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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 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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3 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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4 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 -
5 discriminate
[dɪ'skrɪmɪneɪt]1) (act with prejudice) fare discriminazionito discriminate against sb. — discriminare qcn
2) (distinguish) discriminare, distinguere ( between tra)* * *[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) distinguere2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) discriminare•* * *discriminate /dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/a.discriminato; distinto.(to) discriminate /dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/v. t. e i.1 discriminare; fare discriminazioni: It is illegal to discriminate on the grounds of race, sex or age, è illegale discriminare in base alla razza, al sesso o all'età; The court found that her employer had discriminated against her because she was a woman, il tribunale ha giudicato il suo datore di lavore colpevole di discriminazione nei suoi confronti perché era una donna2 discernere; distinguere: He cannot discriminate good films from bad, non sa distinguere un film buono da uno cattivo; Some people can't discriminate between red and green, alcune persone non distinguono il rosso dal verde.* * *[dɪ'skrɪmɪneɪt]1) (act with prejudice) fare discriminazionito discriminate against sb. — discriminare qcn
2) (distinguish) discriminare, distinguere ( between tra) -
6 know *****
[nəʊ] knew vb: pt known pp1. vt1) (facts, dates) sapereto know that... — sapere che...
he knows all the answers — sa rispondere a tutte le domande, pej sa sempre tutto
it soon became known that... — si è presto venuto a sapere che...
2) (be acquainted with: person, place, author, subject) conoscereto know sb by sight/by name — conoscere qn di vista/di nome
to get to know sb — (gradually) conoscere meglio qn, (for the first time) conoscere qn
to make o.s. known to sb — presentarsi a qn
he is known as X — è conosciuto con or sotto il nome di X
3) (recognize) riconoscereto know the difference between... — saper distinguere fra...
2. vias far as I know... — che io sappia..., per quanto ne so io...
no, not that I know of — no, che io sappia
it's not easy, you know — non è facile, sai
yes, I know — sì, lo so
you ought to know better (than to...) — dovresti saperlo da solo (che non è il caso di...)
she says she didn't do it, but I know better — ha detto che non è stata lei, ma a me non la fa
he doesn't know any better — non ha criterio or giudizio
(well,) what do you know! fam — chi l'avrebbe mai detto!
to know about or of sth — essere a conoscenza di qc
to know about or of sb — aver sentito parlare di qn
how many "don't knows" are there? — quanti sono gli incerti?
3. nto be in the know fam — essere al corrente, essere beninformato (-a)
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7 close
I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up* * *I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.)2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.)2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.)3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.)4) (tight: a close fit.)5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.)6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).)7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.)•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).)2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.)- close up* * *I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up -
8 distinguish
[dɪ'stɪŋgwɪʃ] 1.1) (see, hear) distinguere, percepire2) (mark out)2.to be distinguished from, by — distinguersi da, per
to distinguish oneself — iron. distinguersi
* * *[di'stiŋɡwiʃ]1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) distinguere2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) distinguere3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) distinguere4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) distinguersi•- distinguished* * *[dɪ'stɪŋgwɪʃ] 1.1) (see, hear) distinguere, percepire2) (mark out)2.to be distinguished from, by — distinguersi da, per
to distinguish oneself — iron. distinguersi
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9 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)
English-Italian dictionary > differentiate dif·fer·en·ti·ate
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10 distinction dis·tinc·tion n
[dɪs'tɪŋkʃ(ə)n](difference) distinzione f, differenza, (mark of honour) onorificenzato make or draw a distinction between — fare (una) distinzione tra
she got a distinction in English Scol — ha avuto il massimo dei voti in inglese, Univ ha ottenuto la lode
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