distinguer
/dis.tɛ̃.ɡe/distinguish, to distinguish
Verb distinguer
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to distinguish
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(reflexive) to be distinguished
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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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