Skip to content

differenziare

to differentiate

verb deef-feh-ren-TSYAH-reh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: From Medieval Latin 'differentiare', from 'differentia' (difference).

Also means

to distinguish

Usage Note

Differenziare is a regular -are verb taking avere as its auxiliary. The reflexive differenziarsi means 'to differ from' or 'to set oneself apart' (si differenzia dalla concorrenza — it stands out from the competition). In recycling contexts, raccolta differenziata (f) is the common term for sorted waste collection, a very frequent use of the related adjective differenziato.

Examples

"Dobbiamo differenziare i nostri prodotti dalla concorrenza."

Natural Translation

We must differentiate our products from the competition.

Explore Italian by topic