📖 Определения и значения для слова difference
📒 the way in which two people or things are not like each other; the way in which somebody/something has changed
- Americans and Brits speak the same language, but there are big cultural differences.
- difference between A and B There are no significant differences between the education systems of the two countries.
- He was studying the similarities and differences between humans and animals.
📒 the amount that something is greater or smaller than something else
- difference in something We measured the difference in temperature.
- difference between A and B The difference between the two numbers gives you the profit.
- There's an age difference of six years between the boys (= one is six years older than the other).
📒 a disagreement between people
- We have our differences, but she's still my sister.
- Why don't you settle your differences and be friends again?
- There was a difference of opinion over who had won.
📒 to stop not being friendly and become friends again
- After not speaking to each other for years, the two brothers decided to bury the hatchet.
📒 a point that somebody wants to suggest is a difference when in fact it is not different at all
- His government did not brand them terrorists, but rather ‘an entity that supports terrorism’. That may prove to be a distinction without a difference.
📒 to have an important effect on somebody/something; to make somebody feel better
- A few kind words at the right time make all the difference.
- Just five minutes' exercise a day could make all the difference.
📒 to have an effect/no effect on somebody/something
- The rain didn't make much difference to the game.
- Your age shouldn't make any difference to whether you get the job or not.
- Changing schools made a big difference to my life.
📒 used to say that you think the differences between two things are not important
- ‘That's not a xylophone, it's a glockenspiel.’ ‘Same difference.’
📒 to agree to forget about your disagreements
- We need to sink our differences and present a united opposition to the plan.
📒 (when discussing a price, etc.) to agree on an amount that is at an equal distance between the two amounts that have been suggested
- I offered €200 but he wanted €300. In the end, we split the difference and I paid him €250.
- (figurative) I wanted to leave early and Ian wanted to leave late, so we split the difference and left at noon.
📒 used to show that something is interesting or unusual
- The traditional backpack with a difference—it's waterproof.
- If you want a holiday with a difference, come to Iceland.
📒 used to emphasize how much difference there is between two things
- There's a world of difference between liking someone and loving them.