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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. -
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['sʌtl]1) (barely perceptible) [ distinction] sottile; [ change] leggero2) (finely tuned) [analysis, allusion, hint] sottile; [strategy, idea] astuto, ingegnoso; [ humour] sottile, pungente; [ performance] complesso, ricco di sfumature3) (perceptive) [ analyst] perspicace; [person, mind] sottile, acuto4) (delicate) [blend, colour] delicato; [ lighting] soffuso* * *1) (faint or delicate in quality, and therefore difficult to describe or explain: There is a subtle difference between `unnecessary' and `not necessary'; a subtle flavour.) sottile2) (clever or cunning: He has a subtle mind.) sottile, acuto•- subtlety- subtly* * *subtle /ˈsʌtl/a.1 sottile; fine; fino; tenue; acuto; penetrante; sagace; ingegnoso: subtle air, aria sottile; a subtle perfume, un tenue profumo; a subtle distinction, una distinzione sottile; subtle diplomacy, diplomazia sottile; a subtle mind, una mente acuta (o sottile); a subtle policy, una linea politica sagace; a subtle device, una trovata ingegnosa● a subtle difference, una differenza impercettibile □ a subtle poison, un veleno insidioso □ a subtle wink, un'ammiccatina d'intesasubtleness n. [u] subtly avv.* * *['sʌtl]1) (barely perceptible) [ distinction] sottile; [ change] leggero2) (finely tuned) [analysis, allusion, hint] sottile; [strategy, idea] astuto, ingegnoso; [ humour] sottile, pungente; [ performance] complesso, ricco di sfumature3) (perceptive) [ analyst] perspicace; [person, mind] sottile, acuto4) (delicate) [blend, colour] delicato; [ lighting] soffuso
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