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Detailed Translations for distinguish from English to French

distinguish:

to distinguish verb (distinguishes, distinguished, distinguishing)

  1. to distinguish (keep apart)
    distinguer; descerner
    • distinguer verb (distingue, distingues, distinguons, distinguez, )
    • descerner verb
  2. to distinguish (differentiate; nuance; discern; discriminate)
    moduler; nuancer; apporter une distinction dans
    • moduler verb (module, modules, modulons, modulez, )
    • nuancer verb (nuance, nuances, nuançons, nuancez, )

Conjugations for distinguish:

present
  1. distinguish
  2. distinguish
  3. distinguishes
  4. distinguish
  5. distinguish
  6. distinguish
simple past
  1. distinguished
  2. distinguished
  3. distinguished
  4. distinguished
  5. distinguished
  6. distinguished
present perfect
  1. have distinguished
  2. have distinguished
  3. has distinguished
  4. have distinguished
  5. have distinguished
  6. have distinguished
past continuous
  1. was distinguishing
  2. were distinguishing
  3. was distinguishing
  4. were distinguishing
  5. were distinguishing
  6. were distinguishing
future
  1. shall distinguish
  2. will distinguish
  3. will distinguish
  4. shall distinguish
  5. will distinguish
  6. will distinguish
continuous present
  1. am distinguishing
  2. are distinguishing
  3. is distinguishing
  4. are distinguishing
  5. are distinguishing
  6. are distinguishing
subjunctive
  1. be distinguished
  2. be distinguished
  3. be distinguished
  4. be distinguished
  5. be distinguished
  6. be distinguished
diverse
  1. distinguish!
  2. let's distinguish!
  3. distinguished
  4. distinguishing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for distinguish:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
apporter une distinction dans differentiate; discern; discriminate; distinguish; nuance
descerner distinguish; keep apart decorate; knight
distinguer distinguish; keep apart attend; become aware of; behold; decorate; feel; find; hold apart; keep apart; knight; notice; observe; perceive; see; see in; sense; witness
moduler differentiate; discern; discriminate; distinguish; nuance
nuancer differentiate; discern; discriminate; distinguish; nuance differentiate; modify; nuance
- describe; differentiate; discern; discover; identify; key; key out; make out; mark; name; pick out; recognise; recognize; secern; secernate; separate; severalise; severalize; signalise; signalize; spot; tell; tell apart

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Related Definitions for "distinguish":

  1. mark as different1
    • We distinguish several kinds of maple1
  2. be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense1
    • His modesty distinguishes him from his peers1
  3. identify as in botany or biology, for example1
  4. make conspicuous or noteworthy1
  5. detect with the senses1

Wiktionary Translations for distinguish:

distinguish
verb
  1. to make one's self noticeably different
  2. to see someone or something clearly or distinctly
  3. to see someone or something as different from others
distinguish
verb
  1. discerner par l’un des sens.
  2. appeler ou attirer l’attention de quelqu’un sur une personne ou sur une chose.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
distinguish distinguer onderscheiden — een verschil in aanmerking nemen
distinguish distinguer unterscheiden(transitiv) oder mit zwischen: trennen, differenzieren, auseinanderhalten, einen Unterschied machen
distinguish accentuer; accuser; caractériser; croquer; dépeindre; dessiner; ébaucher; esquisser; indiquer; marquer; peindre; représenter; reproduire; souligner; tracer; le; dessin; portrait; de zeichnen(transitiv); im übertragenen Sinne: schildern; (in literarischen Darbietungen und Texten) Figuren, Charaktere mittels Zeichen, Sprachstil, Gesten, in Haltung und Miene interagierend handeln lassen

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