faire la différence
French
editEtymology
editThe second sense is a semantic loan from English make a difference.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit- to tell the difference between, to distinguish
- Synonyms: distinguer, différencier
- Je ne parviens pas à faire la différence entre les deux.
- I can't tell the two of them apart.
- (informal, proscribed) to make a difference, to make a big difference
- faire toute la différence ― to make all the difference in the world