reggere al confronto

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to bear the comparison”.

Verb

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)

1. 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.