distinguishable

dis·tin·guish

 (dĭ-stĭng′gwĭsh)

v. dis·tin·guished, dis·tin·guish·ing, dis·tin·guish·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To perceive as being different or distinct: Can you distinguish a pattern in this behavior?

b. To perceive distinctly; discern: The lookout distinguished the masts of ships on the horizon.

2.

a. To demonstrate or describe as being different or distinct: a scientist who distinguished four species of the plant.

b. To be an identifying characteristic of; make noticeable or different: These spices distinguish this style of Asian cooking.

3. To cause (oneself) to be respected or eminent: They have distinguished themselves as dedicated social workers.

v.intr.

To perceive or indicate differences; discriminate: Can the child distinguish between right and wrong?

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[Alteration of obsolete distingue, from Middle English distinguen, from Old French distinguer, from Latin distinguere, to separate; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]

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dis·tin′guish·a·ble adj.

dis·tin′guish·a·bly adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	distinguishable - capable of being perceived as different or distinct; "only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom"; "a project distinguishable into four stages of progress"; "distinguishable differences between the twins" undistinguishable, indistinguishable - not capable of being distinguished or differentiated; "the two specimens are actually different from each other but the differences are almost indistinguishable"; "the twins were indistinguishable"; "a colorless person quite indistinguishable from the colorless mass of humanity"
	2.	distinguishable - (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees" distinct different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"

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distinguishable

adjective

1. recognizable, noticeable, conspicuous, discernible, obvious, evident, manifest, perceptible, well-marked This port is distinguishable by its colour.

2. conspicuous, clear, strong, bright, plain, bold, pronounced, colourful, vivid, eye-catching, salient Already shapes were more distinguishable.

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distinguishable

adjective

Capable of being noticed or apprehended mentally:

appreciable, detectable, discernible, noticeable, observable, palpable, perceivable, perceptible, ponderable, sensible.

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Translations

مُمْكِن تَمييزُهُ

rozeznatelný

unterscheidbardifferenzierbar

διακρίσιμοςδιακριτός

distinguabledistinguible

megkülönböztethető

greinanlegur; aîgreinanlegur

distinguibilericonoscibile

ayırt edilebilir

可区别的

distinguishable

[dɪsˈtɪŋgwɪʃəbl] ADJ

1. (= possible to differentiate) → distinguible
the two types are easily distinguishable → los dos tipos son fácilmente distinguibles → los dos tipos se distinguen fácilmente
distinguishable groups such as the disabled → grupos que se pueden diferenciar, como los minusválidos
this vintage port is distinguishable by its deep red colour → este oporto añejo se caracteriza por su color rojo oscuro
the copy is barely distinguishable from the original → la copia apenas puede distinguirse del original
she is barely distinguishable from her younger sister → casi no se la puede distinguir de su hermana menor

2. (= discernible) to be clearly distinguishable [landmark, shape] → distinguirse claramente or fácilmente
no words were distinguishable → no se distinguía ninguna palabra con claridad

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distinguishable

[dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃəb^əl] adj

(= recognizably different) → reconnaissable
to be distinguishable by sth → être reconnaissable par qch, se distinguer par qch
to be distinguishable from sth → se distinguer de qch
features that make their products distinguishable from those of their rivals → les caractéristiques par lesquelles leurs produits se distinguent de ceux de leur concurrents

(= discernible) [sound] → perceptible; [shape] → visible

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

distinguishable

adj

(= easily told apart) → unterscheidbar; to be (barely) distinguishable from something → (kaum) von etw zu unterscheiden sein; to be distinguishable by something → an etw (dat) → erkennbar sein; it is easily or readily distinguishable → es ist leicht zu unterscheiden; (= recognizable) → es ist leicht or gut zu erkennen; the two types are easily/no longer distinguishable → die beiden Arten sind leicht/nicht mehr auseinanderzuhalten or voneinander zu unterscheiden

(= discernible) shape, voice, words, figure → erkennbar, zu erkennen

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distinguishable

[dɪsˈtɪŋgwɪʃəbl] adj (discernible) → distinguibile
they were barely distinguishable from each other → si riusciva a distinguerli a malapena

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distinguish

(diˈstiŋgwiʃ) verb

1. (often with from) to mark as different. What distinguishes this café from all the others? onderskei يُمَيِّز различавам distinguir odlišovat unterscheiden adskille ξεχωρίζωdistinguir, diferenciar eristama مشخص کردن erottaa distinguer לְהָבדִיל भेद निकालना, पहचानना, अलगकरना razlikovati megkülönböztet membedakan greina á milli distinguere 区別する 구별하다 išskirti atšķirt membezakan onderscheidenskjelne, holde atskilt wyróżniać تو پير وركول، جلا كول: لوړول، سترول، نامتويا نوموړى كول، تشخيصول، درك كول: تصنيف كول distinguir a distinge (de) отличать odlišovať razlikovati razlikovati skilja, känneteckna แตกต่างจาก ayırt etmek 區別 відрізняти فرق ، امتیاز کرنا phân biệt 区别

