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diferencia / difference
 
diferencia   -noun feminine
1. (=distinciónoun)   difference
·no veo diferencia entre el original y la copia
·I can't see any difference between the original and the copy
·va mucha diferencia entre este libro y el anterior
·there'noun a world of difference between this book and the previous one
·no debes hacer diferencias entre tus hijos
·you shouldn't discriminate between your children
a. [a] diferencia de =   unlike
·a diferencia de sus hermanas, ella es bajita
·unlike her sisters, she'noun quite short
b. [con] diferencia =   by far
·Rosa es, con diferencia, la masculineánoun guapa
·Rosa is by far the prettiest,   Rosa is the prettiest by a long way
·diferencia salarial   (commerce)   wage differential,   pay differential
2. (=intervalo)   difference,   gap
·hay una diferencia de edad de diez años entre ellos
·there'noun an age difference o age gap of ten years between them,   there'noun ten years' difference in age between them
·llegaron con una diferencia de diez minutos
·they arrived ten minutes apart
3. (=desacuerdo)
·ya han resuelto sus diferencias
·they've patched up their differences
·existen diferencias en el partido con respecto al aborto
·there are differences of opinion within the party on the issue of abortion
·partir la diferencia
formal usage   to split the difference
4. (=resto)   difference
·pagué la diferencia en efectivo
·I paid the difference in cash
·halla la diferencia entre las dos cantidades
·find the difference between the two amounts
 
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