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diferență

difference /di.feˈrent͡sə/

noun#3162 most common

Also: disparity, distinction

Example sentences

Nu este nicio diferență.
There is no difference.
Care este diferența dintre cele două cărți?
What is the difference between the two books?
Diferența de preț este mare.
The price difference is big.
Nu am observat nicio diferență semnificativă în rezultate.
I did not notice any significant difference in the results.
Diferențele culturale dintre cele două țări influențează modul de a face afaceri.
The cultural differences between the two countries influence the way business is done.
În ciuda diferențelor ideologice dintre membrii comisiei, s-a ajuns la un consens surprinzător de repede.
Despite the ideological differences among the committee members, a consensus was reached surprisingly quickly.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativediferențădiferențe
Genitivediferențe (def. diferenței)diferențe (def. diferențelor)
Accusativediferențădiferențe
Vocativediferențădiferențe

Word family

a diferențiato differentiate
diferitdifferent
diferențiatdifferentiated
diferențialdifferential
indiferentindifferent

Etymology

Diferență entered Romanian from French différence, which comes from Latin differentia. The Latin noun is built on differre, meaning to carry apart or to be unlike, from dis- (apart) and ferre (to carry). The same Latin root gave English difference through French as well.

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