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1 ( dissimilarity) différence f (between entre ; in, of de) ; age difference différence d'âge ; what's the difference between…? quelle est la différence entre…? ; what's the difference? ( it doesn't matter) qu'est-ce que ça change? ; to tell the difference between faire la différence entre ; I can't tell ou see the difference je ne vois pas la différence ; to make a difference changer quelque chose ; it makes no difference what I do quoi que je fasse ça ne change rien ; it makes all the ou a world of difference ça change tout ; what a difference that makes! comme c'est différent avec ça! ; it makes no difference to me cela m'est égal ; what difference does it make if…? qu'est-ce que ça change si…? ; as near as makes no difference peu s'en faut ; a vacation with a difference des vacances pas comme les autres ;2 ( disagreement) différend m (between entre ; over à propos de ; with avec) ; to settle one differences régler ses différends ; a difference of opinion une divergence f d'opinion ; differences within sth divergences dans qch. -
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♦ 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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'difrəns1) (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.) diferencia2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) diferencia3) (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.) diferencia•- differentiate
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difference n diferenciawhat difference is there between them? ¿qué diferencia hay entre ellos?what difference does it make? ¿qué más da?tr['dɪfərəns]1 (dissimilarity) diferencia■ what's the difference in price? ¿qué diferencia de precio hay?■ can you tell the difference? ¿notas la diferencia?■ a hotel with a difference un hotel diferente?2 (disagreement) desacuerdo, diferencia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a difference of opinion discrepar■ what difference does it make? ¿qué importa?■ it makes no difference da lo mismo, lo mismo da, da igualto split the difference dividirse la diferencia (a partes iguales)difference ['dɪfrənts, 'dɪfərənts] n: diferencia fn.• diferencia s.f.• discrepancia s.f.• distinción s.f.'dɪfrəns1) c ua) ( dissimilarity) diferencia fto tell the difference — notar or ver* la diferencia
b)to make a/no difference: it could make a difference in o (BrE) to the outcome podría influir en el resultado; it will make no difference to you a ti no te va a afectar; it makes a difference having a computer las cosas son muy distintas con una computadora; what difference does it make? - it makes all the difference in the world — ¿qué importa? - importa muchísimo
c) ( Math) diferencia fto split the difference — dividirse la diferencia (a partes iguales)
2) c ( disagreement) (often euph) diferencia f['dɪfrǝns]Na car with a difference — un coche diferente or especial
it makes no difference — da igual, da lo mismo
it makes no difference to me — me da igual or lo mismo
it will make no difference to us — nos dará igual or lo mismo, no nos afectará en lo más mínimo
split 3., 2)what difference does it make? — ¿qué más da?
2) (between numbers, amounts) diferencia f3) (=change)put aside, settlethe difference in her is amazing! — ¡cuánto ha cambiado!
* * *['dɪfrəns]1) c ua) ( dissimilarity) diferencia fto tell the difference — notar or ver* la diferencia
b)to make a/no difference: it could make a difference in o (BrE) to the outcome podría influir en el resultado; it will make no difference to you a ti no te va a afectar; it makes a difference having a computer las cosas son muy distintas con una computadora; what difference does it make? - it makes all the difference in the world — ¿qué importa? - importa muchísimo
c) ( Math) diferencia fto split the difference — dividirse la diferencia (a partes iguales)
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noun1) Unterschied, derdifference in age — Altersunterschied, der
have a difference of opinion [with somebody] — eine Meinungsverschiedenheit [mit jemandem] haben
it makes a difference — es ist ein od. (ugs.) macht einen Unterschied
what difference would it make if...? — was würde es schon ausmachen, wenn...?
