distinguir
/distinˈɡiɾ/, [d̪is.t̪ĩŋˈɡiɾ]distinguish
Verb distinguir (first-person singular present distingo, first-person singular preterite distinguí, past participle distinguido)
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to distinguish, discern
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to differentiate
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to make out, manage to see, hear etc.
- No distingo el número de la casa
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I cannot make out the house number.
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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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