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comparable

comparable, similar

adjective kon-pah-RAHBL Rare

Usage Note

Comparable is invariable for gender and typically followed by àcomparable à (comparable to). In French the stress falls on the final syllable. The adverb comparablement exists but is rare; de manière comparable is preferred in formal prose.

Examples

"Ces deux resultats sont tout a fait comparables."

Natural Translation

These two results are quite comparable.

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