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Inglese. Italiano. by contrast adv. (on the other hand) al contrario, invece avv. I'm always late but you, by contrast, are always on time. Io sono sempre in ritardo, invece tu sei sempre in orario. color contrast (US), colour contrast (UK) n.
C2 [ T ] to compare two people or things in order to show the differences between them: contrast something with something If you contrast some of her early writing with her later work, you can see just how much she improved. C2 [ I ] If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it:
to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks. v.i. to exhibit unlikeness on comparison with something else; form a contrast.
Grammar explanation. Although, despite, even if, even though, in spite of, much as, though, whereas and while are all used to link two contrasting ideas or show that one fact makes the other fact surprising. They can all be used at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence. In spite of the heavy rain, the hikers continued climbing the ...
used to show that someone or something is completely different from someone or something else: She's quite petite, in contrast with her tall sister. More examples. Fewer examples. She's dark, in contrast with her fair sisters. Bill was very lazy at school, in stark contrast to his sister who worked hard.
C2 [ T ] to compare two people or things in order to show the differences between them: contrast something with something If you contrast some of her early writing with her later work, you can see just how much she improved. C2 [ I ] If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it:
compare, contrast, collate mean to set side by side in order to show differences and likenesses. compare implies an aim of showing relative values or excellences by bringing out characteristic qualities whether similar or divergent. compared the convention facilities of the two cities.
