compare

compare
1. transitive verb
vergleichen (to, with mit)

compare two/three etc. things — zwei/drei usw. Dinge [miteinander] vergleichen

compared with or to somebody/something — verglichen mit od. im Vergleich zu jemandem/etwas

2. intransitive verb
sich vergleichen lassen
3. noun

beyond or without compare — unvergleichlich

* * *
[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.) vergleichen
2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) vergleichen
3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) vergleichen
- academic.ru/14723/comparable">comparable
- comparative
- comparatively
- comparison
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com·pare
[kəmˈpeəʳ, AM -ˈper]
I. vt
1. (look for differences)
to \compare sth/sb etw/jdn vergleichen (with mit +dat)
\compared with [or to] verglichen mit dat
to \compare prices Preise vergleichen
2. (liken)
to \compare sb/sth [with sb/sth] jdn/etw [mit jdm/etw] vergleichen
instant coffee can't be \compared with freshly ground coffee zwischen Instantkaffee und frisch gemahlenem Kaffee liegt ein himmelweiter Unterschied
3. LING adjective, adverb steigern
4.
to \compare notes on sth Meinungen über etw akk austauschen
II. vi vergleichbar sein
last year's weather just doesn't \compare das Wetter im letzten Jahr war einfach unvergleichlich
to \compare favourably vergleichsweise gut abschneiden
the hotel \compared favourably with the one we stayed in last year das Hotel war dieses Jahr um einiges besser als das, in dem wir letztes Jahr wohnten
III. n no pl (liter)
beyond \compare unvergleichlich
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[kəm'pɛə(r)]
1. vt
vergleichen (with, to mit)

compared with or to —

they cannot be compared — man kann sie nicht vergleichen, sie lassen sich nicht vergleichen

his car is not to be or can't be compared with my new one — sein Wagen ist überhaupt kein Vergleich zu meinem neuen Auto

to compare notes — Eindrücke/Erfahrungen austauschen

2. vi
sich vergleichen lassen (with mit)

it compares badly/well — es schneidet vergleichsweise schlecht/gut ab

it doesn't compare very well at all — es schneidet im Vergleich überhaupt nicht gut ab

how do the two cars compare in terms of speed? —

the old car can't compare in terms of speed with the new one — in puncto Geschwindigkeit lässt sich der alte Wagen nicht mit dem neuen vergleichen

3. n

beyond or without compare — unvergleichlich

beautiful beyond compare — unvergleichlich schön

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compare [kəmˈpeə(r)]
A v/t
1. vergleichen (with, to mit): (as oder when) compared with im Vergleich zu, gegenüber (dat), gemessen an (dat)
2. vergleichen, gleichsetzen, -stellen (alle:
to mit):
not be compared to (oder with) nicht zu vergleichen sein mit
3. Vergleiche anstellen zwischen (dat), miteinander vergleichen, nebeneinanderstellen:
compare notes Meinungen oder Erfahrungen austauschen, sich beraten (alle:
with mit)
4. LING steigern
B v/i sich vergleichen (lassen), einen Vergleich aushalten (beide:
with mit):
compare favo(u)rably with den Vergleich mit … nicht zu scheuen brauchen, (noch) besser sein als
C s Vergleich m:
beyond (oder past, without) compare unvergleichlich
comp. abk
1. comparative
2. compare
3. comparison
4. compilation
5. compiled
6. complete
7. composer
cp. abk compare
* * *
1. transitive verb
vergleichen (to, with mit)

compare two/three etc. things — zwei/drei usw. Dinge [miteinander] vergleichen

compared with or to somebody/something — verglichen mit od. im Vergleich zu jemandem/etwas

2. intransitive verb
sich vergleichen lassen
3. noun
(literary)

beyond or without compare — unvergleichlich

* * *
(with) v.
gleichsetzen v.
vergleichen (mit) v. (with, to) v.
sich vergleichen (mit) v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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