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| English | Russian |
| a world of difference | огромная разница (There's a world of difference between the two expressions. Юрий Гомон) |
| irreconcilable differences | неразрешимые разногласия (Халеев) |
| make a difference | сыграть свою роль (To have some effect on something; to cause a change (The Free Dictionary): I think that made a difference. – Мне кажется, это сыграло свою роль. ART Vancouver) |
| make a difference | изменить ситуацию к лучшему (To have some effect on something; to cause a change (The Free Dictionary): The government should get rid of the salary cap. That'll make a big difference. -- Это сильно изменит ситуацию к лучшему. ART Vancouver) |
| make a difference | добиться перемен (To have some effect on something; to cause a change (The Free Dictionary) | | | The credit goes to whoever did the Russian voiceover for the movie "Dimenticare Palermo" (1989) ART Vancouver) |
| make a difference | изменить (To have some effect on something; to cause a change (The Free Dictionary): Why even bother? It's not going to make a difference. – Это ничего не изменит. • "... the avalanche carried Michalowski past the treeline, over the cliff, and down between 400 and 600 feet of “very steep terrain,” according to NSR team leader Mike Danks. (...) Searchers found Michalowski after several hours spent digging through avalanche debris. “Sometimes these things just happen,” Danks said. “Even if he had his avalanche safety equipment with him, it would not have made a difference.” "(nsnews.com) – это бы ничего не изменило ART Vancouver) |
| make a world of difference | отличаться как небо от земли (Andrey Truhachev) |
| make a world of difference | составлять огромную разницу (Andrey Truhachev) |
| make a world of difference | отличаться как небо и земля (Andrey Truhachev) |
| make a world of difference | различаться как небо и земля (Andrey Truhachev) |
| make a world of difference | иметь важное значение (jimka) |
| minimize differences | сгладить острые углы (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| smooth over the differences | сглаживать острые углы (VLZ_58) |
| there's a world of difference between sth and sth | что-л. и что-л. – это две большие разницы (в русском это малограмотное выражение, а в английском – нормальный фразеологизм: There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth. [Maya Angelou]  unabridgedro.com Franka_LV) |