distinguir

/distinˈɡiɾ/, [d̪is.t̪ĩŋˈɡiɾ]

distinguish


Verb distinguir (first-person singular present distingo, first-person singular preterite distinguí, past participle distinguido)

  1. to distinguish, discern
  2. to differentiate
  3. to make out, manage to see, hear etc.
    No distingo el número de la casa
    I cannot make out the house number.

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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.

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

    He was too upset to distinguish vice from virtue.

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

    I think to clearly distinguish opinion from fact is important.

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

    Most Europeans cannot tell a Japanese from a Chinese.

  • No lo puedo distinguir de su hermano.

    I cannot tell him from his brother.

  • Puedo distinguir entre el bien y el mal.

    I know right from wrong.

  • ¿Cómo puede uno distinguir el buen inglés del malo?

    How can you tell good English from bad English?

  • A veces es difícil distinguir a los gemelos.

    It is sometimes difficult to tell twins apart.

  • Es fácil distinguir el bien del mal.

    It is easy to distinguish good from evil.

  • ¿Puedes distinguir la plata del estaño?

    Do you know the difference between silver and tin?

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