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1 differenziare
differentiate* * *differenziare v.tr.1 to differentiate, to discriminate; to make* different, to distinguish: la ragione differenzia l'uomo dagli altri animali, reason differentiates man from other animals2 (mat.) to differentiate: differenziare un'equazione, un'espressione, to differentiate (o to obtain the differential of) an equation, an expression3 (econ., comm. ecc.) to differentiate; to distinguish, to diversify: differenziare gli investimenti, i consumi, to differentiate investments, consumption.◘ differenziarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron. to differentiate, to become* different; to be different, to differ: questa casa si differenzia dalle altre per lo stile, this house is different from the others because of its style.* * *[differen'tsjare]1. vt2. vip (differenziarsi)(essere differente) to be different, differ, (diventare differente) to become different* * *[differen'tsjare] 1.verbo transitivo to differentiate, to distinguish2.verbo pronominale differenziarsi1) (distinguersi) to distinguish oneself (da from)2) (presentare differenze) to be* differentiated (da by)* * *differenziare/differen'tsjare/ [1]to differentiate, to distinguishII differenziarsi verbo pronominale1 (distinguersi) to distinguish oneself (da from)2 (presentare differenze) to be* differentiated (da by). -
2 distinguere
differentiate, distinguish -
3 dissimilare
dissimilare1 agg. dissimilar; unlike. -
4 distinguere
distinguish* * *distinguere v.tr.1 to distinguish, to tell*; to discriminate, to differentiate: al telefono non distinguo la tua voce da quella di tua sorella, on the telephone I can't tell your voice from your sister's; non li so distinguere, I can't tell which is which; non so distinguerlo da suo fratello, sono così simili!; he and his brother are so much alike that I can't tell them apart; stai facendo confusione; distinguiamo!, you're getting everything mixed up; let's distinguish one thing from another!; distinguere tra bene e male, to tell good from evil; non so più distinguere i diversi odori, I can't pick out the different smells any more (o I can no longer tell the difference between the smells)2 ( scorgere) to distinguish, to discern, to perceive, to make* out, to see* clearly: in quella stanza senza luce non riuscivo a distinguere i suoi lineamenti, in the darkened room I couldn't make out his features; tua sorella era troppo lontana per poter distinguere quello che succedeva, your sister was too far away to be able to see clearly what was going on3 ( caratterizzare) to distinguish, to mark, to characterize: che cosa distingue l'uomo dagli animali?, what distinguishes man from animals?; una coda molto lunga distingue questa specie, this species is characterized by a very long tail; grandi progressi nelle scienze applicate distinsero il corso del diciannovesimo secolo, enormous advances in applied science marked the course of the nineteenth century; con la grazia che lo distingue mi ha urtato violentemente, he crashed into me with all his characteristic gracefulness4 ( contrassegnare) to mark: distingue le proprie pecore con segni particolari, he marks his own sheep in a special way5 ( separare, dividere) to divide, to separate: distinguiamo le opere di questo pittore in tre periodi, let's divide the works of this painter into three periods6 ( segnalare) to distinguish, to mark: il suo coraggio lo distinse nell'ultima guerra, his courage distinguished him in the last war.◘ distinguersi v.intr.pron. to stand* out for, to distinguish oneself (by sthg.): si distingue per la sua diligenza, he distinguishes himself by his diligence; si distingue perché porta sempre dei cappelli eccentrici, she makes herself conspicuous by always wearing odd hats; le due parole si distinguono dall'accento, the two words are distinguishable by the stress pattern.* * *1. [dis'tinɡwere]vb irreg vt1) (differenziare) to distinguish, single outla sua energia lo distingue dagli altri — his energy distinguishes him o sets him apart from the others
2) (percepire) to distinguish, discernera troppo buio per distinguere la sua faccia — it was too dark to see o make out his (o her) face
3) (contrassegnare: con etichetta) to mark, indicate4) (frm : dividere) to divide, separate2. vip (distinguersi)1) (essere riconoscibile) to be distinguished2) (emergere) to stand out, be conspicuous, distinguish o.s.* * *[dis'tingwere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (separare) to distinguish ( tra between; da from)distinguere il bene dal male — to know o tell right from wrong
2) (percepire le differenze) to distinguish, to discern [ colori]; to make* out [ contorni]; to catch* [suoni, odori]3) (differenziare) [dettaglio, qualità] to set* [sb., sth.] apart [persone, animali, oggetti] (da from)ciò che distingue Parigi da Roma — what makes Paris different from Rome, what distinguishes Paris from Rome
4) (caratterizzare) to characterize [epoca, azienda]2.3.distinguere tra A e B — to discriminate o distinguish between A and B, to draw a distinction between A and B
verbo pronominale distinguersi1) (differire) [persona, organizzazione] to differ (da from)2) (farsi notare) [sportivo, candidato] to stand* out, to distinguish oneselfdeve sempre -rsi! — spreg. he always has to be different! he always wants to stand out!
3) (essere percepito) to be* distinguishable* * *distinguere/dis'tingwere/ [40]1 (separare) to distinguish ( tra between; da from); è difficile distinguere i gemelli it's difficult to tell the twins apart; distinguere il bene dal male to know o tell right from wrong2 (percepire le differenze) to distinguish, to discern [ colori]; to make* out [ contorni]; to catch* [ suoni, odori]3 (differenziare) [ dettaglio, qualità] to set* [sb., sth.] apart [ persone, animali, oggetti] ( da from); ciò che distingue Parigi da Roma what makes Paris different from Rome, what distinguishes Paris from Rome4 (caratterizzare) to characterize [ epoca, azienda](aus. avere) bisogna saper distinguere you have to be able to tell the difference; distinguere tra A e B to discriminate o distinguish between A and B, to draw a distinction between A and BIII distinguersi verbo pronominale1 (differire) [ persona, organizzazione] to differ ( da from)2 (farsi notare) [ sportivo, candidato] to stand* out, to distinguish oneself; - rsi dal gruppo to rise above the group; deve sempre -rsi! spreg. he always has to be different! he always wants to stand out!3 (essere percepito) to be* distinguishable. -
5 differenziare
[differen'tsjare]1. vt2. vip (differenziarsi)(essere differente) to be different, differ, (diventare differente) to become different
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