"at variance" meaning in English

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          "text": "Bill Clinton was elected on an untenable premise: that it is the job of the President to manage the economy. Yes, that is what we have come to expect of Presidents; but this expectation, the author argues, is punishingly at variance with anything any President can credibly deliver[.]",
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          "text": "In some contexts, German usage is at variance with English, e.g.: Ihr Büro ist im vierten Stock Her office is on the fourth floor",
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        "Not in accord; in a state of disagreement."
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        "(idiomatic) Not in accord; in a state of disagreement."
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        "(idiomatic) Not in accord; in a state of disagreement."
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