Betydning av difference på norsk

• 0 sth that makes one person or thing different from another

  • What’s the difference between the old software and the new? Hva er forskjellen mellom den gamle og den nye programvaren?

  • the differences between American and British English forskjellene mellom amerikansk og britisk engelsk

  • You can’t tell the difference between them. Man kan ikke se forskjell på dem.

• 1 the extent to which one thing is different from another

  • a difference in life expectancy between the rich and poor et avvik i forventet levetid mellom rike og fattige

• 2 [ plural ] disagreement between people

  • We’ve definitely had our differences in the past. Vi har definitivt hatt våre krangler tidligere.

• 3 to have an effect on

  • Diet makes an enormous difference to your overall health. Kostholdet betyr enormt mye for den generelle helsetilstanden.

• 4 to not matter, or to not have an effect

  • It makes no difference to me whether we leave now or later. Det spiller ingen rolle for meg om vi drar nå eller senere.

• 5 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.

• 6 an act of differing, especially a disagreement

  • We had a difference of opinion

  • Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).

• 7 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.