COMPARE APPLES AND ORANGES

Meaning of COMPARE APPLES AND ORANGES in English

try to find similarities between two completely different items (or subjects, issues, etc.)

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

COMPARE — I. kəmˈpa(a)(ə)r, -pe(ə)r, -pa(a)ə, -peə verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English comparen, from Middle French comparer, from Latin comparare …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ORANGES — plural of orange
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APPLES — plural of apple
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMPARE — (v. i.) To be like or equal; to admit, or be worthy of, comparison; as, his later work does not …
Английский словарь Webster
COMPARE — ( v. i. ) To be like or equal; to admit, or be worthy of, comparison; as, his later work …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPARE — — comparer , n. /keuhm pair"/ , v. , compared, comparing , n. v.t. 1. to examine (two or more …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APPLES — /ap"euhlz/ , adj. Australian Slang. well or fine; under control.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPARE — I. kəm-ˈper verb ( com·pared ; com·par·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French comparer, from Latin comparare to couple, compare, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMPARE — noun comparison. 2. compare ·noun illustration by comparison; simile. 3. compare ·vi to vie; to assume a likeness or equality. …
Webster English vocab
COMPARE — [com.pare] vb com.pared ; com.par.ing [ME, fr. MF comparer, fr. L comparare to couple, compare, fr. compar like, fr. com- …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMPARE — / kəmˈpeə(r); NAmE -ˈper/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. ( abbr. cf. , cp. ) [ vn ] compare …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMPARE — I. com ‧ pare 1 S1 W1 /kəmˈpeə $ -ˈper/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ comparison …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMPARE — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (usu. foll. by to) express similarities in; liken (compared the landscape to a painting). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COMPARE — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (usu. foll. by to) express similarities in; liken (compared the landscape to a painting). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMPARE — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. (usu. foll. by to) express similarities in; liken (compared the landscape to a painting). …
Oxford English vocab
COMPARE — ( compares, comparing, compared) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMPARE — (~s, comparing, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COMPARE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES comparing and contrasting (= showing how two things are similar and different ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COMPARE — Synonyms and related words : admit of comparison, analogize, ape, appear like, approach, approximate, assimilate, associate, balance, be commensurable, be …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMPARE — verb ADVERB ▪ favourably/favorably , well ▪ The city ~s favourably/favorably with other parts of Brazil. ▪ unfavourably/unfavorably ▪ closely …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
COMPARE — See ↑ COMPARE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ not be in the same league/can't compare with
Longman Activator English vocab
COMPARE — INDEX: 1. to compare things 2. when one thing is being compared with another RELATED WORDS see also ↑ DIFFERENT …
Longman Activator English vocab
APPLES — n pl (low) 1. яички 2. женская грудь
Dirty English-Russian vocab
COMPARE — v. 1 liken, associate, make (an) analogy (with), refer, analogize How can you compare your collection to mine? 2 compare …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
COMPARE — verb BAD : The teachers will be able to visit our schools and compare our teaching methods to their own. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ORANGES — Oranges
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMPARE — 1. гл. 1) а) сравнивать, сверять, сличать We can start by comparing the work of the historian with the work …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPLES — Яблоки
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ORANGES — Апельсины
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
APPLES — Скуоль
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
COMPARE — compare.ogg 1. kəmʹpeə n арх. , поэт. сравнение beyond /without, past/ compare - вне всякого сравнения she is lovely beyond …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COMPARE — compare гл.1) а) сравнивать, сверять, сличать We can start by comparing the work of the historian with the work of …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COMPARE — 1. kəmʹpeə n арх. , поэт. сравнение beyond /without, past/ compare - вне всякого сравнения she is lovely beyond compare …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COMPARE — 1. гл. 1) а) сравнивать, сверять, сличать We can start by comparing the work of the historian with the work …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COMPARE — 1. гл. 1) а) сравнивать, сверять, сличать We can start by comparing the work of the historian with the work of the politician. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COMPARE — 1. _v. 1> сравнивать, сличать (with) We can start by comparing the work of the historian with the work of …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
COMPARE — 1. v. 1. сравнивать, сличать (with) We can start by comparing the work of the historian with the work of …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
COMPARE — 1. _v. 1> сравнивать, сличать (with) 2> сравнивать, ставить наравне 3> сравниться; выдерживать сравнение; not to be compared with (или …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
APPLES — - apples and piers
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
APPLES — яблоки В США выращивают свыше 7 тыс. сортов яблок, из них 20 сортов охватывают 90 процентов рынка. Наряду со свежими яблоками …
APPLES — яблоки В США выращивают свыше 7 тыс. сортов яблок, из них 20 сортов охватывают 90 процентов рынка. Наряду со свежими …
ORANGES — Oranges
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMPARE — 1. гл. 1) а) сравнивать, сверять, сличать We can start by comparing the work of the historian with the work …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPLES — Яблоки
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPLES — яблоко
Англо-Русский словарь
DATING — in geology, determining a chronology or calendar of events in the history of the Earth, using to a large degree …
Britannica English vocabulary
ORANGES, WAR OF THE — (1801), brief conflict in which France and Spain fought against Portugal. The war was brought about by Portugal's refusal in …
Britannica English vocabulary
APPLES AND ORANGES — ( NAmE ) used to describe a situation in which two people or things are completely different from each other …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNLIKE — I. un ‧ like 1 W3 /ʌnˈlaɪk/ BrE AmE preposition 1 . completely different from a particular person or thing: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNIQUE — u ‧ nique S3 W2 AC /juːˈniːk/ BrE AmE adjective [no comparative] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ uniqueness ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISTINCTIVE — dis ‧ tinc ‧ tive AC /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/ BrE AmE adjective having a special quality, character, or appearance that is different …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISSIMILAR — dis ‧ sim ‧ i ‧ lar AC /dɪˈsɪmələ, dɪˈsɪmɪlə, dɪsˈsɪ- $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIFFERENT — dif ‧ fe ‧ rent S1 W1 /ˈdɪf ə rənt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: verb : ↑ differ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIGMENT — Any intensely coloured compound used to colour other materials. Unlike dye s, pigments do not dissolve; they are applied as …
Английский словарь Британика
ORANGE — I Any of several species of small trees or shrubs in the genus Citrus of the Grown in tropical and …
Английский словарь Британика
ORANGERY — n. place where oranges are grown (especially a greenhouse facility for growing oranges in a cool climate)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CURAÇAO — [ 'kjʊərəsəʊ ] ■ noun ( plural ~s ) a liqueur flavoured with the peel of bitter oranges. Origin C19: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PIGMENT — any of a group of compounds that are intensely coloured and are used to colour other materials. Pigments are insoluble …
Britannica English vocabulary
ORANGE — any of several species of small trees or shrubs of the genus Citrus of the family Rutaceae and their nearly …
Britannica English vocabulary
FRUIT — in its strict botanical sense, the fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a plant, enclosing the seed or seeds. Thus, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CIDER — the expressed juice of apples, used as a beverage or for making other products (such as applejack, vinegar, or apple …
Britannica English vocabulary
APPLE — fruit of the genus Malus (about 25 species) belonging to the family Rosaceae, the most widely cultivated tree fruit. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
VALENCIA — county, central New Mexico, U.S., in the Mexican Highland section of the Basin and Range Province. The Manzano Mountains lie …
Britannica English vocabulary

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