What does paragone in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word paragone in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use paragone in Italian.

The word paragone in Italian means comparison, comparison, in comparison to, complement that specifies a comparison, basis for comparison, parameter, there is no comparison, paragon, basis for comparison, term of comparison. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word paragone

comparison

sostantivo maschile (confronto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il paragone tra i due giocatori è d'obbligo.
You can't help but make a comparison between the two players.

comparison

sostantivo maschile (estensione (affinità, somiglianza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non c'è paragone tra il tempo di ieri e quello di oggi.
There's no comparison between yesterday's weather and today's.

in comparison to

complement that specifies a comparison

(Italian grammar)

basis for comparison, parameter

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I soldi non sono un buon metro di paragone tra le persone.
Money is not a good parameter to use to compare people.

there is no comparison

paragon

basis for comparison, term of comparison

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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