make all the difference [in the world] — ungeheuer viel ausmachen
make no difference [to somebody] — [jemandem] nichts ausmachen
2) (between amounts) Differenz, diepay the difference — den Rest[betrag] bezahlen
split the difference — sich (Dat.) den Rest[betrag] teilen
3) (dispute)have a difference with somebody — mit jemandem eine Auseinandersetzung haben
settle one's differences — seine Differenzen beilegen
* * *['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.) der Unterschied2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) die Meinungsverschiedenheit3) (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.) die Differenz•- academic.ru/20377/different">different- differentiate
- differentiation* * *dif·fer·ence[ˈdɪfərən(t)s]n\difference in quality Qualitätsunterschied mthere is a great \difference between theory and practice die Theorie unterscheidet sich sehr von der Praxistry new Cremetti: the ice cream with a \difference probieren Sie das neue Cremetti: das etwas andere Eisto make a \difference einen Unterschied machento make all the \difference die Sache völlig ändernto make all the \difference in the world [or a world of \difference] einen himmelweiten Unterschied machento make a \difference to sth etw verändernthe new wallpaper in the bedroom has made all the \difference to it durch die neue Tapete wirkt das Schlafzimmer jetzt ganz andersto make up the \difference die Differenz ausgleichen, den Fehlbetrag decken; MATH (after subtraction) Rest mto have a \difference of opinion eine Meinungsverschiedenheit habento put aside/settle [or resolve] \differences Meinungsverschiedenheiten beiseitelassen/beilegen* * *['dIfrəns]n1) Unterschied m; (in age) (Alters)unterschied m (in, between zwischen +dat)that makes a big difference to me — das ist für mich ein großer Unterschied
that makes a big or a lot of difference, that makes all the difference — das ändert die Sache völlig, das gibt der Sache (dat) ein ganz anderes Gesicht
cooperation makes all the difference —
a bottle of wine would make all the difference — es fehlt nur noch eine Flasche Wein dazu
it makes all the difference in the world — da liegt der entscheidende Unterschied
what difference does it make if...? — was macht es schon, wenn...?
what difference is that to you? — was macht dir das aus?
it makes no difference, it doesn't make any difference — es ist egal
to split the difference — sich (dat) die Differenz or den Rest(betrag) teilen
* * *difference [ˈdıfrəns]A s1. Unterschied m, Unterscheidung f:make no difference between keinen Unterschied machen zwischen (dat);a) das macht viel aus,b) das ändert die Sach(lag)e,c) das ist von großer Bedeutung (to für);good manners still make a difference to most of us Anstand bedeutet den meisten von uns noch etwas;it makes no difference (to me) es ist (mir) gleich(gültig), es macht (mir) nichts aus;make all the difference von entscheidender Bedeutung sein;it made all the difference es änderte die Sache vollkommen, es gab der Sache ein ganz anderes Gesicht;what’s the difference? was macht das schon aus?;with one difference mit einem Unterschied2. Unterschied m, Verschiedenheit f:difference of opinion Meinungsverschiedenheit ( → A 5);difference in meaning Bedeutungsunterschied3. Differenz f (auch Börse), Unterschied m (in Menge, Grad etc):4. MATH Differenz f:a) Rest mb) Änderungsbetrag m (eines Funktionsgliedes):difference equation Differenzengleichung f6. Streitpunkt m7. Unterscheidungsmerkmal n8. Besonderheit f:a film with a difference ein Film (von) ganz besonderer Art;a car with a difference ein Wagen, der einmal etwas anderes ist;salads with a difference Salate mit Pfiff umgB v/t1. unterscheiden ( from von)2. einen Unterschied machen zwischen (dat)diff. abk1. difference2. different* * *noun1) Unterschied, derdifference in age — Altersunterschied, der
have a difference of opinion [with somebody] — eine Meinungsverschiedenheit [mit jemandem] haben
it makes a difference — es ist ein od. (ugs.) macht einen Unterschied
what difference would it make if...? — was würde es schon ausmachen, wenn...?
make all the difference [in the world] — ungeheuer viel ausmachen
make no difference [to somebody] — [jemandem] nichts ausmachen
2) (between amounts) Differenz, diepay the difference — den Rest[betrag] bezahlen
split the difference — sich (Dat.) den Rest[betrag] teilen
3) (dispute)* * *n.Differenz f.Ungleichung f.Unterschied m.Verschiedenheit f. -
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['dɪf(ə)rəns]nразличие, разницаI don't see any difference. — Я не вижу никакой разницы.
There is a striking difference. — Разница/различие бросается в глаза.
There is an essential difference between computers and humans. — Между компьютером и человеком существенная разница.
