on a par with
to be equal to
TRANSLATION
to be on par with = gleich sein mit to be on a par with sth. = einer Sache entsprechen to put sth. on a par with sth. = etw. einer Sache gleichstellen on a par with so. = jmdm. gleichgestellt, gleichwertig mit
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The car that runs on air
Urban transport could soon be revolutionised with the launching this week in South Africa of a prototype new car which designers say runs on air.
It is being predicted that the e.Volution will be able to travel up to 200km (120 miles) for only 30 US cents.
It is expected to sell in South Africa for about R74,000 ($10,000) which is ON A PAR WITH a medium-sized saloon car.
Read the full story at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/988265.stm
Urban transport could soon be revolutionised with the launching this week in South Africa of a prototype new car which designers say runs on air.
It is being predicted that the e.Volution will be able to travel up to 200km (120 miles) for only 30 US cents.
It is expected to sell in South Africa for about R74,000 ($10,000) which is ON A PAR WITH a medium-sized saloon car.
Read the full story at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/988265.stm
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on a par with
As good as, equal to, as in:
"This violinist may be an amateur but he's on a par with professional orchestral players."
The noun par has meant "that which is equal" since the mid-1600s; the idiom here was first recorded in 1832.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Note also the expressions:
- par for the course = normal, usual, not unusual.
- below par (also, under par) = below the average, below normal, or the desired standard. For example, I am feeling below par today, but I'm sure I'll recover by tomorrow.
As good as, equal to, as in:
"This violinist may be an amateur but he's on a par with professional orchestral players."
The noun par has meant "that which is equal" since the mid-1600s; the idiom here was first recorded in 1832.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Note also the expressions:
- par for the course = normal, usual, not unusual.
- below par (also, under par) = below the average, below normal, or the desired standard. For example, I am feeling below par today, but I'm sure I'll recover by tomorrow.
