difference Significado & definición

Significado de difference en español

• 0 the way in which two people or things are not the same -- diferencia

  • What’s the difference between an ape and a monkey?

• 1 the amount by which one thing is different from another -- diferencia

  • There’s a big difference in age between them.

• 2 to have an effect on a situation -- hacer la diferencia

  • Changing my appearance made a big difference to how I felt about myself.

• 3 it is not important -- da igual

  • Do what you like – it doesn’t make any difference.

• 4 to notice the way in which two things are different -- notar la diferencia

  • This coffee is half the price of that one, but I can’t tell the difference.

• 5 a disagreement -- una diferencia de opiniones

  • They had a difference of opinion about/over their daughter’s education.

• 6 sth that makes one person or thing different from another -- diferencia [ feminine ]

  • What’s the difference between the old software and the new? ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre el software antiguo y el nuevo?

  • the differences between American and British English Las diferencias entre el inglés americano y el británico.

  • You can’t tell the difference between them. No puedes notar la diferencia entre ellos.

• 7 the extent to which one thing is different from another -- diferencia [ feminine ]

  • a difference in life expectancy between the rich and poor diferencias en la esperanza de vida entre ricos y pobres

• 8 [ plural ] disagreement between people -- diferencias

  • We’ve definitely had our differences in the past. Definitivamente hemos tenido nuestras diferencias en el pasado.

• 9 to have an effect on -- marcar la diferencia

  • Diet makes an enormous difference to your overall health. La dieta marca la diferencia en su salud general.

• 10 to not matter, or to not have an effect -- no importar

  • It makes no difference to me whether we leave now or later. No me importa si nos vamos ahora o más tarde.