"faire la différence" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /fɛʁ la di.fe.ʁɑ̃s/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-faire la différence.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-faire la différence.wav [Canada]
Etymology: The second sense is a semantic loan from English make a difference. Etymology templates: {{sl|fr|en|make a difference|nocap=1}} semantic loan from English make a difference Head templates: {{fr-verb}} faire la différence
  1. to tell the difference between, to distinguish Synonyms: distinguer, différencier
    Sense id: en-faire_la_différence-fr-verb-0yK14VVK Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 78 22
  2. (informal, proscribed) to make a difference, to make a big difference Tags: informal, proscribed
    Sense id: en-faire_la_différence-fr-verb-1XKYUawZ Categories (other): French terms with collocations

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