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difference ['dɪfrəns]∎ there's a big difference between living with someone and marrying them il y a une grande différence entre vivre ensemble et être mariés;∎ there are many differences between the two cultures les deux cultures sont très différentes l'une de l'autre;∎ I can't tell the difference between the two je ne vois pas la différence entre les deux;∎ there's a difference in height of six inches ≃ il y a une différence de hauteur de quinze centimètres;∎ she says the age difference doesn't matter elle dit que la différence d'âge n'a pas d'importance;∎ it makes no difference, it doesn't make the slightest difference ça n'a aucune importance, ça revient au même, ça ne change absolument rien;∎ it makes no difference to me (one way or the other) (d'une manière ou d'une autre), cela m'est (parfaitement) égal;∎ to make a difference (improve society) faire avancer les choses;∎ it made a big difference to him cela a beaucoup compté ou a tout changé pour lui;∎ does it make any difference whether he comes or not? est-ce que ça change quelque chose qu'il vienne ou pas?;∎ that makes all the difference voilà qui change tout;∎ a lick of paint makes all the difference un petit coup de peinture et ça n'a plus du tout la même allure;∎ the difference in you is amazing c'est incroyable à quel point tu as changé;∎ to notice a (big) difference in sb trouver que qn a (énormément) changé;∎ a computer/a skiing holiday with a difference un ordinateur/des vacances de ski pas comme les autres(b) (disagreement) différend m;∎ we have our differences nous ne sommes pas toujours d'accord;∎ a difference of opinion une différence ou divergence d'opinion;∎ to have a difference of opinion with sb se disputer avec qn(c) (in numbers, quantity) différence f;∎ I'll pay the difference je paierai la différence ou le reste;∎ familiar (it's the) same difference! cela revient au même!►► Physiology difference threshold seuil m différentiel
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