distinguir

/distinˈɡiɾ/, [d̪is.t̪ĩŋˈɡiɾ]

distinguish


Examples
  • Distinguir lo correcto de lo incorrecto es difícil a veces.

    It is sometimes hard to tell right from wrong.

  • Distinguir lo bueno de lo malo es difícil.

    To distinguish right from wrong is difficult.

  • Ella no es capaz de distinguir entre el bien y el mal.

    She cannot distinguish right from wrong.

  • Ese niño aprendió a distinguir el bien del mal.

    That child learned to tell good from bad.

  • ¿Puede una niña de su edad distinguir entre el bien y el mal?

    Can a child of her age distinguish good from bad?

  • Tom no puede distinguir la diferencia entre un vino caro y uno barato.

    Tom can't tell the difference between expensive wine and cheap wine.

  • No puedo distinguir el sabor.

    I can't distinguish the taste.

  • Debes educar a tu lengua a distinguir el buen café del malo.

    You must educate your tongue to distinguish good coffee from bad.

  • Tenemos que distinguir lo que una oración podría significar, de lo que realmente significa cuando la usa un locutor en particular, en una ocasión particular.

    We need to distinguish what a sentence could mean from what it actually does mean when used by one particular speaker on one particular occasion.

  • Los animales no son capaces de distinguir entre lo que está bien y lo que está mal.

    Animals cannot distinguish right from wrong.

  • Hasta un niño sabe distinguir el bien del mal.

    Even a child knows right from wrong.

  • Él no puede distinguir la lana del algodón.

    He cannot tell wool from cotton.

  • Era muy difícil distinguir a los gemelos.

    It was very difficult to tell the twins apart.

  • Betty no puede distinguir el bien del mal.

    Betty can't tell right from wrong.

  • ¿Cómo podéis distinguir a un inglés de un estadounidense?

    How can you tell an Englishman from an American?


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