- difference
- 'difrəns
noun1) (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.) diferencia2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) diferencia3) (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.) diferencia•- differentiate
- differentiation
difference n diferenciawhat difference is there between them? ¿qué diferencia hay entre ellos?to make no difference dar lo mismoit makes no difference where we go me da lo mismo dónde vayamoswhat difference does it make? ¿qué más da?differencetr['dɪfərəns]noun1 (dissimilarity) diferencia■ what's the difference in price? ¿qué diferencia de precio hay?■ can you tell the difference? ¿notas la diferencia?■ a hotel with a difference un hotel diferente?2 (disagreement) desacuerdo, diferencia■ we have our differences tenemos nuestras diferencias\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a difference of opinion discreparto make a difference (have effect on) afectar, cambiar 2 (be important, matter) importar■ what difference does it make? ¿qué importa?■ it makes a big difference importa mucho■ it would've made all the difference eso lo hubiera cambiado todo■ it makes no difference da lo mismo, lo mismo da, da igualto split the difference dividirse la diferencia (a partes iguales)difference ['dɪfrənts, 'dɪfərənts] n: diferencia fdifferencen.• diferencia s.f.• discrepancia s.f.• distinción s.f.'dɪfrənsnoun1) c ua) (dissimilarity) diferencia fto tell the difference — notar or ver* la diferencia
a vacation with a difference — unas vacaciones diferentes
b)to make a/no difference: it could make a difference in o (BrE) to the outcome podría influir en el resultado; it will make no difference to you a ti no te va a afectar; it makes a difference having a computer las cosas son muy distintas con una computadora; what difference does it make? - it makes all the difference in the world — ¿qué importa? - importa muchísimo
c) (Math) diferencia fto split the difference — dividirse la diferencia (a partes iguales)
2) c (disagreement) (often euph) diferencia fto settle o resolve one's differences — saldar or resolver* sus (or nuestras etc) diferencias
['dɪfrǝns]N1) (=dissimilarity) diferencia f (between entre)I see no difference between them — no veo diferencia alguna entre ellos
a car with a difference — un coche diferente or especial
that makes all the difference — eso cambia totalmente la cosa
it makes no difference — da igual, da lo mismo
it makes no difference to me — me da igual or lo mismo
it will make no difference to us — nos dará igual or lo mismo, no nos afectará en lo más mínimo
what difference does it make? — ¿qué más da?
split 3., 2)it makes a lot of difference — importa mucho
2) (between numbers, amounts) diferencia fI'll pay the difference — yo pagaré la diferencia
3) (=change)the difference in her is amazing! — ¡cuánto ha cambiado!
4) euph (=quarrel) riña fput aside, settlea difference of opinion — un desacuerdo
* * *['dɪfrəns]noun1) c ua) (dissimilarity) diferencia fto tell the difference — notar or ver* la diferencia
a vacation with a difference — unas vacaciones diferentes
b)to make a/no difference: it could make a difference in o (BrE) to the outcome podría influir en el resultado; it will make no difference to you a ti no te va a afectar; it makes a difference having a computer las cosas son muy distintas con una computadora; what difference does it make? - it makes all the difference in the world — ¿qué importa? - importa muchísimo
c) (Math) diferencia fto split the difference — dividirse la diferencia (a partes iguales)
2) c (disagreement) (often euph) diferencia fto settle o resolve one's differences — saldar or resolver* sus (or nuestras etc) diferencias
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
