
за глаза | WordReference Forums
May 25, 2014 · Also compare with за глаза - не глядя (в отсутствие), used in the sense of "behind somebody's back", i.e. to say something (bad) about somebody, in his absence: В …
flatter - WordReference Forums
Dec 17, 2010 · I can't imagine an instance when you would compare the two cities on the basis of one of them being flatter than the other. I think you could make such a comparison in some …
cumpà/compare - WordReference Forums
May 5, 2008 · Can you help me to find an equivalent for the word "compare" meaning godfather but using an other word? Here's the entire sentence: "Stò arrivando 'cumpà (compare), ti …
compare [A with B] vs compare A [with B] | WordReference Forums
Sep 1, 2023 · & compare A [with B] (compare 1 thing together with sb) I think, for the question setter, they thought it is the latter pattern that should explain the question.
related / relative / relevant | WordReference Forums
Dec 29, 2008 · Thanks a lot. but... look this If two or more things are related, there is a connection between them. You use relative to say that something is true to a certain degree, especially …
comparing it against/with | WordReference Forums
Aug 5, 2011 · The following is from an English exercise given by my son's teacher. 40% of lizard species worldwide could be extinct by 2080. Barry Sinerro reached the conclusion by taking …
Quand on se compare, on se console - WordReference Forums
Jan 20, 2011 · The full expression is "quand on se regarde, on se désole; quand on se compare, on se console", but the second part is often used alone and that's the one I'm interested in.
differently to/from/than - WordReference Forums
Aug 24, 2016 · It has the advantage that it can be followed by a clause, and so is sometimes more concise than different from: compare things are definitely different than they were one …
On a scale from one to ten - WordReference Forums
May 3, 2009 · I would prefer, "On a scale from one to ten" as this shows the limits of the scale. Compare with, "This drawing is done on a scale of one to ten; one centimetre equals one …
Commare - WordReference Forums
Feb 3, 2005 · Maria, welcome to the WR Forums Commare is not in Italian, rather a Southern dialect. The correct spelling in Italian is comare. Unlike the word compare (same word but for a …