəmˈpɛː] VB intr

I liked his last book, but the new one just doesn't compare
me gustó su último libro, pero el nuevo no se puede comparar
how do the two models compare for speed?
en cuanto a velocidad ¿qué diferencia hay entre los dos modelos?
the prices compare pretty well
no hay mucha diferencia de precio
to compare with sb/sth nothing compares with good home cooking
la comida casera no se puede comparar con nada
how does this compare with her first novel?
¿qué tal es esta, comparada con su primera novela?
the sales figures compare with the best of previous years
las cifras de venta son equiparables or comparables a las mejores de los años anteriores
your last essays compare favorably with your previous efforts
tus últimos trabajos están mejor que los anteriores
it compares badly with other models in the same price range
desmerece en comparación con otros modelos de precio similar

III. compare [Am kəmˈpɛr, Brit kəmˈpɛː] N U liter

beyond compare
sin comparación
beyond compare
incomparable
your house is palatial compared with mine
comparada con la mía, tu casa es un palacio
he compared British teenagers with their American counterparts
comparó a los adolescentes británicos con los americanos
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comparar
to compare
comparar algo/a alg. con algo/alg.
to compare sth/sb with sth/sb
comparado con los de ayer, este ejercicio es fácil
this exercise is easy compared with o to yesterday's
comparar
to compare
comparar algo/a alg. a algo/alg.
to compare sth/sb to sth/sb
comparar
to compare
parangonar
to compare
parangonar algo/a alg. con algo/alg.
to compare sth/sb with sth/sb
su obra puede parangonarse con la de Bartok
his work can be compared to Bartok's
esta situación no se puede equiparar con la existente en Nicaragua
this situation cannot be compared to o compared with o likened to that which exists in Nicaragua
en comparación con el año pasado
compared to o with last year
este vino no tiene ni punto de comparación con el Rioja
you cannot even begin to compare this wine with Rioja
cotejar documentos
to compare
la copia se coteja con el original
the copy is compared with o checked against the original
comparados con los japoneses, nosotros estamos en pañales
compared to the Japanese we're complete novices
tus problemas son un poroto al lado de esto
your problems are nothing compared to this

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I. compare [kəmˈpeəʳ, Am -ˈper] VB trans

compare
comparar
to compare sth/sb to [or with] sth/sb
comparar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien
instant coffee can't be compared with an expresso
el café instantáneo no puede compararse con un expreso
to compare notes on sth
hacer un intercambio de impresiones sobre algo

II. compare [kəmˈpeəʳ, Am -ˈper] VB intr

compare
compararse
to compare favourably with sth
ser mejor que algo
last year's weather just doesn't compare
el tiempo del año pasado no puede compararse
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comparar
to compare
compararse
to be compared
comparado/a con alguien/algo
compared to sb/sth
establecer un paralelo entre dos cosas
to compare two things
estos libros no admiten paralelo
these books cannot be compared
cotejar
to compare
compulsar
to compare
parangonar
to compare
contraponer
to compare
equiparar
to compare
cambiar impresiones
to compare notes
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. compare [kəm·ˈper] VB trans

compare
comparar
to compare sth/sb to [or with] sth/sb
comparar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien
instant coffee can't be compared with an espresso
el café instantáneo no puede compararse con un expreso
to compare notes on sth
hacer un intercambio de impresiones sobre algo

II. compare [kəm·ˈper] VB intr

compare
compararse
to compare favorably with sth
ser mejor que algo
last year's weather just doesn't compare
el tiempo del año pasado no puede compararse
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comparar
to compare
comparar
to be compared
cotejar
to compare
compulsar
to compare
establecer un paralelo entre dos cosas
to compare two things
equiparar
to compare
confrontar
to compare
cambiar impresiones
to compare notes
¡pues esto no es nada!
this is nothing compared with what's to come!
Present
Icompare
youcompare
he/she/itcompares
wecompare
youcompare
theycompare
Past
Icompared
youcompared
he/she/itcompared
wecompared
youcompared
theycompared
Present Perfect
Ihavecompared
youhavecompared
he/she/ithascompared
wehavecompared
youhavecompared
theyhavecompared
Past Perfect
Ihadcompared
youhadcompared
he/she/ithadcompared
wehadcompared
youhadcompared
theyhadcompared
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