TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
compare1, s. It is beyond compare, níl a shárú ann; níl cinneadh ar bith leis.
compare2 . 1 v.tr. a Cuirim i gcomórtas, i gcosúlacht, i gcóimheas, i gcomparáid(to, with, le). You could compare it to nothing but . . ., ní thabharfá samhail ar bith dhó ach . . . They are not to be compared, is beag is ionann iad; ní comórtas ar bith dá chéile iad. (As) compared with, to . . ., ar ghualainn . . ., le hais . . ., le taobh . . ., i gcomórtas le ... F: They compared notes, chuir siad a gcuid tuairimí i gcéill dá chéile. b To compare an adjective, céimeanna comparáide aidiachta a thabhairt. 2 v.i. He can't compare with you, níl aon ghoir aige ortsa. This one compares favourably with the other one, tá sé seo gach uile orlach chomh maith leis an gceann eile.