- comparing it against with | WordReference Forums
"To compare with" is the correct construction in our everyday use but, depending on the context, to "compare against" something is correct as well See below: Merriam Webster states, in its definition of "prove": "to test the worth or quality of; specifically: to compare against a standard —sometimes used with up or out "
- compare with against versus - WordReference Forums
In practice, most people do indeed use compare with and compare to interchangeably That doesn’t alter the fact that there is a basic distinction between them, which it’s useful to be aware of My post was in answer to a question specifically about identifying discrepancies, hence the recommendation of with rather than to
- Commare - WordReference Forums
The correct spelling in Italian is comare Unlike the word compare (same word but for a man) that was less fortunate, comare has several meanings: 1 = godmother 2 = neighbour who likes gossip 3 = it can also be a title before the name (in the South) Depending on the context it can also be used for woman, old woman, wife I hope this helps
- as any she belied with false compare | WordReference Forums
"as any she belied with false compare" = "as any woman people lie about by making false comparisons" In Shakespeare, 'she' is sometimes used to mean "a woman" (For example, in Twelfth Night, there's a line about someone being "the cruelest she alive" )
- en comparaison avec à | WordReference Forums
Si je dis que je compare François Mitterrand au Général de Gaulle, je reconnais un certain privilège au Général de Gaulle Mais beaucoup d'autres utiliseraient indifféremment les deux formules, et moi aussi d'ailleurs dans beaucoup d'autres cas
- how to form the comparative of color-adjectives
what are the comparative form of these adjetives: orange, pink, blue, white, red, yellow, purple, blue, green, black, etc Are there any rules for the comparative form of tese color-adjectives? thanks for your help are there any other ways to say that the color of an object is darker or
- comparable to with | WordReference Forums
"Comparable TO" is intended to be used when there is a likeness between the entities mentioned "This model's specification is comparable to this more expensive model's ""Comparing WITH" is when you are alluding to or are going to describe a difference or contrast
- Comparecio - WordReference Forums
I know it's been a while since the last inquiry about "Comparecio" appeared, but for the benefit of anyone else who is reading this, when a birth certificate (especially Mexican birth certificates) contain the clause: Comparecio (with the option to check the little box beside EL PADRE, LA MADRE, AMBOS, PERSONA DISTINTA, REGISTRADO) it basically is asking who appeared before the
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