Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to bear the comparison”.
règgere al confronto (first-person singular present règgo al confronto, first-person singular past historic rèssi al confronto, past participle rètto al confronto, auxiliary avére)
- to compare favorably [+ con (object) = with/against]
Il film non regge al confronto con il precedente.- The film does not even compare to the previous one.