- only difference- grave difference
- profound difference
- subtle difference
- fundamental difference
- structural difference
- racial differences
- mental differences
- sex differences
- difference between you and me
- difference between 20 and 10 is 10
- difference in appearance
- difference of five pounds
- differences of opinion
- no difference in age
- with little or no difference
- bring out the difference in their ages
- bury one's differences
- detect the difference in quality
- discuss the difference
- have a difference with one's friend
- make a lot difference
- make a difference between these approaches
- make up fix up their differences
- mark the difference in traditions
- see the difference
- settle the difference
- split the difference
- tell the difference between thingsCHOICE OF WORDS:(1.) Русские существительные различие, отличие соответствуют английским существительным difference и distinction. Difference обозначает сам факт непохожести, несходства одного объекта с другим, не уточняя того, в чем состоит это несходство и в какой мере оно определенно, очевидно, ясно. Существительное distinction, как правило, указывает на ясность, очевидность той черты, свойства, часто незначительного, которое делает сравниваемые объекты несхожими. Distinction обычно употребляется в сочетаниях to make (to draw) a distinction between smth: it is important to make a careful distinction between these approaches to the problem важно тщательно различать эти два подхода к проблеме; the distinction between two synonyms is not always easily seen различие между синонимами не всегда легко увидеть. (2.) See importance, n -
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فَرْق \ difference: being unlike or changed: What’s the difference between swimming and floating? Have you noticed any difference in England since your last visit?. distinction: a clear difference: the distinction between right and wrong. margin: a space between two amounts (of time, money, etc.; esp. between what one needs and what one has, or between a fixed amount and a possible amount): The government’s won the election by a narrow margin. It’s a two-hour journey, but we’ll leave a margin of half an hour for possible delays. -
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(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) pase lo que pase, sea lo que seawhat1 adj1. quéwhat time is it? ¿qué hora es?what cheese shall I buy? ¿qué queso compro?what is your address? ¿cuál es tu dirección?2. quéwhat a lovely dress! ¡qué vestido más mono!what about...? ¿qué tal...? / ¿qué te parece...?what about a cup of tea? ¿qué tal una taza de té?what2 pron1. qué2. lo quedid you hear what he said? ¿has oído lo que ha dicho?tr[wɒt]1 (direct questions) qué■ what time is it? ¿qué hora es?■ what colour is it? ¿de qué color es?■ what kind of music do you like? ¿qué tipo de música te gusta?■ what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?2 (indirect questions) qué3 (exclamations) qué■ what a man! ¡qué hombre!■ what a smart car! ¡qué coche más chulo!■ what a pity! ¡qué lástima!■ what beautiful flowers! ¡qué flores más preciosas!4 (all the) todo,-a■ what little free time she has she spends with her family el poco tiempo libre que tiene lo pasa con su familia1 (direct questions) qué■ what is it? ¿qué es?■ what do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas?■ what are you doing? ¿qué haces?■ what's your name? ¿cómo te llamas?■ what's that for? ¿para qué sirve eso?■ what does this word mean? ¿qué significa esta palabra?■ what does she look like? ¿cómo es ella?■ what did he say? ¿qué dijo?2 (indirect questions) qué3 lo que1 ¡cómo!■ what! you've lost it! ¡cómo! ¡lo has perdido!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand what not y tal, cosas por el estiloguess what? ¿sabes qué?or what? ¿o qué?to give somebody what for darle a alguien su merecidoto know what's what saber de qué va la cosa, estar al tantowhat about...? ¿qué tal...?, ¿qué te parece...?■ what about Friday? ¿qué tal el viernes?■ what about the cat? ¿y el gato qué?■ what about that drink you owe me? ¿qué hay de la copa que me debes?■ what about seeing a film? ¿qué te parece ver una película?what have you y talwhat if...? ¿y si...?■ what if there's no answer? ¿y si no contestan?what of it? ¿y qué?what with... and... entre... y..., con lo de... y...■ what with the wedding, the fire and everything con lo de la boda, el incendio y todowhat's more y ademáswhat ['hwɑt, 'hwʌt] adv1) how: cómo, cúantowhat he suffered!: ¡cómo sufría!2)what with : entrewhat with one thing and another: entre una cosa y otrawhat adjwhat more do you want?: ¿qué más quieres?what color is it?: ¿de qué color es?what an idea!: ¡qué idea!3) any, whatever: cualquiergive what help you can: da cualquier contribución que puedaswhat pronwhat happened?: ¿qué pasó?what does it cost?: ¿cuánto cuesta?I don't know what to do: no sé que hacerdo what I tell you: haz lo que te digo3)what for why: porqué4)what if : y siwhat if he knows?: ¿y si lo sabe?adj.• cuál adj.pron.• cuál pron.• que pron.• qué pron.
