comparative

comparative
1. adjective
1) vergleichend [Anatomie, Sprachwissenschaft usw.]
2) (estimated by comparison)

the comparative merits/advantages of the proposals — die Vorzüge/Vorteile der Vorschläge im Vergleich

3) (relative) relativ

in comparative comfort — relativ od. verhältnismäßig komfortabel

4) (Ling.) komparativ (fachspr.)

a comparative adjective/adverb — ein Adjektiv/Adverb im Komparativ

2. noun
(Ling.) Komparativ, der
* * *
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* * *
com·para·tive
[kəmˈpærətɪv, AM -ˈperət̬ɪv]
I. n Komparativ m
II. adj
1. inv LING
\comparative form Komparativ m, erste Steigerungsform
2. (involving comparison) 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, Komparatistik f fachspr
\comparative research vergleichende Forschung
a \comparative study eine vergleichende Studie
3. (relative) relativ
* * *
[kəm'prətɪv]
1. adj
1) religion, philology etc vergleichend

comparative literature — vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft, Komparatistik f

2)

the comparative form (Gram) — der Komparativ, die erste Steigerungsstufe

3) (= relative) relativ

to live in comparative luxury — relativ luxuriös leben

2. n (GRAM)
Komparativ m
* * *
comparative [kəmˈpærətıv]
A adj
1. vergleichend:
comparative advertising vergleichende Werbung;
comparative (study of) literature Komparatistik f, vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; → law1 5
2. Vergleichs…
3. verhältnismäßig, relativ
4. beträchtlich, ziemlich:
with comparative speed
5. LING komparativ, Komparativ…:
comparative degree → B
B s LING Komparativ m, Vergleichsstufe f
comp. abk
1. comparative
2. compare
3. comparison
4. compilation
5. compiled
6. complete
7. composer
compar. abk comparative
* * *
1. adjective
1) vergleichend [Anatomie, Sprachwissenschaft usw.]
2) (estimated by comparison)

the comparative merits/advantages of the proposals — die Vorzüge/Vorteile der Vorschläge im Vergleich

3) (relative) relativ

in comparative comfort — relativ od. verhältnismäßig komfortabel

4) (Ling.) komparativ (fachspr.)

a comparative adjective/adverb — ein Adjektiv/Adverb im Komparativ

2. noun
(Ling.) Komparativ, der
* * *
adj.
vergleichend adj. n.
Komparativ f.

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