single out

single out
transitive verb
aussondern; (be distinctive quality of) auszeichnen (from vor + Dat.)

single somebody/something out as/for something — jemanden/etwas als etwas/für etwas auswählen

single somebody out for promotion/special attention — jemanden für eine Beförderung vorsehen/sich mit jemandem besonders befassen

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(to choose or pick out for special treatment: He was singled out to receive special thanks for his help.) auswählen
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◆ single out
vt
▪ to \single out out ⇆ sb/sth (for positive characteristics) jdn/etw auswählen; (for negative reasons) jdn/etw herausgreifen
why were they of all people \single outd out for punishment? warum wurden eigentlich ausgerechnet sie bestraft?
to \single out sb out for special treatment jdm eine Sonderbehandlung zukommen lassen
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vt sep
(= choose) auswählen; victim, prey sich (dat) herausgreifen; (= distinguish, set apart) herausheben (from über +acc)

to single sb out for special attention — jdm besondere Aufmerksamkeit zuteilwerden lassen

you couldn't single any one pupil out as the best — es wäre unmöglich, einen einzelnen Schüler als den besten hinzustellen

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transitive verb
aussondern; (be distinctive quality of) auszeichnen (from vor + Dat.)

single somebody/something out as/for something — jemanden/etwas als etwas/für etwas auswählen

single somebody out for promotion/special attention — jemanden für eine Beförderung vorsehen/sich mit jemandem besonders befassen


English-german dictionary. 2013.

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