I hwɑːt, wɒt1) ( in questions) quéwhat's that? — ¿qué es eso?
what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?
what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?
what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?
what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?
what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?
I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?
what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?
2) (in phrases)or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?
are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?
so what? — ¿y qué?
what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo
3)a) ( in indirect speech) qué(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!
(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...
b) ( relative use) lo queI don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa
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1)a) ( in questions) quéwhat book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?
what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?
what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?
b) ( in indirect speech) quéshe didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando
c) (all of the, any)what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos
what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo
2) ( in exclamations) quéwhat a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!
[wɒt]what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!
1. PRONOUNa)In direct questions, what can generally be translated by qué with an accent: quéwhat do you want now? — ¿qué quieres ahora?
what's in here? — ¿qué hay aquí dentro?
what is it now? — y ahora ¿qué?
what does he owe his success to?, to what does he owe his success? — frm ¿a qué debe su éxito?
what's a tractor, Daddy? — ¿qué es un tractor, papá?
Only use [¿qué es...?]/[¿qué son...?] to translate [what is]/[are] when asking for a [definition]. In other contexts use [¿cuál es?]/[¿cuáles son?]:what are capers? — ¿qué son las alcaparras?
what's the capital of Finland? — ¿cuál es la capital de Finlandia?
what's her telephone number? — ¿cuál es su número de teléfono?
However, not all expressions with [what] should be translated literally. Some require [qué] used adjectivally:what were the greatest problems? — ¿cuáles eran los mayores problemas?
what is the difference? — ¿qué diferencia hay?
what are your plans? — ¿qué planes tienes?
what's the Spanish for "pen"? — ¿cómo se dice "pen" en español?
what's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?
b) (=how much) cuántowhat will it cost? — ¿cuánto va a costar?
what does it weigh? — ¿cuánto pesa?
what's nine times five? — ¿cuánto es nueve por cinco?
c) (=what did you say) cómo, quéwhat? I didn't catch that — ¿cómo? or ¿qué?, no he entendido eso
what did you say? — ¿cómo or qué dices?, ¿qué has dicho?, ¿qué dijiste? (LAm)
d) (Brit) † (as question tag) verdadit's getting late, what? — se está haciendo tarde ¿no? or ¿verdad?
a)In most cases, translate the pronoun what using either qué with an accent or lo que without an accent: qué, lo que•
he asked her what she thought of it — le preguntó qué or lo que pensaba de elloUse [cuál era]/[cuáles son] {etc} instead of [lo que era]/[lo que son] {etc} if [what was]/[are] {etc} does not relate to a definition:I asked him what DNA was — le pregunté qué or lo que era el ADN
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please explain what you saw — por favor, explique qué or lo que viocan you explain what's happening? — ¿me puedes explicar (qué es) lo que está pasando?
he explained what it was — explicó qué era or lo que era
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do you know what's happening? — ¿sabes qué or lo que está pasando?I don't know what's happening — no sé qué está pasando, no sé (qué es) lo que está pasando
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tell me what happened — cuéntame qué or lo que ocurriób) (=how much) cuánto3) (before an infinitive) qué4) (relative use) lo queI've no clothes except what I'm wearing — no tengo ropa, aparte de lo que llevo puesto
and what have you {or}3} what not * y qué sé yo qué más, y qué sé yo cuántas cosas más to give sb what for * regañar a algn know whatwhat it is to be rich and famous! — ¡lo que es ser rico y famoso!
it was full of cream, jam, chocolate and I don't know what — estaba lleno de nata, mermelada, chocolate y no sé cuántas cosas más
you know what? I think he's drunk — creo que está borracho, ¿sabes?
to know what's what * saber cuántas son cinco * or what? *I know what, let's ring her up — se me ocurre una idea, vamos a llamarla por teléfono
do you want it or what? — ¿lo quieres o qué?
are you coming or what? — entonces ¿vienes o no?
