distinguir

/distinˈɡiɾ/, [d̪is.t̪ĩŋˈɡiɾ]

distinguish

Examples

Él no sabe distinguir un cerezo de un ciruelo, pero puede llamarlos por su nombre en doce idiomas.

He can't tell a cherry tree from a plum tree, but he can name them in twelve languages.

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Él estaba muy enfadado para distinguir el vicio de la virtud.

He was too upset to distinguish vice from virtue.

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Creo que es importante distinguir claramente una opinión de un hecho.

I think to clearly distinguish opinion from fact is important.

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La mayoría de los europeos no puede distinguir un japonés de un chino.

Most Europeans cannot tell a Japanese from a Chinese.

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No lo puedo distinguir de su hermano.

I cannot tell him from his brother.

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Puedo distinguir entre el bien y el mal.

I know right from wrong.

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¿Cómo puede uno distinguir el buen inglés del malo?

How can you tell good English from bad English?

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A veces es difícil distinguir a los gemelos.

It is sometimes difficult to tell twins apart.

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Es fácil distinguir el bien del mal.

It is easy to distinguish good from evil.

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¿Puedes distinguir la plata del estaño?

Do you know the difference between silver and tin?

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Tom no podía distinguir a los gemelos.

Tom couldn't tell the two twins apart.

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No puedo distinguir el gusto.

I can't distinguish the taste.

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Es difícil distinguir una verdad de una mentira.

It is hard to distinguish truth from a lie.

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Todas las casas en esta vecindad se parecen tanto que no las puedo distinguir.

All the houses in this neighborhood look so much alike that I can't tell them apart.

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Es fácil distinguir lo bueno de lo malo.

It is easy to distinguish good from evil.

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No es siempre fácil distinguir un libro bueno de uno malo.

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

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No puedes distinguir a estos gemelos.

You can't tell these twins apart.

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No soy capaz de distinguir una rana de un sapo.

I can't distinguish a frog from a toad.

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Es difícil distinguir la verdad de la mentira.

It's hard to tell the difference between the truth and lies.

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Los perros no pueden distinguir los colores.

Dogs can't distinguish between colors.

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