Advanced Comparisons
Comparaisons avancées - Structures complexes et nuancées
Comparaisons sophistiquées
Les comparaisons avancées utilisent des structures complexes pour exprimer des relations proportionnelles, des égalités subtiles et des nuances sophistiquées.
Exemple : The more you practise, the better you become.
Plus tu pratiques, mieux tu deviens.
Comparaisons proportionnelles
The + comparatif + the + comparatif
Structure : The more/less... the more/less...
• The faster you drive, the more dangerous it gets.
• The less you sleep, the more tired you feel.
• The older I get, the wiser I become.
Comparaisons d'égalité complexes
Structure : as + adjectif/adverbe + as
• He's as talented as his brother.
• She works as hard as anyone else.
• This book is as interesting as the first one.
Comparaisons avec intensification
Structures : far, much, a lot, significantly + comparatif
• This method is far more effective.
• He's much taller than I expected.
• The results are significantly better.
Autres structures sophistiquées
Nothing like as... as
This film is nothing like as good as the book.
Not nearly as... as
The sequel is not nearly as exciting as the original.
Every bit as... as
She's every bit as capable as her colleague.
All the more... because
His success is all the more impressive because he's so young.
Mini exercice
Complétez la phrase :
The faster you drive, the ___ it gets.
Réponse : b) more dangerous - Dans la structure "the + comparatif + the + comparatif", on utilise le comparatif (more dangerous) pas l'adjectif simple.
Points clés à retenir
Structure proportionnelle : the + comparatif
Intensification avec far, much, a lot
As... as pour l'égalité
Expressions idiomatiques sophistiquées