How is the word distinguer translated from French to English

English translation
discern
verb

Voir ou remarquer quelque chose avec difficulté.

To see or notice something with difficulty.

Examples with “distinguer”

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  • Je distinguais tout juste une silhouette dans le brouillard. — I could just discern a figure in the fog.

  • Il sait discerner un bon vin d'un mauvais. — He can discern good wine from bad.

  • Arrives-tu à distinguer les mots sur ce vieux panneau ? — Can you discern the words on that old sign?

  • Une oreille exercée discerne un style d'un autre. — A trained ear will discern one style from another.

  • Il est difficile de distinguer la forme à cette distance. — It is hard to discern the shape from this distance.

  • Comment discernes-tu une copie de l'original ? — How do you discern a fake from the original?

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