B2b · GRAMÁTICA · TEMA 6
Comparative forms: comparar como un nativo
Expresiones para matizar cuánto se parecen o se diferencian dos cosas: nowhere near, by far, twice as…
⏱️ En 30 segundos
✅ Gran diferencia: far / considerably / a great deal + comparativo; nowhere near as … as.
✅ Poca diferencia: slightly / marginally; not quite as … as; nearly as … as.
✅ Multiplicar: twice / three times as … as.
✅ Superlativo reforzado: by far the best, easily the biggest.
🇪🇸 Cómo se dice en español
nowhere near as good as → ni de lejos tan bueno como
twice as expensive as → el doble de caro que
by far the best → con diferencia el mejor
similar to · different from → parecido a · diferente de
1. Expresiones clave
Expresión
Significado
Ejemplo
nowhere near as … as
Ni de lejos tan…
This film is nowhere near as good as the book.
not quite as … as
No tan… (por poco)
He's not quite as tall as his brother.
twice as … as
El doble de…
Rent here is twice as expensive as in Loja.
by far the …
Con diferencia el…
It's by far the best café in town.
2. Más ejemplos
The new version is considerably faster.
La nueva versión es bastante más rápida.
The sooner we leave, the less traffic there'll be.
Cuanto antes salgamos, menos tráfico habrá.
My salary is about the same as yours.
Mi sueldo es más o menos igual que el tuyo.
⚠️ Errores típicos de hispanohablantes
It's two times more expensive than…
✓ It's twice as expensive as…
Forma natural: twice as … as.
It's the best by far of all.
✓ It's by far the best.
by far va delante de the.
She's nowhere near so good than him.
✓ She's nowhere near as good as him.
as … as.
My phone is similar than yours.
✓ My phone is similar to yours.
similar to, different from.
✍️ Practica
Elige la respuesta correcta. Te decimos al instante si acertaste.
This hotel is ___ as comfortable as the last one. It's terrible.|nowhere near; slightly; by far|0|Gran diferencia negativa.
A flight costs ___ as much as the bus.|twice; two times; double of|0|twice as … as.
She is ___ the best student in the class.|by far; far by; much|0|by far the best.
The two cars are very ___ each other.|similar to; similar than; same as|0|similar to.
The test was ___ easier than I expected — just a little.|slightly; considerably; far|0|Diferencia pequeña.
The ___ you are, the more mistakes you make.|tireder; more tired; most tired|1|Comparativo: more tired.
✍️ ¿Quieres más práctica?
Ejercicios completos de este tema, con las respuestas en la misma página.
Ir a los ejercicios →¿Quieres practicar esto con un profesor nativo?
Clases de inglés en vivo online, en grupos pequeños y explicadas en español, del A1 al B2.
Escríbenos por WhatsApp 💬Todos los temas de B2
