distinguer

/dis.tɛ̃.ɡe/

distinguish, to distinguish

Examples

On ne peut pas distinguer une bonne personne d'une mauvaise personne seulement par l'apparence.

We cannot tell a good person from a bad one by looks alone.

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Il n'arrive pas à distinguer un mouton d'une chèvre.

He can not tell a sheep from a goat.

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Comment distinguer le danseur de la danse ?

How can we tell the dancer from the dance?

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Nous ne pouvons la distinguer de sa petite sœur.

We can't tell her and her younger sister apart.

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Ce n'est pas toujours aisé de distinguer un bon livre d'un mauvais.

It isn't always easy to know a good book from a bad one.

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Je commence à distinguer un schéma.

I'm beginning to see a pattern.

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Les deux frères se ressemblent tellement que je peux difficilement les distinguer.

The two brothers resemble each other so much that I can hardly distinguish one from the other.

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On ne peut pas distinguer ces jumeaux-ci.

You can't tell these twins apart.

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Peux-tu distinguer une chèvre d'un mouton ?

Can you tell a sheep from a goat?

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Je peux distinguer le bien et le mal.

I know right from wrong.

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Cette photo est trop floue. Je n'arrive pas à distinguer votre visage.

This photo is too blurry. I can't make out your face.

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Ce n'est pas difficile de se distinguer lorsqu'on est entouré d'idiots.

It's not hard to stand out when you're surrounded by idiots.

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Il m'était plutôt difficile de distinguer ce qu'il disait.

It was rather difficult for me to make out what he was saying.

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On peut facilement distinguer l'original de la copie.

The original and the copy are easily distinguished.

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Je n'arrive pas à distinguer ces deux jumeaux.

I can't tell one twin from the other.

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Il semble impossible de distinguer une névrose obsessionnelle d'un amour intense, d'un point de vue biochimique.

It seems that it's impossible to distinguish an obsessional neurosis from an intense love from a biochemical perspective.

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Es-tu capable de distinguer le blé de l'orge ?

Can you tell wheat from barley?

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Je ne pouvais la distinguer de sa sœur.

I couldn't tell her from sister.

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Comment pouvez-vous distinguer un Anglais d'un Américain ?

How can you tell an Englishman from an American?

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Tu dois savoir distinguer le bien du mal.

You should distinguish between right and wrong.

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