different

différent

Qui n’est pas identique à une autre personne ou chose.

En anglais simple : Not the same as another person or thing.

• Our names are different.
• This room looks different from yesterday.
• The twins have very different interests.

Comment l'utiliser : different from someone/something (My answer is different from yours.); different to someone/something (This version is different to the one I bought.); different than someone/something (Her approach is different than mine.)

Synonymes : dissimilar, unlike

Contraires : same, identical

Expressions courantes : different from something, different opinions, completely different

divers, variés

De plusieurs sortes, ou concernant plusieurs personnes ou choses distinctes.

En anglais simple : Of several kinds or involving several separate people or things.

• We sell different kinds of bread.
• People from ten different countries joined the course.
• She tried several different ways to solve the problem.

Synonymes : various, diverse, assorted

Expressions courantes : many different kinds, different countries, different ways

original, inhabituel

Qui sort de ce qui est habituel ou attendu.

En anglais simple : Unusual or unlike what people normally expect.

• Her new haircut is different.
• Try this café if you want something different.
• The hotel has a different style that some guests love.

Synonymes : unusual, distinctive, unconventional

Contraires : ordinary, conventional

Expressions courantes : something different, a different look, rather different