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)
- 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.