different — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Not the same; exhibiting a difference.

   TraduzioneNon uguale; che presenta una differenza.

   Contrari

   undifferent

   Esempi

   We have different opinions.

   — Is your grandpa any better? — No different. Still ill.

   Altri esempi (4)

   At Elizabeth-Jane mentioning how greatly Lucetta had been jeopardized, he exhibited an agitation different in kind no less than in intensity from any she had seen in him before.

   One interesting feature was remarked by Dr. Peters, viz.: that the instrument used for the longitudes of the original catalogue was graduated differently to that used for the latitudes.

   Enter the American tourist. He thinks of himself as a good guy but when he looks in the mirror to shave this good guy he has to admit that "well, other people are different from me and I don't really like them." This makes him feel guilty toward other people.

   Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.

2. Various, assorted, diverse.

   TraduzioneVari, assortiti, diversi.

   Contrari

   undifferenthomogeneous

   Esempi

   The shop sells different kinds of bread.

   My daughter told me about all the different animals she saw at the zoo.

   Altri esempi (1)

   In any case, poor black respondents living in high-poverty neighborhoods are most likely to view their neighborhood as a single block or block group and to use this definition consistently when asked about different neighborhood characteristics and activities.

3. Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.

   Contrari

   undifferent

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.

   Several different scientists all reached this conclusion at about the same time.

4. Unlike most others; unusual.

   Contrari

   undifferent

   Esempi

   What do you think of my new hairdo? - Well, it's different.

Sostantivo

1. The different ideal.

Avverbio

1. Differently.

   Esempi

   [I]f they view it in the same light as I do, they will act different to their previous intentions.

   Altri esempi (1)

   Mr Graves objected to any postponement, and as to the verdict being against the weight of evidence, he was quite sure his Honor would not act different from the Judges, who were slow to interfere with the verdict of a jury.

   Cars "act different" on a long trip.

   Altri esempi (1)

   "Although we all speak different and use different grammar, we have to be more tolerant of each other," he told ABC Brisbane's Katrina Davidson.

Aggettivo

1. unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

   Contrari

   same

   Esempi

   took different approaches to the problem

   came to a different conclusion

   Altri esempi (3)

   different parts of the country

   on different sides of the issue

   this meeting was different from the earlier one

2. distinctly separate from the first

   Esempi

   that's another (or different) issue altogether

3. differing from all others; not ordinary

   Esempi

   advertising that strives continually to be different

   this new music is certainly different but I don't really like it

4. distinct or separate

   Esempi

   each interviewed different members of the community