Engelsk navneord: difference | |||
1. | difference (om egenskab) the quality of being unlike or dissimilar | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | There are many differences between jazz and rock. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | quality | ||
Mere specifikke termer | change, differentia, differential, disagreement, discrepancy, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctness, divergence, inequality, otherness, separateness, unsimilarity, variance, variety | ||
Kendetegner | different | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | sameness | ||
2. | difference (om begivenhed) a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The deviation from the mean. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | departure, deviation, divergence | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | fluctuation, variation | ||
Mere specifikke termer | discrepancy, driftage, flection, flexion, inflection, variance, variant | ||
3. | difference (om kommunikation) a disagreement or argument about something important | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He had a dispute with his wife. There were irreconcilable differences. The familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | conflict, difference of opinion, dispute | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | disagreement | ||
Mere specifikke termer | arguing, argument, collision, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, dustup, gap, quarrel, row, run-in, tilt, words, wrangle | ||
4. | difference a significant change | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The difference in her is amazing. His support made a real difference. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | change | ||
5. | difference (om mængde el. mål) the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | remainder | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | number | ||
Mere specifikke termer | balance | ||