distinguish

distinguish
1. transitive verb
1) (make out) erkennen
2) (differentiate) unterscheiden; (characterize) kennzeichnen
3) (make prominent)

distinguish oneself [by something] — sich [durch etwas] hervortun

distinguish oneself by doing something — sich dadurch hervortun, dass man etwas tut

2. intransitive verb
unterscheiden

distinguish between persons/things — Personen/Dinge auseinander halten

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[di'stiŋɡwiʃ]
verb
1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) unterscheiden
2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) wahrnehmen
3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) unterscheiden
4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) auszeichnen
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dis·tin·guish
[dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ]
I. vi
to \distinguish between sth and sth zwischen etw dat und etw dat unterscheiden
II. vt
to \distinguish sb/sth from sb/sth jdn/etw von jdm/etw unterscheiden
to \distinguish a case LAW den Unterschied zu einem Präzedenzfall herausstellen
to be able to \distinguish good from evil Gut von Böse voneinander unterscheiden können
2. (characterize)
to \distinguish sb/sth from sb/sth jdn/etw von jdm/etw unterscheiden; (positively) jdn/etw von jdm/etw abheben
it's the range of his voice that \distinguishes him from other tenors sein Stimmumfang hebt ihn von anderen Tenören ab
3. (discern)
to \distinguish sth etw ausmachen [o erkennen] [können]
4. (excel)
to \distinguish oneself in sth sich akk in etw dat auszeichnen [o einen Namen machen]
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[dI'stIŋgwɪʃ]
1. vt
1) (= make different) unterscheiden

only the length of their hair distinguishes the twins — die Zwillinge unterscheiden sich nur durch ihre Haarlänge

2) (= tell apart) unterscheiden, auseinanderhalten

he can't distinguish green from or and red — er kann Rot nicht von Grün unterscheiden, er kann Rot und Grün nicht auseinanderhalten

3) (= make out) landmark, shape erkennen, ausmachen; (amongst others) voice heraushören
2. vi

to distinguish between — unterscheiden zwischen (+dat), einen Unterschied machen zwischen (+dat)

3. vr
sich auszeichnen, sich hervortun
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distinguish [dıˈstıŋɡwıʃ]
A v/t
1. unterscheiden (from von):
as distinguished from im Unterschied zu, zum Unterschied von;
only their clothes distinguish them sie unterscheiden sich nur durch ihre Kleidung
2. unterscheiden, auseinanderhalten (beide:
by aufgrund gen):
he can’t distinguish right from (oder and) wrong er kann Recht nicht von Unrecht unterscheiden, er kann Recht und Unrecht nicht auseinanderhalten
3. (deutlich) wahrnehmen, erkennen, ausmachen
4. einteilen (into in akk)
5. kennzeichnen, charakterisieren: distinguishing
6. auszeichnen:
distinguish o.s. sich auszeichnen (a. iron), sich profilieren;
be distinguished by sth sich durch etwas auszeichnen
B v/i unterscheiden, Unterschiede oder einen Unterschied machen (between zwischen dat):
he can’t distinguish between right and wrong er kann Recht nicht von Unrecht unterscheiden, er kann Recht und Unrecht nicht auseinanderhalten
dist. abk
1. distance
2. distant
3. distinguish (distinguished)
4. district
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1. transitive verb
1) (make out) erkennen
2) (differentiate) unterscheiden; (characterize) kennzeichnen
3) (make prominent)

distinguish oneself [by something] — sich [durch etwas] hervortun

distinguish oneself by doing something — sich dadurch hervortun, dass man etwas tut

2. intransitive verb
unterscheiden

distinguish between persons/things — Personen/Dinge auseinander halten

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(between) v.
einen Unterschied machen (zwischen) ausdr. (from) v.
unterscheiden (von) v. v.
hervorheben v.
kennzeichnen v.
unterscheiden v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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