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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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as much/many…as

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autant…que

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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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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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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

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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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augmenter

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to lessen

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diminuer

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to lower

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baisser

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much more

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bien davantage

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more + (noun) + than

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plus de + (nom) + que

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as many/much + (noun) + as

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autant de + (nom) + que

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less + (noun) + than

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moins de + (nom) + que

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(verb) + more / much or many / less (+ than)

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(verbe) + plus / autant / moins (+ que)

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the more…the more
the less…the less
the more…the less

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plus. ..plus
moins. ..moins
plus. ..moins

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better and better

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de mieux en mieux

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so much the better

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tant mieux

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so much the worse

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tant pis

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from bad to worse

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de mal en pis

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older, oldest

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aîné, -e

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younger, youngest

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cadet, cadette

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first

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premier, première

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last

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dernier, dernière

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principal

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principal, -e

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inférieur à

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inferior to

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superior to

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supérieur à

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anterior to

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antérieur à

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posterior to

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postérieur à

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interior to

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intérieur à

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exterior to

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extérieur à