compare

• Nom désignant l'action ou le résultat de comparer, c'est-à-dire d'examiner les ressemblances et les différences entre deux ou plusieurs choses, ou le rapprochement établi entre elles. Son emploi comme nom est moins courant que la forme verbale.

A noun referring to the act of examining similarities and differences between two or more things, though its use as a noun is less common than its verb form.

1. ComparisonC1formal

   The act of comparing or the state of being compared.

   comparaison

   • The beauty of the sunset is beyond compare.
   • Her talent is without compare in the industry.
   • This view is beyond compare with anything I've seen before.

   Synonymesanalogycollationcomparisoncontrastjuxtaposition

• Verbe utilisé pour examiner les similitudes et les différences entre deux ou plusieurs objets, personnes ou idées.

A verb used to examine the similarities and differences between two or more things.

1. Examine similarities and differencesB1formal

   To examine two or more things to find similarities or differences.

   comparer (examiner ressemblances et différences)

   • We compared the prices of different laptops.
   • The teacher asked us to compare the two poems.
   • He compared his results with those of his colleagues.

   Synonymescollatecontrastcorrelatedifferentiatejuxtaposelikenmatchmeasureweigh

2. Consider as similarB1formal

   To say that something is similar to something else.

   Considérer comme semblable

   • Critics compared her voice to that of a famous singer.
   • You can't compare city life with country life.
   • He compared the sunset to a painting.

   Synonymesassociatebracketequatelikenparallelrelate

   Antonymescontrastdifferentiatedistinguish

3. Form degrees of comparisonB2formal

   To form the comparative or superlative form of an adjective or adverb.

   Former les degrés de comparaison

   • In English, we compare adjectives by adding '-er' or using 'more'.
   • The word 'good' is compared as 'better' and 'best'.
   • Students learn how to compare adverbs in grammar class.