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отличаться

differ

Meaning of отличаться

to be not the same

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Russian[ətlʲɪˈt͡ɕat͡sə]
differ
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отличаться usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The two stories differ in one important way.

Эти две истории отличаются в одном важном моменте.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Prices differ from shop to shop.

Цены отличаются от магазина к магазину.

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отличаться belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

отличатьсяdiffer
готовитьcook
менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
убиратьremove
ощущатьсяfeel

отличаться synonyms

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What's the difference between отличаться / различаться / отличаться друг от друга / разниться / не совпадать

🇷🇺Russian
отличаться

differ — to be not the same

A2Often

The two stories differ in one important way.

Эти две истории отличаются в одном важном моменте.

О
🇷🇺Russian
отличаться

General word: to have differences, to be not the same as another object or person.

B1Very Often

These two cities differ in climate.

Эти два города отличаются по климату.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
различаться

Emphasizes differences between several items, often in comparison.

B1Very Often

The experts' opinions differ.

Мнения экспертов различаются.

О
🇷🇺Russian
отличаться друг от друга

A neutral conversational variant with explicit mutual comparison.

B1Often

These photos differ from each other only in color.

Эти фотографии отличаются друг от друга только цветом.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
разниться

Bookish word: to be dissimilar, to differ in some feature or parameter.

B1Often

The figures differ depending on the region.

Показатели разнятся в зависимости от региона.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
не совпадать

Emphasizes a lack of match in data, opinions, time, values, or facts.

B1Often

Our versions of events differ.

Наши версии событий не совпадают.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
расходиться

Can mean difference in opinions, data, or results; it also often means 'to go separate ways,' so context matters.

B1Often

The data from the two sources differ.

Данные из двух источников расходятся.

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отличаться translation: differ. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce отличаться

[ətlʲɪˈt͡ɕat͡sə]

отличаться translation

differ

отличаться examples

The two stories differ in one important way.

отличаться transcription

[ətlʲɪˈt͡ɕat͡sə]

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отличаться meaning: what does it mean?

не совпадать, быть не таким, как другой

отличаться pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

отличаться is pronounced as [ətlʲɪˈt͡ɕat͡sə]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

отличаться definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The two stories differ in one important way. Translation: Эти две истории отличаются в одном важном моменте.

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