compare [kəmˈpeə(r)]
sustantivo
1(Literary)
- beyond compare -> incomparable
verbo transitivo
2comparar (with or to con)
- compared with or to… -> comparado(a) con…
- to compare notes (with somebody) (sentido figurado) -> intercambiar pareceres or opiniones (con alguien)
verbo intransitivo
3compararse (with con or a)
- to compare favorably with something -> resultar ser mejor que algo
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compare [kom-pear]
- To compare something/somebody t -> o with something/somebody, comparar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien
- It’s tiny compared to your house -> es pequeñísima comparada o en comparación con tu casa
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
- How do the two models compare for speed? -> en cuanto a velocidad, ¿qué diferencia hay entre los dos modelos
- Nothing compares with good home cooking -> la comida casera no se puede comparar con nada
- It compares favorably with your previous efforts -> este trabajo está mejor que los anteriores
va. Comparar, cotejar, confrontar, colacionar, comprobar. Comparar (make comparison between).
sustantivo
1(Poét. o Ant.) Comparación, cotejo, comprobación; símil.
- Beyond sin comparación -> incomparable
compare [kəmˈpɛəʳ]
verb:transitive
1 (gen) comparar; (put side by side) [+texts] cotejar
to compare sth/sb with to sth/sbor comparar algo/a algn con a algo/algn;or Oxford is small compared with London Oxford es pequeño en comparación a comparado con Londres;or as compared with comparado con
to compare notes with sb cambiar impresiones con algn
verb:intransitive
she can't compare with you no se la puede comparar contigo; it doesn't compare with yours no se lo puede comparar al tuyo; no tiene comparación con el tuyo; how do they compare? ¿cuáles son sus cualidades respectivas?; how do they compare for speed? ¿cuál tiene mayor velocidad?; how do the prices compare? ¿qué tal son los precios en comparación?; it compares favourably with the other no pierde por comparación con el otro; supera al otro; it compares poorly with the other es inferior al otro
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Verb Conjugation for "compare"
Imperative
- compare
- you compare
- he/she compares
- we compare
- you compare
- they compare
Preterite
- I compared
- you compared
- he/she compared
- we compared
- you compared
- they compared
Present Continuous
- I am comparing
- you are comparing
- he/she is comparing
- we are comparing
- you are comparing
- they are comparing
Present Perfect
- I have compared
- you have compared
- he/she has compared
- we have compared
- you have compared
- they have compared
Past Continuous
- I was comparing
- you were comparing
- he/she was comparing
- we were comparing
- you were comparing
- they were comparing
Past Perfect
- I had compared
- you had compared
- he/she had compared
- we had compared
- you had compared
- they had compared
Future
- I will compare
- you will compare
- he/she will compare
- we will compare
- you will compare
- they will compare
Future Perfect
- I will have compared
- you will have compared
- he/she will have compared
- we will have compared
- you will have compared
- they will have compared
Future Continuous
- I will be comparing
- you will be comparing
- he/she will be comparing
- we will be comparing
- you will be comparing
- they will be comparing
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been comparing
- you have been comparing
- he/she has been comparing
- we have been comparing
- you have been comparing
- they have been comparing
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been comparing
- you will have been comparing
- he/she will have been comparing
- we will have been comparing
- you will have been comparing
- they will have been comparing
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been comparing
- you had been comparing
- he/she had been comparing
- we had been comparing
- you had been comparing
- they had been comparing
comparar
transitive verb
1to compare
- comparar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien -> to compare something/somebody with something/somebody
- comparar precios -> to compare prices, to shop around
intransitive verb
2to compare, to make a comparison
- ¡no compares, ésta es mucho más bonita! -> don't compare, this one's much nicer!
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comparar [com-pah-rar’]
article & verb transitive
1To compare, to estimate, to confront, to confer, to collate.
comparar
verbo:transitivo
to compare;a to;con with, to comparar dos archivos (Informática) to compare two files; he estado comparando los precios I've been comparing prices; por favor, no compares, esta casa es mucho mejor que la que tenías antes there's no comparison, this house is much better than the one you had before
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Verb Conjugation for "comparar"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | comparo | comparé | comparaba | compararé | compare |
| Tú | comparas | comparaste | comparabas | compararás | compares |
| Ella/Él/Usted | compara | comparó | comparaba | comparará | compare |
| Nosotros | comparamos | comparamos | comparábamos | compararemos | comparemos |
| Vosotros | comparáis | comparasteis | comparabais | compararéis | comparéis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | comparan | compararon | comparaban | compararán | comparen |