I mean, is this sick, or what? — vamos, que es de verdadero mal gusto, ¿o no?
say what you like,... digas lo que digas,..., se diga lo que se diga,.... so what? * ¿y qué?is this luxury or what? — esto sí que es lujo, ¿eh?
so what if it does rain? — ¿y qué, si llueve?
(I'll) tell you what se me ocurre una idea, tengo una idea what aboutso what if he is gay? — ¿y qué (pasa) si es gay?, ¿y qué importa que sea gay?
what about me? — y yo ¿qué?
what about next week? — ¿qué te parece la semana que viene?
"your car..." - "what about it?" * — -tu coche... -¿qué pasa con mi coche?
what about going to the cinema? — ¿qué tal si vamos al cine?, ¿y si vamos al cine?
what about lunch, shall we go out? — ¿y para comer? ¿salimos fuera? or ¿qué tal si salimos fuera?
what for? (=why) ¿por qué?; (=to what purpose) ¿para qué?what about people who haven't got cars? — ¿y la gente que no tiene coche?
what are you doing that for? — ¿por or para qué haces eso?
what if...? ¿y si...?what's that button for? — ¿para qué es ese botón?
what if this doesn't work out? — ¿y si esto no funciona?
what ofwhat if he says no? — ¿y si dice que no?
but what of the political leaders? — pero, ¿y qué hay de los líderes políticos?
what's...what of it? * — y eso ¿qué importa?
what's it like? (asking for description) ¿cómo es?; (asking for evaluation) ¿qué tal es?what's surprising is that we hadn't heard of this before — lo sorprendente es que no nos habíamos enterado antes
what's their new house like? — ¿cómo es su nueva casa?
what's his first novel like? — ¿qué tal es su primera novela?
and what's more... y, además,... what's that? (asking about sth) ¿qué es eso?; (=what did you say?) ¿qué has dicho?what will the weather be like tomorrow? — ¿qué tal tiempo va a hacer mañana?
what's worsewhat's that to you? * — ¿eso qué tiene que ver contigo?, ¿a ti qué te importa? *
what withand what's worse... — y lo que es peor...
what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state — entre la tensión y la falta de sueño me encontraba fatal
2. ADJECTIVEwhat dress shall I wear? — ¿qué vestido me pongo?
what colour is it? — ¿de qué color es?
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she asked me what day she should come — me preguntó qué día tenía que venir•
he explained what ingredients are used — explicó qué ingredientes se usan•
what good would that do? — ¿de qué serviría eso?•
do you know what music they're going to play? — ¿sabes qué música van a tocar?•
did they tell you what time they'd be arriving? — ¿te dijeron a qué hora llegarían?2) (relative)Remember to put an accent on qué in exclamations as well as in direct and indirect questions:I gave him what money/coins I had — le di todo el dinero/todas las monedas que tenía
what a nuisance! — ¡qué lata!
what a fool I was! — ¡qué tonto fui!
what an ugly dog! — ¡qué perro más or tan feo!
what a lot of people! — ¡qué cantidad de gente!
what an excuse! — iro ¡buen pretexto!, ¡vaya excusa!
3.EXCLAMATION ¡qué!what! you sold it! — ¿qué? ¡lo has vendido!
what! you expect me to believe that! — ¿qué? ¿esperas que me crea eso?
what! he can't be a spy! — ¿qué? ¿cómo va a ser un espía?
you told him what? — ¿que le has dicho qué?
you what?"he's getting married" - "what!" — se casa - ¿cómo dices?
"I'm going to be an actress" - "you what?" * — -voy a hacerme actriz -¿cómo or qué dices?
I'm going to have a baby - you what? — -voy a tener un niño -¡¿que vas a tener un qué?!
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I [hwɑːt, wɒt]1) ( in questions) quéwhat's that? — ¿qué es eso?
what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?
what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?
what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?
what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?
what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?
I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?
what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?
