How is the word distinguir translated from Spanish to English

English translation
discern
verb

Ver o notar algo con dificultad.

To see or notice something with difficulty.

Examples with “distinguir”

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  • Apenas pude distinguir una figura en la niebla. — I could just discern a figure in the fog.

  • Sabe discernir un buen vino de uno malo. — He can discern good wine from bad.

  • ¿Distingues las letras de ese cartel viejo? — Can you discern the words on that old sign?

  • Un oído entrenado discierne un estilo de otro. — A trained ear will discern one style from another.

  • Cuesta distinguir la forma desde esta distancia. — It is hard to discern the shape from this distance.

  • ¿Cómo se discierne una falsificación del original? — How do you discern a fake from the original?

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