B1 — Intermediatenoun
paragone
comparison
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
confrontoraffrontoanalogiasimilitudineparallelo
Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)
differenzacontrastodistinzioneunicità
Usage note
'Fare un paragone' = to make a comparison. 'Senza paragone' = without equal. 'A paragone di' = compared to. 'Reggere il paragone' = to stand comparison. 'Fuori paragone' = incomparable.
Example
"Non reggono il paragone — le due squadre sono troppo diverse."
"They can't bear comparison — the two teams are too different."
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