2) (in phrases)or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?
are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?
so what? — ¿y qué?
what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo
3)a) ( in indirect speech) qué(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!
(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...
b) ( relative use) lo queI don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa
II
1)a) ( in questions) quéwhat book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?
what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?
what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?
b) ( in indirect speech) quéshe didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando
c) (all of the, any)what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos
what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo
2) ( in exclamations) quéwhat a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!
what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!
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اِخْتِلاف \ change: the act of changing; sth. that is or can be changed; a difference: a change in the weather. A change of plans. difference: being unlike or changed: What’s the difference between swimming and floating? Have you noticed any difference in England since your last visit?. discrepancy: the state of being different or not agreeing (in statements, calculations, etc.): There is some discrepancy between the two descriptions of the accident. variation: (a) change or difference (in amount, etc.); (a) different form: In this area there is not much variation in rainfall during summer and winter. This music takes the form of several variations on an old song. \ See Also فرق (فَرْق)، تغير (تَغَيُّر) -
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what makes him tick? — чем он живёт?; что даёт ему силы?
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différence [difeʀɑ̃s]feminine noun• quelle différence avec les autres ! what a difference from the others!• marquer sa différence ( = identité) to assert one's distinctive identity• à cette différence que... except that...* * *difeʀɑ̃s1) ( écart) differencedifférence de taille/statut — difference in height/status
2) ( distinction) differenceà la différence que, à cette différence que — with the difference that
3) ( discrimination) differentiation [U]4) ( spécificité) difference5) Mathématique difference* * *difeʀɑ̃s nf* * *différence nf1 ( écart) difference (entre between); différence de salaire/d'âge wage/age difference; différence de taille/statut difference in height/status; différence d'opinion difference of opinion; à une différence près with one difference; à quelques petites différences près with one or two little differences;2 ( distinction) difference (entre between); faire la différence to tell the difference; je suis incapable de faire la différence I cannot tell the difference; à la différence de unlike; à la différence que, à cette différence que with the difference that;3 ( discrimination) differentiation ¢ (entre between); faire des différences entre ses enfants to differentiate between one's children;4 ( spécificité) difference; le droit à la différence the right to be different; faire la différence to make all the difference; le style fait la différence the style makes the difference;5 Math difference.différence de potentiel Phys potential difference.[diferɑ̃s] nom fémininfaire la différence entre to make the distinction between, to distinguish betweenil s'est excusé — cela ne fait aucune différence he apologized — it doesn't make any ou it makes no difference2. [écart] differencedifférence d'âge age difference ou gap3. [particularité - culturelle, sexuelle]4. MATHÉMATIQUES [d'une soustraction] result[ensemble] difference————————à la différence de locution prépositionnelleà cette différence (près) que locution conjonctive,à la différence que locution conjonctivej'ai accepté son offre à cette différence près que, cette fois, je sais ce qui m'attend I accepted his offer but this time I know what to expect -
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difference [ˈdɪfrəns]a. ( = dissimilarity) différence f (in de)• what difference does it make? quelle différence (cela fait-il) ?• what difference does it make if...? qu'est-ce que ça peut faire que... + subj ?b. ( = quarrel) différend m* * *['dɪfrəns]1) ( dissimilarity) différence f (in, of de)what difference does it make if...? — qu'est-ce que ça change si...?
