diferir

v.

1 to postpone, to put off.

2 to differ, to be different.

diferir de alguien en algo to differ from somebody in something

Ella difiere de los demás She differs from the rest.

Ella difiere de la opinión general She disagrees on the general opinion.

3 to defer, to put off, to postpone, to delay.

El aparato difiere la señal The apparatus defers the signal.

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diferir

Conjugation model [HERVIR], like {{link=hervir}}hervir

► verbo transitivo

1 to defer, postpone, put off

► verbo intransitivo

1 to differ, be different (de/entre, from)

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1.

verbo transitivo <reunión/acto> to postpone; <pago> to defer

un cheque diferido — (RPl) a postdated check

2.

diferir vi

a) (frml) (diferenciarse) to differ

diferir de algo — to differ o be different from something

b) (frml) (disentir) to disagree

diferir de alguien — to disagree with somebody, be at odds with somebody

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= be at variance, defer, differ, diverge, part + company, have + their differences, tell + a different story, disagree.

Ex. I know that there ought to be someone to speak on behalf of Mr. Kilgour's point of view if it's at variance.

Ex. If the fund has not yet been assigned, entering a 'no' automatically defers the order.

Ex. A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.

Ex. However, once the multi-concept subject has been analysed into its component concepts the two systems diverge.

Ex. One maxim is agreed upon by all, concepts 'important' for retrieval should be included in abstracts, but when specific criteria for their selection is devised, editors part company.

Ex. While Groome and the progressives have over the years had their differences with the mayor -- to put it mildly -- one thing they are in firm agreement about is that taxes have been pushed as far as they can be.

Ex. The more experienced physicians, however, told a different story about lifesaving practices in pediatrics.

Ex. Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects.

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* diferir en cantidad = differ in + degree.

* diferir en cualidad = differ in + kind (from).

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1.

verbo transitivo <reunión/acto> to postpone; <pago> to defer

un cheque diferido — (RPl) a postdated check

2.

diferir vi

a) (frml) (diferenciarse) to differ

diferir de algo — to differ o be different from something

b) (frml) (disentir) to disagree

diferir de alguien — to disagree with somebody, be at odds with somebody

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= be at variance, defer, differ, diverge, part + company, have + their differences, tell + a different story, disagree.

Ex: I know that there ought to be someone to speak on behalf of Mr. Kilgour's point of view if it's at variance.

Ex: If the fund has not yet been assigned, entering a 'no' automatically defers the order.

Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.

Ex: However, once the multi-concept subject has been analysed into its component concepts the two systems diverge.

Ex: One maxim is agreed upon by all, concepts 'important' for retrieval should be included in abstracts, but when specific criteria for their selection is devised, editors part company.

Ex: While Groome and the progressives have over the years had their differences with the mayor -- to put it mildly -- one thing they are in firm agreement about is that taxes have been pushed as far as they can be.

Ex: The more experienced physicians, however, told a different story about lifesaving practices in pediatrics.

Ex: Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects.

* diferir en cantidad = differ in + degree.

* diferir en cualidad = differ in + kind (from).

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diferir [I11 ]

vt

to postpone, put off

los pagos serán diferidos hasta el 20 de mayo payments will be deferred o held over until 20th May

un cheque diferido (RPl); a postdated check

■ diferir

vi

1 (frml) (diferenciarse) to differ diferir DE algo to differ o be different FROM sth

su nuevo libro difiere bastante de los anteriores his new book differs considerably from his previous ones, his new book is quite different from his previous ones

2 (frml) (disentir) to disagree

todos están de acuerdo pero yo difiero they're all in agreement but I disagree

difieren en cómo aplicar la medida they disagree o differ on how the measure should be applied

diferir DE algn to disagree WITH sb, be at odds WITH sb, be at variance WITH sb (frml)

en este aspecto diferimos de los demás in this respect we are at odds with o at variance with o we differ from the rest

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diferir

♦ vt

[posponer] to postpone, to put off;

el plazo de inscripción se difiere hasta el 5 de mayo the deadline for enrolment has been extended to 5 May

♦ vi

1. [diferenciarse] to differ, to be different;

diferir de algo/alguien (en algo) to differ from sth/sb (in sth);

difería de su padre casi en todo he was different from his father in almost every way;

difiere bastante de lo que entendemos por teatro it's rather different from what we understand by theatre

2. [discrepar] to disagree, to differ;

diferir de alguien en algo to disagree with o differ from sb on sth;

difiero de ti en ese asunto I disagree with you on that issue;

difiero de tu punto de vista I don't share your point of view

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diferir

I v/t postpone

II v/i differ (de from)

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diferir {76} vt

dilatar, posponer: to postpone, to put off

diferir vi

: to differ