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41compare — {{hw}}{{compare}}{{/hw}}s. m. 1 Colui che tiene a battesimo o a cresima un bambino; SIN. Padrino. 2 Il padre del battezzato o del cresimato rispetto al padrino o alla madrina, e il padrino rispetto ai genitori del battezzato o del cresimato. 3… …
42compare — [15] Compare comes via Old French comparer from Latin comparāre ‘couple, match’, a verb based on the adjective compar ‘equal’, a compound formed from the prefix com ‘mutually’ and pār ‘equal’ (source of English pair, peer, and parity). The Latin… …
43compare — verb 1) we compared the data sets Syn: contrast, juxtapose, collate, differentiate See note at contrast 2) he was compared to Wagner Syn: liken to, equate to, analogize to; …
44compare — Ho ohālikelike, ho okūkū. See incomparable. ♦ Beyond compare, launa ole …
45compare — [15] Compare comes via Old French comparer from Latin comparāre ‘couple, match’, a verb based on the adjective compar ‘equal’, a compound formed from the prefix com ‘mutually’ and pār ‘equal’ (source of English pair, peer, and parity). The Latin… …
46compare with — compare with, compare to 1. In general usage, these two constructions tend to be used interchangeably; AmE generally prefers to when there is a choice, whereas in BrE the choice is more evenly divided. A broad distinction in principle should be… …
47compare apples and/to/with oranges — to compare things that are very different To compare large trucks with compact cars is to compare apples with oranges. • • • Main Entry: ↑compare compare apples and/to/with oranges see ↑compare, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑orange …
48compare like with like — To compare only such things as are genuinely comparable • • • Main Entry: ↑like * * * compare like with like phrase to compare two things that are similar in some way The problem with international price comparisons is that it is very difficult… …
49compare apples and/to/with apples — to compare things that are very similar The article compares apples to apples, grouping wines of the same variety and price together. • • • Main Entry: ↑compare …
50Compare-and-swap — est une instruction atomique utilisée dans les systèmes multiprocesseurs ou multi cœurs utilisant une mémoire partagée. Elle compare la valeur stockée à une adresse mémoire donnée à l un de ses arguments et, en cas d égalité, écrit une nouvelle… …