2) ( disagreement) différend m ( between entre; over à propos de; with avec) -
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['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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['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.) forskel2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) meningsforskel3) (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.) forskel•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *['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.) forskel2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) meningsforskel3) (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.) forskel•- differentiate
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['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.) diferença2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) discussão3) (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.) diferença•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *dif.fer.ence[d'ifərəns] n 1 diferença, falta de semelhança, divergência, diversidade, distinção. 2 desconformidade, controvérsia, disputa, querela, altercação. 3 intervalo, distância entre dois números, subtração indicada. it makes no difference dá no mesmo, não importa. to split the difference chegar a um meio-termo, chegar a um acordo. what difference does it make? que diferença faz? que importa? -
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1. n разница; различие, несходство, отличиеdifference of opinion — расхождение во мнениях, разногласия
the difference between two versions of the same text — различие между двумя редакциями одного и того же текста, разночтение
with the difference that … — с той разницей, что …
2. n разногласие; спор; ссораwe sometimes have our differences — у нас бывают разногласия, нам случается не соглашаться друг с другом
3. n геральд. отличительный знак4. n мат. разность5. v книжн. различать; отличать6. v книжн. мат. вычислять разностьСинонимический ряд:1. argument (noun) argument; disagreement; dispute; quarrel2. discord (noun) conflict; contention; disaccord; discord; disharmony; dispeace; dissension; dissent; dissidence; dissonance; disunion; disunity; inharmony; mischief; strife; unpeace3. dissimilarity (noun) alterity; deviation; discrepancy; disparity; dissemblance; dissimilarity; dissimilitude; distance; divarication; divergence; divergency; gap; incongruity; inconsistency; otherness; unlikeness4. distinction (noun) dash; discrimination; distinction; idiosyncrasy; tone5. variance (noun) contrariety; division; feud; misunderstanding; opposition; variance6. variation (noun) contrast; variation7. know (verb) differentiate; discern; discrepate; discriminate; distinguish; extricate; know; separate; sever; severalizeАнтонимический ряд:agreement; amity; assent; community; concurrence; congruity; consent; consonance; harmony; identity; likeness; similarity; sympathy -
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'difrəns1) (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.) forskjell2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) meningsforskjell3) (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.) differanse, forskjell•- differentiate
- differentiationforskjellIsubst. \/ˈdɪfr(ə)ns\/1) forskjell2) ulikhet, forskjellighet, annerledeshet3) avvik, avvikelse, differanse4) ( matematikk) differanse, differans5) ( også difference of opinion) meningsforskjell, uoverensstemmelse, uenighet, tvist, krangel6) ( heraldikk) forklaring: endring av våpenskjold for å skille mellom medlemmer eller grener av en familieall the difference in the world en himmelvid forskjellmake a difference between gjøre skille på, behandle uliktsame difference ( spøkefullt) det samme• Disneyland or Magic Mountain, it's the same difference I sayDisneyland eller Magic Mountain, det er det samme, spør du megsplit the difference dele overskuddet likt inngå et kompromissthat makes all the diffference eller that makes a great (deal of) difference det gjør stor forskjell, det forandrer saken, det er hele forskjellento make a difference bety noedet gjør ingen ting, det kommer ut på det sammedet er ikke så farlig, det spiller ikke så stor rollewith a difference på en annen måte, med en vri, med det lille ekstra(yes,) with a difference ( hverdagslig) pytt(sann)IIverb \/ˈdɪfr(ə)ns\/1) skille2) gjøre ulik, endre3) ( heraldikk) forklaring: endre våpenskjold for å skille mellom medlemmer eller grener av en familie -
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['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.) razlika2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) spor3) (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.) razlika•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *[dífrəns]noun( between) razlika, razloček; spor, prepir; mathematics ostanekto split the difference — sporazumeti, spraviti se -
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/'difrəns/ * danh từ - sự khác nhau, tình trạng khác nhau; tính khác nhau; sự chênh lệch =a difference in age+ sự khác nhau về tuổi tác - sự bất đồng; mối bất hoà, mối phân tranh; sự cãi nhau =differences of opinion+ những sự bất đồng về ý kiến =to settle a difference+ giải quyết một mối bất hoà - sự chênh lệch về giá cả (hối phiếu... trong những thời gian khác nhau) - dấu phân biệt đặc trưng (các giống...) - (toán học) hiệu, sai phân =difference of sets+ hiệu của tập hợp =difference equation+ phương trình sai phân !to make a difference between - phân biệt giữa; phân biệt đối xử !it make a great difference - điều đó quan trọng; điều đó làm cho sự thể thay đổi hoàn toàn !to split the different - (xem) split !what's the different? - (thông tục) cái đó có gì quan trọng? * ngoại động từ - phân biệt, phân hơn kém - (toán học) tính hiệu số, tính sai phân -
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['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.) différence2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) désaccord3) (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.) différence•- differentiate - differentiation -
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['dɪfrəns]n( dissimilarity) różnica f; ( disagreement) różnica f poglądów* * *['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.) różnica2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) nieporozumienie3) (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.) różnica•- differentiate
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