Betekenis van comparison In het Nederlands

• 0 the act of comparing two or more people or things:

  • They made a comparison of different countries' eating habits.

  • By/In comparison with the French, the British eat far less fish.

• 1 the fact of considering something similar or of equal quality to something else:

  • She drew a comparison between life in the army and life in prison.

  • To my mind there's no comparison between the two restaurants (= one is much better than the other).

  • He's a good writer but he doesn't bear/stand comparison with Shakespeare (= he is not nearly as good as Shakespeare).

• 2 an examination of the differences between persons or things:

  • [ U ] We kept a copy of an earlier letter for comparison.

  • [ U ] Though over six feet tall, he was small by comparison with (= compared to) his teammates on the basketball team.

• 3 the act of showing that something is similar or equal to something else:

  • [ C ] She drew a comparison (= showed the similarities) between the Roosevelt and Kennedy administrations.