Meaning
comparison
In a sentence
Il paragone con tuo fratello non regge.
The comparison with your brother doesn't hold up.
Hai fatto un paragone un po' strano, no?
You made a somewhat strange comparison, right?
Non puoi fare un paragone tra due situazioni così diverse.
You cannot make a comparison between two such different situations.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| paragone | masculine · singular |
| paragoni | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Most often used in the fixed pattern fare un paragone/confronto tra X e Y; less common alone than English "comparison."
- Compared with confronto, paragone often sounds more evaluative or rhetorical, especially in expressions like non c'è paragone.
- Use a with paragonare: paragonare qualcosa a qualcos'altro. Learners often wrongly use con by analogy with confrontare con.