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Meaning of at variance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Not in accord; in a state of disagreement.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Ελληνικά ασύμφωνος

Examples

“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[.]”
“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”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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