- different
- adjective ((often with from) not the same: These gloves are not a pair - they're different; My ideas are different from his.) diferentedifferent adj diferente / distintoare crocodiles different from alligators? ¿son diferentes los cocodrilos de los caimanes?that glass is dirty; can I have a different one? ese vaso está sucio; ¿me das otro?differenttr['dɪfərənt]adjective1 (unlike, not the same) diferente (from, de), distinto,-a (from, de)■ the two brothers are quite different los dos hermanos son muy diferentes■ you look completely different estás muy cambiado,-a, pareces otro,-a■ this sweater comes in ten different colours este jersey viene en diez colores distintos2 (various, several) distinto,-a, vario,-a■ different people have mentioned it to me varias personas me lo han mencionado3 familiar (unusual, original) diferente, original■ well, it's different bueno, es originaldifferent ['dɪfrənt, 'dɪfərənt] adj: distinto, diferentedifferentadj.• diferente adj.• distinto, -a adj.• diverso, -a adj.'dɪfrəntadjectivea) (not the same) distinto, diferente
different FROM o TO o (AmE also) THAN something/somebody — distinto or diferente de or a algo/alguien
b) (unusual) diferente, original['dɪfrǝnt]ADJ1) (=not alike) diferente, distintothe two brothers couldn't be more different from each other — los dos hermanos no podían ser más diferentes or distintos el uno del otro
that's different to or from what I was told — eso es diferente de or a lo que me contaron, eso es distinto de or a lo que me contaron
chalkthat's quite a different matter — eso es harina de otro costal
2) (=changed)I feel a different person — me siento otro
3) (=various) varios, distintosdifferent people noticed it — varias or distintas personas lo vieron
4) iro (=distinctive) distinto, original"what do you think of my new hairstyle?" - "well ... it's certainly different" — -¿qué te parece mi nuevo peinado? -pues ... desde luego es algo distinto or original
* * *['dɪfrənt]adjectivea) (not the same) distinto, diferentedifferent FROM o TO o (AmE also) THAN something/somebody — distinto or diferente de or a algo/alguien
b) (unusual) diferente, original
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.