difference

['dɪfrəns]

nome

1) (dissimilarity) differenza f. (in, of di)

age difference — differenza d'età

I can't tell o see the difference non vedo la differenza; it makes no difference to me per me non fa nessuna differenza o fa lo stesso; what difference does it make if...? che differenza fa o che cosa cambia se...? as near as makes no difference quasi lo stesso; a vacation with a difference — una vacanza particolare o un po' diversa

2) (disagreement) divergenza f.

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['difrəns]

noun

1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) differenza

2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) disaccordo, controversia

3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) differenza

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- different

- differentiate
- differentiation

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['dɪfrəns]

nome

1) (dissimilarity) differenza f. (in, of di)

age difference — differenza d'età

I can't tell o see the difference non vedo la differenza; it makes no difference to me per me non fa nessuna differenza o fa lo stesso; what difference does it make if...? che differenza fa o che cosa cambia se...? as near as makes no difference quasi lo stesso; a vacation with a difference — una vacanza particolare o un po' diversa

2) (disagreement) divergenza f.