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1 ♦ difference
♦ difference /ˈdɪfrəns/n. [cu]1 differenza; diversità: a big [major] difference, una grande [un'enorme] differenza; a fundamental [important, essential] difference, una differenza fondamentale [importante, essenziale]; a slight [subtle] difference, una lieve [leggera] differenza; a marked [appreciable] difference, una differenza marcata [sensibile]; Can you tell me the difference between the two systems?; mi sai dire che differenza c'è tra i due sistemi?; Five minutes could mean the difference between life and death, cinque minuti potrebbero fare la differenza tra la vita e la morte; There's little [There's not much] difference between girls and boys at this age, c'è poca [non c'è molta] differenza tra femmine e maschi a quest'età; a difference of opinion, una divergenza di opinioni; a subtle difference, una differenza impercettibile2 ( tra valori) differenza: (mat.) The difference between 8 and 5 is 3, 3 è la differenza fra 8 e 5: a difference of £50 [20 degrees], una differenza di 50 sterline [20 gradi]; a difference in price [in age, in temperature], una differenza di prezzo [d'età, di temperatura]; DIALOGO → - Changing a hotel booking- What's the price difference?, qual è la differenza di prezzo?3 (pl.) divergenze; contrasti: We've had our differences over the years, abbiamo avuto le nostre divergenze nel corso degli anni; to settle (o to resolve) one's differences, appianare le divergenze di q., They settled their differences over a couple of drinks, hanno appianato le loro divergenze bevendo qualcosa insieme4 (leg.) contestazione; vertenza● (topogr.) difference in height, dislivello □ (fin.) difference of exchange, differenza di cambio □ ( slang USA) to carry the difference, essere armato □ to make a difference to st., cambiare qc.: Computers have made a huge difference to the way we work, i computer hanno cambiato moltissimo il nostro modo di lavorare; to make all the difference (o a big difference) essere determinante; It makes no difference (to sb.), non fa differenza; non importa (per q.): Come when you like, it makes no difference to me, vieni quando vuoi, per me non fa differenza; It won't make the slightest difference, non fa nessunissima differenza □ to split the difference, venirsi incontro a metà strada (fig.); fare un compromesso □ (fam.) Same difference!, è lo stesso! □ (fam.) What's the difference?, che differenza fa? □ with a difference, con qualcosa in più; diverso dal solito: If you're looking for a holiday with a difference, this could be for you, se cercate una vacanza diversa dal solito, questo potrebbe fare al caso vostro. -
2 opinion
[ə'pɪnɪən]1) (belief, view) opinione f.in my, his opinion — secondo me, lui
2) (evaluation) opinione f., stima f.to have a high, low opinion of sb., sth. — avere una buona, cattiva opinione di qcn., qcs.
to seek o get a second opinion — cercare il parere di qualcun altro; med. chiedere un consulto
3) U (range of views)* * *[ə'pinjən]1) (what a person thinks or believes: My opinions about education have changed.) opinione2) (a (professional) judgement, usually of a doctor, lawyer etc: He wanted a second opinion on his illness.) parere3) (what one thinks of the worth or value of someone or something: I have a very high opinion of his work.) opinione•- be of the opinion that- be of the opinion
- in my
- your opinion
- a matter of opinion* * *[ə'pɪnɪən]1) (belief, view) opinione f.in my, his opinion — secondo me, lui
2) (evaluation) opinione f., stima f.to have a high, low opinion of sb., sth. — avere una buona, cattiva opinione di qcn., qcs.
