distinguersi in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for distinguersi in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.distinguere [disˈtinɡwere] VB trans

1. distinguere (separare):

distinguere persona, mente:

to distinguish tra: between da: from

bisogna distinguere due campi ben separati

we must distinguish between two very different fields

distinguere A e B

to distinguish between A and B

distinguerei tre punti

I would like to bring out three main points

è difficile distinguere i gemelli

it's difficult to tell the twins apart

distinguere il vero dal falso

to tell or sort out truth from falsehood

distinguere il bene dal male

to know or tell right from wrong

2. distinguere (percepire le differenze):

distinguere

to distinguish

distinguere colori, sfumature

to discern

distinguere contorni

to make out

distinguere suoni, odori

to catch

3. distinguere (differenziare) dettaglio, qualità, tratto:

distinguere persone

to set [sb] apart da: from

distinguere animali, oggetti

to set [sth] apart da: from

ciò che distingue Parigi da Roma

what makes Paris different from Rome, what distinguishes Paris from Rome

la loro educazione li ha distinti l'uno dall'altro

their education has made them different from each other

a parte la loro altezza, niente li distingue

apart from their size, there's nothing that sets them apart

4. distinguere (caratterizzare):

distinguere epoca, secolo, azienda

to characterize

II.distinguere [disˈtinɡwere] VB intr aux avere

bisogna saper distinguere

you have to be able to tell the difference

distinguere tra A e B

to discriminate or distinguish between A and B, to draw a distinction between A and B

III.distinguersi VB refl

1. distinguersi (differire):

distinguersi persona, partito, organizzazione:

to differ da: from

2. distinguersi (farsi notare):

distinguersi ricercatore, sportivo, candidato:

to stand out

distinguersi ricercatore, sportivo, candidato:

to distinguish oneself

distinguersi come scrittore

to come to prominence as a writer

si è distinto in fisica teorica

he distinguished himself in theoretical physics

l'autore si distingue per la sua originalità

the author is noted for his originality

distinguersi dal gruppo

to rise above the group

3. distinguersi (essere percepito):

distinguersi

to be distinguishable

distinguersi appena nella nebbia

to be barely distinguishable in the fog

4. distinguersi (farsi notare):

distinguersi pej

to distinguish oneself come: as in: in facendo: by doing

deve sempre distinguersi!

she always has to be different! she always wants to stand out!

Translations for distinguersi in the English»Italian Dictionary

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distinguish

distinguere

distinguish

distinguere (from da; between tra)

to be distinguished from

distinguersi da

to be distinguished by

distinguersi per

to distinguish one from another

distinguere l'uno dall'altro

to distinguish oneself

distinguersi (as come; in in; by doing facendo)

stand out person:

distinguersi, spiccare (against tra)

stand out work, ability, achievement:

distinguersi

to stand out from person: group

distinguersi da

set apart

distinguere (from da)

winnow

separare, distinguere (from da)

signalize

distinguere, rendere illustre

secern

distinguere

he always has to be different

deve sempre distinguersi

differentiate

distinguere (from da)

differentiate

distinguere (between tra)

to come to prominence as a writer

distinguersi come scrittore

distinguersi in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for distinguersi in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.distinguere <distinguo, distinsi, distinto> [dis·ˈtiŋ·gue·re] VB trans

1. distinguere (differenziare):

distinguere

to tell

2. distinguere (vedere, sentire):

distinguere

to make out

3. distinguere:

distinguere (rendere riconoscibile: bagagli)

to identify

distinguere (person)

to distinguish

II.distinguere <distinguo, distinsi, distinto> [dis·ˈtiŋ·gue·re] VB refl

distinguere distinguersi:

distinguersi da qu (per qc)

to be distinguished from sb (by sth)

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distinguersi dalla moltitudine

to stand out from the crowd

Translations for distinguersi in the English»Italian Dictionary

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distinguish

distinguere

distinguish

distinguere

to distinguish oneself in sth

distinguersi in qc

differentiate

distinguere

differentiate

distinguere

tell apart

distinguere

discriminate

distinguere

discriminate

distinguere

discern (distinguish)

distinguere

winnow

distinguere

to separate the sheep from the goats

distinguere il grano dal loglio

to stand out from the crowd fig

distinguersi dalla massa

distinguersi Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

distinguersi da qu (per qc)

to be distinguished from sb (by sth)

distinguersi dalla moltitudine

to stand out from the crowd

saper distinguere il bene dal male

(to know) right from wrong