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1 differentiate
[ˌdɪfə'renʃɪeɪt] 1.1) (tell the difference) distinguere2) (make the difference) differenziare3) mat. derivare2.1) (tell, show the difference) distinguere2) (discriminate) fare (delle) differenze* * *[-'renʃieit]1) (to see or be able to tell a difference (between): I cannot even differentiate a blackbird and a starling.) distinguere2) ((with between) to treat differently: She does not differentiate between her two children although one is adopted.) fare differenza* * *[ˌdɪfə'renʃɪeɪt] 1.1) (tell the difference) distinguere2) (make the difference) differenziare3) mat. derivare2.1) (tell, show the difference) distinguere2) (discriminate) fare (delle) differenze -
2 differentiate dif·fer·en·ti·ate
[ˌdɪfə'rɛnʃɪˌeɪt]1. vtto differentiate (from) — (distinguish) distinguere (fra), (make different) differenziare (da)
2. vito differentiate (between) — (perceive a difference) distinguere (tra), differenziare (tra)
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3 (to) differentiate
(to) differentiate /dɪfəˈrɛnʃɪeɪt/A v. t.1 differenziare; contraddistinguere: (econ.) to differentiate a brand [a product], differenziare una marca [un prodotto]; What differentiates the dog from the wolf?, che cosa differenzia il cane dal lupo?2 distinguere; riconoscere (fra): It takes training to differentiate genuine items from fakes, ci vuole pratica per distinguere gli articoli originali dai falsi; Stem cells give rise to differentiated cells, le cellule staminali danno origine a cellule distinte3 fare differenze; discriminare (fra)B v. i.2 distinguere, fare la differenza (tra): You must differentiate between causes and effects, bisogna distinguere tra cause ed effetti; the need to differentiate between different types of clients, la necessità di disinguere tra tipi diversi di clienti. -
4 (to) differentiate
(to) differentiate /dɪfəˈrɛnʃɪeɪt/A v. t.1 differenziare; contraddistinguere: (econ.) to differentiate a brand [a product], differenziare una marca [un prodotto]; What differentiates the dog from the wolf?, che cosa differenzia il cane dal lupo?2 distinguere; riconoscere (fra): It takes training to differentiate genuine items from fakes, ci vuole pratica per distinguere gli articoli originali dai falsi; Stem cells give rise to differentiated cells, le cellule staminali danno origine a cellule distinte3 fare differenze; discriminare (fra)B v. i.2 distinguere, fare la differenza (tra): You must differentiate between causes and effects, bisogna distinguere tra cause ed effetti; the need to differentiate between different types of clients, la necessità di disinguere tra tipi diversi di clienti. -
5 discrimination
[dɪˌskrɪmɪ'neɪʃn]1) (prejudice) discriminazione f.2) (taste) discernimento m., giudizio m.3) (ability to differentiate) capacità f. di discriminare* * *noun discriminazione* * *discrimination /dɪskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn/n. [u]1 discriminazione: racial discrimination, discriminazione razziale; sex [age] discrimination, discriminazione di sesso [d'età]; discrimination against [in favour of] minorities, discriminazione nei confronti [a vantaggio] delle minoranze2 (comm. est.) differenziazione* * *[dɪˌskrɪmɪ'neɪʃn]1) (prejudice) discriminazione f.2) (taste) discernimento m., giudizio m.3) (ability to differentiate) capacità f. di discriminare -
6 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
2) (disagreement) divergenza f.
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