to seek o get a second opinion — cercare il parere di qualcun altro; med. chiedere un consulto
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3 difference
['dɪfrəns]1) (dissimilarity) differenza f. (in, of di)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.* * *['difrəns]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.) differenza2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) disaccordo, controversia3) (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•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *['dɪfrəns]1) (dissimilarity) differenza f. (in, of di)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
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4 difference **** dif·fer·ence n
['dɪfr(ə)ns]1)difference (in/between) — differenza (di/tra)
I'll make up the difference later — (of money) ti do il resto dopo
common difference Math — ragione f
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5 disagreement
[ˌdɪsə'griːmənt]1) (difference of opinion) disaccordo m., divergenza f. ( about, on su; as to quanto a)there is some disagreement as to the aims of the project — quanto agli obiettivi del progetto c'è un po' di disaccordo
2) (argument) diverbio m., lite f.3) (inconsistency) discordanza f., differenza f.* * *1) (disagreeing: disagreement between the two witnesses to the accident.) discordanza2) (a quarrel: a violent disagreement.) lite* * *disagreement /dɪsəˈgri:mənt/n. [uc]1 disaccordo; dissenso: There is some disagreement over what to do, c'è un certo disaccordo sul da farsi; Disagreements among the members led to the group's split, disaccordi tra i membri hanno portato alla dissoluzione del gruppo; to have a disagreement ( over, about, on st.), essere in disaccordo (su qc.); to be in disagreement with sb., non essere d'accordo con q.2 discordanza; differenza: There is a great deal of disagreement between the two accounts, c'è molta discordanza fra i due conti3 discordia; litigio.* * *[ˌdɪsə'griːmənt]1) (difference of opinion) disaccordo m., divergenza f. ( about, on su; as to quanto a)there is some disagreement as to the aims of the project — quanto agli obiettivi del progetto c'è un po' di disaccordo
2) (argument) diverbio m., lite f.3) (inconsistency) discordanza f., differenza f. -
6 quarrel
I ['kwɒrəl] [AE 'kwɔː-]1) (argument) lite f., litigio m.2) (feud) contrasto m., dissidio m.to have a quarrel with sb. — essere in dissidio con qcn
3) (difference of opinion) disaccordo m.to have no quarrel with sb. — non avere nulla contro qcn.
II ['kwɒrəl] [AE 'kwɔː-]to have no quarrel with sth. — non avere nulla da ridire su qcs
1) (argue) litigare, bisticciare2) (sever relations) essere in contrasto, essere in disaccordo3) (dispute)to quarrel with — contestare [claim, idea]; trovare da ridire su, discutere su [price, verdict]
* * *['kworəl] 1. noun(an angry disagreement or argument: I've had a quarrel with my girl-friend.) lite, litigio2. verb(to have an angry argument (with someone): I've quarrelled with my girl-friend; My girl-friend and I have quarrelled.) litigare- quarrelsomeness* * *quarrel (1) /ˈkwɒrəl/n.2 contrasto; disaccordo; dissidio; motivo di lite: I have no quarrel with ( o against) him, non ho motivi di contrasto con lui; non trovo niente da ridire su quello che dice (fa, ecc.)● to make up a quarrel, fare la pace; rappacificarsi; riconciliarsi □ to pick a quarrel with sb., attaccar lite (o briga) con q.FALSI AMICI: quarrel non significa querela. quarrel (2) /ˈkwɒrəl/n.1 (stor., mil.) quadrello; dardo(to) quarrel /ˈkwɒrəl/v. i.1 litigare; altercare; bisticciare; disputare; attaccar briga; questionare: to quarrel about (o over) st., litigare per qc.2 lagnarsi; trovare da ridire; essere scontento: to quarrel with one's wages, essere scontento del salario● (fig.) to quarrel with one's bread and butter, (rischiare di) farsi cacciare dal lavoroFALSI AMICI: to quarrel non significa querelare quarreller, ( USA) quarrelern.quarrelling, ( USA) quarrelingn. [u]il litigare; liti; alterchi; dispute; risse.* * *I ['kwɒrəl] [AE 'kwɔː-]1) (argument) lite f., litigio m.2) (feud) contrasto m., dissidio m.to have a quarrel with sb. — essere in dissidio con qcn
3) (difference of opinion) disaccordo m.to have no quarrel with sb. — non avere nulla contro qcn.
