compares in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for compares in the English»French Dictionary

I.compare [Brit kəmˈpɛː, Am kəmˈpɛr] N

a beauty/leader beyond compare

une beauté/un chef incomparable

to be brave beyond compare

être incomparablement courageux/-euse

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

1. compare (contrast):

compare

comparer

to compare sb/sth with or to

comparer qn/qc à or avec

to compare notes with sb fig

échanger ses impressions avec qn

2. compare (liken):

compare

comparer (to à)

3. compare LING:

compare adjective, adverb

former les degrés de comparaison de

III.compared with PREP

compared with

par rapport à

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

compare

être comparable (with à)

the two televisions compare well for price

les deux téléviseurs sont comparables du point de vue du prix

to compare favourably/unfavourably with sth

soutenir/ne pas soutenir la comparaison avec qc

how do they compare?

et si on les compare?

how does this job compare with your last one?

comment trouvez-vous cet emploi par rapport au précédent?

V.to compare oneself with, to compare oneself to VB refl

to compare oneself with,to compare oneself to refl:

to compare oneself with, to compare oneself to

se comparer à

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it is instructive to compare…

il est instructif de comparer…

to compare favourably with sth

soutenir la comparaison avec qc

directly compare, contradict

totalement

Translations for compares in the French»English Dictionary

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comparer (pour évaluer)

to compare (à, avec with)

comparer (assimiler)

to compare (à to)

comparer deux objets/hommes (entre eux)

to compare two things/men

se comparer à qn/qc (pour évaluer)

to compare oneself with sb/sth

se comparer à qn/qc (s'assimiler)

to compare oneself to sb

confronter (comparer)

to compare

rien n'égale un coucher de soleil

nothing can compare with a sunset

opposer

to compare (à to, with)

il serait ridicule d'opposer Einstein à Newton

it would be ridiculous to set Einstein beside Newton ou to compare Einstein to Newton

si l'on oppose la somme de travail fourni et le résultat

if one sets the amount of work done off against the result, if one compares the amount of work done to the result

si tu fais la comparaison

if you compare them

s'assimiler personne:

to compare oneself (à to)

compares in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for compares in the English»French Dictionary

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

compare

comparer

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

compare

être comparable

Phrases:

to compare favourably with sth

faire le poids avec qc

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it compares favourably with the other one

il/elle est pratiquement aussi bien que l'autre

Translations for compares in the French»English Dictionary

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comparer

to compare

se comparer à qn

to compare oneself to sb

confronter

to compare

rivaliser avec qc

to compare with sth

opposer des personnes/des choses

to compare people/things

opposer qn/qc et [ou à] qn/qc

to compare sb/sth with sb/sth

rapprocher idées, thèses

to compare

se mesurer à qn

to compare oneself with sb

compares Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it compares favourably with the other one

il/elle est pratiquement aussi bien que l'autre

to compare favourably with sth

faire le poids avec qc