confronto

Definitions of confronto
  1. noun
    the act of examining resemblances
    synonyms: paragone, raffronto, ragguaglio, riscontro
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    collazione
    careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement
    contrapposizione, contrasto
    the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
    type of:
    ispezione, perizia
    the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
  2. noun
    an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
    synonyms: competizione, concorso, gara, prova
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    partita
    a single play of a sport or other contest
    corsa
    a contest of speed
    quadrangolare, torneo, triangolare
    a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
    combattimento, incontro, match, partita, sfida
    a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
    giostra, torneo
    a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
    olimpiade
    the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
    staffetta
    a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance
    finale
    the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
    semifinale
    one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
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