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Pb03 Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

part with/ pales by comparison

Hi everyone,

I wonder what is the meaning of the part "parting with" and "paled by comparison" in this context.
Are they correct expression?
If you have any idea about this, please let me know some.
Thank you.

pb

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In his famous essay, Regrets on Parting with My Old Dressing Gown, Denis Diderot, a well known French writer, describes how the gift of a beautiful dressing gown caused him begin replacing his other possessions that paled by comparison.
  

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Hi, I wonder what is the meaning of the part "parting with" and "paled by comparison" in this context. Are they correct expression? Yes.

— Clive

  • Hi, I wonder what is the meaning of the part "parting with" and "paled by comparison" in this context.
  • Are they correct expression?
  • Yes.
  • If you have any idea about this, please let me know some.
  • Thank you.
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Hi,

I wonder what is the meaning of the part "parting with" and "paled by comparison" in this context.
Are they correct expression? Yes.
If you have any idea about this, please let me know some.
Thank you.

In his famous essay, Regrets on Parting with getting rid of My Old Dressing Gown, Denis Diderot, a well known French writer, describes how the gift o
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