English translation of "non avevano gran che da invidiare" - "were no worse than/on a par with/similar in style to"

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150 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Italian > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	non avevano gran che da invidiare
Context:	Le sue sale a palazzo Ferrajoli, in piazza Colonna, non avevano gran che da invidiare a...
Keywords:	...quelle dei circoli degli scacchi e della caccia. Ma tutto l'andamento del Bernini era molto più borghese degli altri...Comparison of rooms, etc., between the Bernini and other circles/clubs.

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150 months ago

Giovanni Manuel Berzuini Morales wrote:

They did not have much to envy

My comment:

In this context making a comparison between material objects however it can also be used to compare say,skills: e.g Gli artisti di salsa colombiani non avevano gran che da invidare a quelli cubani

meaning that Colombian salsa artists can be considered equal in terms of musical skills to Cuban ones

150 months ago

Giovanni Manuel Berzuini Morales wrote:

were no worse than/on a par with/similar in style to

My comment:

This is the general meaning: there wasn't much between the rooms in terms of their style, opulence, etc. The rooms in palazzo Ferrajoli could hold their own compared to the others.

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