II ['kwɒrəl] [AE 'kwɔː-]to have no quarrel with sth. — non avere nulla da ridire su qcs
1) (argue) litigare, bisticciare2) (sever relations) essere in contrasto, essere in disaccordo3) (dispute)to quarrel with — contestare [claim, idea]; trovare da ridire su, discutere su [price, verdict]
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7 pronounced
[prə'naʊnst] 1. 2.1) (noticeable) [accent, tendency] spiccato; [ limp] pronunciato; [ stammer] marcato; [change, difference, increase] notevole2) (strongly felt) [idea, opinion] deciso, chiaro* * *adjective (noticeable; definite: He walks with a pronounced limp.) pronunciato, marcato* * *pronounced /prəˈnaʊnst/a.2 chiaro; deciso; spiccato: pronounced ideas, idee chiare; a pronounced tendency, una spiccata tendenzapronouncedly avv.* * *[prə'naʊnst] 1. 2.1) (noticeable) [accent, tendency] spiccato; [ limp] pronunciato; [ stammer] marcato; [change, difference, increase] notevole2) (strongly felt) [idea, opinion] deciso, chiaro -
8 shade
I 1. [ʃeɪd]1) (shadow) ombra f.2) (tint) sfumatura f. (anche fig.)3) (small amount, degree)a shade too loud — un tantino o un po' troppo forte
4) (anche lamp shade) paralume m.5) (eyeshade) visiera f.2.1) colloq. (sunglasses) occhiali m. da sole2) (undertones)••II 1. [ʃeɪd]to put sb., sth. in the shade — mettere in ombra qcn., qcs
1) (screen) fare ombra a, proteggere dal sole2) shade in2.- shade in* * *[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ombra2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) ombra3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) ombra parasole4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) tonalità, gradazione5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) un po', leggermente2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) proteggere2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) ombreggiare3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) sfumare•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade* * *I 1. [ʃeɪd]1) (shadow) ombra f.2) (tint) sfumatura f. (anche fig.)3) (small amount, degree)a shade too loud — un tantino o un po' troppo forte
4) (anche lamp shade) paralume m.5) (eyeshade) visiera f.2.1) colloq. (sunglasses) occhiali m. da sole2) (undertones)••II 1. [ʃeɪd]to put sb., sth. in the shade — mettere in ombra qcn., qcs
1) (screen) fare ombra a, proteggere dal sole2) shade in2.- shade in -
9 mind ***
[maɪnd]1. n1) (gen) mente f, (intellect) intellettoto be uneasy in one's mind — avere dei dubbi, essere un po' preoccupato (-a)
to put or set or give one's mind to sth — concentrarsi su qc, applicarsi a qc
to bear or keep sth in mind — (take account of) tener presente qc, (remember) tenere a mente qc, non dimenticare qc
it went right out of my mind — mi è completamente passato di mente, me ne sono completamente dimenticato
to bring or call sth to mind — riportare or richiamare qc alla mente
2) (inclination, intention) intenzione f, ideato have sb/sth in mind — avere in mente qn/qc
to have in mind to do sth — avere intenzione or in mente di fare qc
3)to make up one's mind — decidersi, decidereto be in two minds about sth — essere incerto (-a) or indeciso (-a) su qc
to have a mind of one's own — (person: think for o.s.) saper pensare con la propria testa, (not conform) avere delle idee proprie
to my mind — a mio parere, secondo me
4) (sanity) cervello, mente f, testato go out of or lose one's mind — impazzire, perdere la testa
to be out of one's mind — essere pazzo (-a), essere uscito (-a) di senno, essere fuori di sé
2. vt1) (pay attention to, be careful of) fare attenzione a, stare attento (-a) anever mind — (don't worry) non preoccuparti, (it makes no difference) non importa, non fa niente
"please mind the step" — "attenti or attenzione al gradino"
mind you don't fall — attento a non cadere, fa' attenzione a non cadere
mind your language! — bada a come parli!, controlla le tue parole!
mind you,... fam — sì, però va detto che...
never mind him — non badargli, non fargli caso
never mind the expense — se costa caro, pazienza!
don't mind me! iro — per carità, non fare caso a me!
2) (attend to, look after: shop, machine, children) occuparsi di, badare a3)(be put out by, object to)
I don't mind what he does — non m'importa cosa fawhich? — I don't mind — quale? — è indifferente
I don't mind the cold/noise — il freddo/rumore non mi dà noia or fastidio
do you mind if I open the window? — I don't mind — le dispiace se apro la finestra? — faccia pure!
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