discriminate

discriminate
intransitive verb
1) (distinguish) unterscheiden

discriminate between [two things] — unterscheiden zwischen [zwei Dingen]

2)

discriminate against/in favour of somebody — jemanden diskriminieren/bevorzugen

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[di'skrimineit]
verb
1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) unterscheiden
2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) benachteiligen
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dis·crimi·nate
[dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt]
I. vi
1. (differentiate) unterscheiden, einen Unterschied machen
2. (be prejudiced) diskriminieren
to \discriminate in favour of sb jdn bevorzugen [o begünstigen]
▪ to \discriminate against sb jdn diskriminieren [o benachteiligen
II. vt
▪ to \discriminate sth from sth etw von etw dat unterscheiden; (twins, sth identical etc.) etw auseinanderhalten
2. (mark as distinctive)
▪ to \discriminate sb/sth from sb/sth jdn/etw von jdm/etw abheben
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[dI'skrImIneɪt]
1. vi
1) (= be discriminating) kritisch sein; (= distinguish) unterscheiden (between zwischen +dat)
2) (= make unfair distinction) Unterschiede machen (between zwischen +dat)

of/against sb — jdn bevorzugen/benachteiligen

2. vt
unterscheiden, einen Unterschied machen zwischen (+dat)

to discriminate good from bad — Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

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discriminate [dıˈskrımıneıt]
A v/i (scharf) unterscheiden, einen Unterschied machen (between zwischen dat):
Death does not discriminate der Tod macht keinen Unterschied;
discriminate between Personen unterschiedlich behandeln;
discriminate against sb jemanden benachteiligen oder diskriminieren (on account of wegen);
discriminate in favo(u)r of sb jemanden begünstigen oder bevorzugen
B v/t
1. (voneinander) unterscheiden, auseinanderhalten (from von)
2. absondern, abtrennen (beide:
from von)
3. unterscheiden, abheben (beide:
from von)
C adj [-nət] (adv discriminately) scharf unterscheidend, feine Unterschiede machend
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intransitive verb
1) (distinguish) unterscheiden

discriminate between [two things] — unterscheiden zwischen [zwei Dingen]

2)

discriminate against/in favour of somebody — jemanden diskriminieren/bevorzugen

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v.
benachteiligen v.
unterscheiden v.

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