2. to identify or make out. He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away. uitmaak يُمَيِّز، يَعْرِف отличавам enxergar rozeznat wahrnehmen skelne διακρίνωdistinguir, vislumbrar eristama تشخیص دادن؛ دریافتن tunnistaa distinguer לְהָבחִין अपने को प्रमुख बनाना raspoznati kivesz mengenali greina, sjá distinguere はっきり認める 알아보다 įžiūrėti pamanīt; saskatīt; sadzirdēt nampak onderscheidenidentifisere, skjelnerozpoznać, dostrzegać تشخيصول enxergar a dis­tinge различать rozoznať razločiti razaznati urskilja จำแนก görmek, seçmek 認出 побачити, помітити شناخت کرنا là dấu hiệu đặc trưng 认出

3. (sometimes with between) to recognize a difference. I can't distinguish (between) the two types – they both look the same to me. die verskil sien, onderskeid maak يُمَيِّز، يُفَرِّق правя разлика distinguir rozlišit unterscheiden kende forskel på; skelne ξεχωρίζω, καταλαβαίνω τη διαφορά distinguir vahet tegema فرق گذاشتن؛ از هم تشخیص دادن havaita ero distinguer לְהָבדִיל फर्क करना prepoznati razliku különbséget tesz membedakan greina á milli distinguere 見分ける 식별하다 atskirti izšķirt membuat perbezaan van elkaar onderscheiden se forskjell, holde fra hverandrerozróżnić تو پير وركول، جلا كول distinguir a face deosebirea (între) различать rozlíšiť razlikovati uvideti razliku skilja [åt], särskilja แยกแยะระหว่าง ayırt etmek, farkı görmek 分辨出 розрізняти فرق بتانا nhận ra 识别，辨别出

4. to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements. He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject. onderskei, naam maak يَتَمَيَّز، يُمَيِّز نَفْسَه отличавам distinguir-se vyniknout, vyznačovat se auszeichnen udmærke sig διακρίνομαιdestacarse silma paistma ممتاز کردن؛ برجسته کردن erottua se distinguer לְהִצטָיֵין उत्कृष्टता प्राप्त करना istaknuti se kitűnik vmivel menonjol skara fram úr distinguersi 目立たせる 눈에 띄게 하다 pasižymėti izcelt; izcelties nampak zich onderscheidenutmerke seg wyróżniać się په خاصه توګه ښودل distinguir-se a se distinge отличиться vyznačovať sa odlikovati (se) istaći se utmärka ทำให้เด่น sivrilmek, temayüz etmek 使出眾 відзначати(ся) برتری دلانا nổi bật 使出众

diˈstinguishable adjective

herkenbaar, onderskeibaar مُمْكِن تَمييزُهُ отличим distinguível rozeznatelný unterscheidbar som skiller sig ud fra ευδιάκριτοςdistinguible eristuv قابل تشخیص tunnistettava distinguableניכר विख्यात razlikovno megkülönböztethető; felismerhető mencolok greinanlegur; aðgreinanlegur distinguibile 区別できる 구별 되는 įžiūrimas, atskiriamas skaidri atšķirams/pamanāms boleh dibezakan te onderscheiden som kan skjelnes dostrzegalny, do odróżnienia د تشخیص وړ distinguível remarcabil отличимый; различимый rozoznateľný razločljiv prepoznatljiv skiljbar, märkbar, urskiljbar ซึ่งมองเห็นความแตกต่างได้ ayırt edilebilir 可辨別的 помітний قابل امتیاز có thể phân biệt 可区别的

diˈstinguished adjective

famous or outstanding. a distinguished scientist. vernaam, vooraanstaande, gesiene, vermaarde بارِز، شَهير изтъкнат distinto slavný, významný berühmt fremtrædende; berømt διαπρεπής, διακεκριμένοςdistinguido väljapaistev مشهور؛ برجسته tunnustettu distingué מְפוּרסָם, מִצטָיֵין प्रसिद्ध, नामी, प्रतिष्ठित, विख्यात, उत्कृष्ट slavan, istaknuti kiváló terkemuka nafntogaður insigne, famoso 著名な 유명한 pasižymėjęs, garsus izcils; ievērojams unggul beroemd, eminentframtredende, overlegenwybitny مشهور، نامتو، نوميالى distinto distins выдающийся vynikajúci ugleden ugledan framstående, berömd มีชื่อเสียง; โดดเด่น saygın, seçkin 知名的，卓越的 заслужений, видатний مرتبے کا ، ممتاز phẩm chất đặc sắc 著名的，卓越的

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