COMPARAISONS |
Adjectifs de :
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Positif |
Comparatif |
Superlatif |
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1 syllabe |
Tall |
Taller (than) |
The tallest (of
/ in) |
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2 syllabes terminés par : -er, -ly, -y, -w |
Happy Friendly |
Happier (than) Friendlier (than) |
The happiest (of / in) The friendliest (of / in) |
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2 syllabes et plus |
Modern Beautiful |
More modern (than) More beautiful (than) |
The most modern (of /
in) The most beautiful (of
/ in) |
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terminés par:1 voyelle accentuée entre
2 consonnes |
Big |
Bigger (than) |
The biggest (of /
in) |
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Formes irrégulières: |
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Positif |
Comparatif |
Superlatif |
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Good / well |
Better (meilleur) |
Best (le
meilleur) |
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Bad / badly |
Worse (pire) |
Worst (le
pire)
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Much |
More (plus) |
Most (le
plus) |
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Many / a lot of |
More (plus) |
Most (le
plus) |
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Little |
Less (moins) |
Least (le moins) |
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far |
Further /
farther: (plus loin) adj= longer in distance Further :adv= more |
Furthest / farthest
(le plus loin) |
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Very cold |
Much colder (bien
plus) |
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Types de comparaisons: |
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not as …(adjectif)…
as |
Paul is as
heavy as Tom, but not as tall as Mary (Paul est aussi
lourd que Tom, mais pas aussi grand que Mary |
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the least…(adjectif)…of
/ in |
Betty is less
hard-working than Kate, but Jean is the least hard-working of
all (Betty est moins travailleuse que Kate, mais Jean
est la moins travailleuse de tous) |
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The harder you work, the
more money you earn (plus vous travaillez, plus vous gagnez d’argent) |
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