English-Finnish translations for compare

verrataOmenoita ei voida verrata päärynöihin. We cannot compare apples and pears. Emme kuitenkaan saa verrata toisiinsa kahta eri asiaa. However we must not compare separate issues. Aasiaa ei voida verrata Euroopan unioniin. Asia cannot be compared to the European Union.
vertaillaMiksi olisi yritettävä vertailla asioita, joita on mahdotonta verrata toisiinsa? Why try to compare when a comparison is impossible? Riskinarvioinnin tuloksia kaikissa maissa voidaan nyt vertailla. The results of risk assessment in all countries can now be compared. Miten potilaat ja asiantuntijat voivat tunnistaa ja vertailla terveydenhuoltopalvelujen tarjoajia? How can patients and experts identify and compare healthcare providers?

To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X '''with''Y, one might have found it similar '''to''Y or different '''from''Y
To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"]
To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective
To be similar (''often used in the negative''
To get; to obtain
Comparison
An instruction or command that compares two values
Illustration by comparison; simile

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