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comparaison

comparison

noun kohm-pah-REH-zohn Rare

Usage Note

Comparaison appears in common idioms: par comparaison (by comparison), sans comparaison (without comparison / incomparably). The proverb comparaison n'est pas raison warns that an analogy is not proof. The verb is comparer and the adjective is comparatif.

Examples

"Il n'y a pas de comparaison entre les deux."

Natural Translation

There is no comparison between the two.

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