Comparative Flashcards

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as + (adjective or adverb) + as

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aussi…que

In negative sentences, aussi can become si.
‘Elle ne parle pas si vite que son frère.’
She does not speak as quickly as her brother.

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more + (adjective or adverb) + than

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plus…que

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less + (adjective or adverb) + than

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moins…que

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3
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as much/many…as

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autant…que

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4
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good
better
best
(adjective)

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bon(s), bonne(s)
meilleur(s), meilleure(s)
le, la, les meilleur(e)(s)(es)

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well
better
best
(adverb)

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bien
mieux
le mieux

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bad
worse
worst
(adjective)

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mauvais(e)(es)
plus mauvais(e)(es), pire
le, la, les plus mauvais(e)(es); le, la, les pire(s)

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badly
worse
the worst
(adverb)

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mal (maux)
plus mal, pis
le plus mal, le pis

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a little more

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un peu plus

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a little less

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un peu moins

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a little better

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un peu mieux

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much more

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beaucoup plus

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much less

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beaucoup moins

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13
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much better

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beaucoup mieux

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more and more

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de plus en plus

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less and less

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de moins en moins

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16
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more

adv

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davantage

adv

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all the more so since, especially, because

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d’autant plus que

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rather than

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plutôt que

19
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every bit as, quite as much as

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tout autant de/que

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clearly more

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nettement plus

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the slightest, least

abstract

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le, la moindre

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to increase

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to lessen

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to lower
baisser
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much more
bien davantage
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more + (noun) + than
plus de + (nom) + que
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as many/much + (noun) + as
autant de + (nom) + que
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less + (noun) + than
moins de + (nom) + que
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(verb) + more / much or many / less (+ than)
(verbe) + plus / autant / moins (+ que)
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the more...the more the less...the less the more...the less
plus. ..plus moins. ..moins plus. ..moins
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better and better
de mieux en mieux
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so much the better
tant mieux
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so much the worse
tant pis
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from bad to worse
de mal en pis
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older, oldest
aîné, -e
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younger, youngest
cadet, cadette
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first
premier, première
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last
dernier, dernière
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principal
principal, -e
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inférieur à
inferior to
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superior to
supérieur à
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anterior to
antérieur à
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posterior to
postérieur à
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interior to
intérieur à
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exterior to
extérieur à