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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. distingué (distinguée) [distɛ̃ɡe] VB pp

distingué → distinguer

II. distingué (distinguée) [distɛ̃ɡe] ADJ

1. distingué (élégant):

distingué (distinguée) personne, manières
distinguished, refined
distingué (distinguée) air, allure
distinguished

2. distingué (éminent):

distingué (distinguée)
distinguished

3. distingué (en correspondance):

veuillez agréer mes salutations distinguées (à une personne non nommée)
yours faithfully
veuillez agréer mes salutations distinguées (à une personne nommée)
yours sincerely
See also

I. distinguer [distɛ̃ɡe] VB trans

1. distinguer (séparer):

distinguer personne, esprit:
to distinguish between
il faut distinguer deux domaines bien différents
we must distinguish between two very different fields
distinguer A et B
to distinguish between A and B
distinguer A de B
to tell ou distinguish A from B
il est difficile de distinguer les deux jumeaux
it's difficult to tell the twins apart

2. distinguer (par la vue, l'ouïe):

distinguer (percevoir les différences) couleurs, nuances
to distinguish
distinguer (percevoir avec difficulté) contours, sons, différences
to make out

3. distinguer (percevoir intellectuellement):

distinguer
to discern
quant aux espèces vénéneuses, on en distingue quatre
there are four poisonous species
je distinguerais trois points (dans un exposé)
I would like to bring out three main points

4. distinguer (différencier) détail, qualité, trait:

distinguer personnes, animaux
to set [sb] apart
distinguer objets
to make [sth] different (de from)
ce qui distingue Paris de Londres
what makes Paris different from London, what distinguishes Paris from London
à part leur taille, rien ne les distingue
apart from their size, there's nothing that sets them apart
je vois mal ce qui les distingue
I fail to see what makes them different
aucune caractéristique physique ne les distingue
physically, they have no distinguishing features

5. distinguer (récompenser):

distinguer personne, jury: personne
to single out [sb] for an honour Brit
distinguer prix, récompense: personne, œuvre
to be awarded to

II. distinguer [distɛ̃ɡe] VB intr

il faut savoir distinguer
you have to be able to tell the difference
distinguer s'il s'agit d'un besoin réel ou d'un caprice
to judge whether it's a question of real need or of a whim
distinguer entre A et B
to distinguish ou make a distinction between A and B

III. se distinguer VB refl

1. se distinguer (différer):

se distinguer de (par ses qualités)
to differ from
se distinguer de (par ses actes)
to set oneself apart from
il vaut mieux éviter de se distinguer
it's best not to be conspicuous

2. se distinguer (s'illustrer):

se distinguer chercheur, sportif, candidat:
to distinguish oneself
il s'est surtout distingué en physique théorique
he distinguished himself especially in theoretical physics
l'auteur se distingue/ne se distingue pas par son originalité
the author is noted/isn't noted for his originality

3. se distinguer (être perçu):

se distinguer
to be distinguishable
se distinguer à peine dans le brouillard
to be barely distinguishable in the fog

4. se distinguer (se faire remarquer):

se distinguer pej
to draw attention to oneself
il faut toujours qu'elle se distingue, celle-là!
she always has to draw attention to herself!

I. distinguer [distɛ̃ɡe] VB trans

1. distinguer (séparer):

distinguer personne, esprit:
to distinguish between
il faut distinguer deux domaines bien différents
we must distinguish between two very different fields
distinguer A et B
to distinguish between A and B
distinguer A de B
to tell ou distinguish A from B
il est difficile de distinguer les deux jumeaux
it's difficult to tell the twins apart

2. distinguer (par la vue, l'ouïe):

distinguer (percevoir les différences) couleurs, nuances
to distinguish
distinguer (percevoir avec difficulté) contours, sons, différences
to make out

3. distinguer (percevoir intellectuellement):

distinguer
to discern
quant aux espèces vénéneuses, on en distingue quatre
there are four poisonous species
je distinguerais trois points (dans un exposé)
I would like to bring out three main points

4. distinguer (différencier) détail, qualité, trait:

distinguer personnes, animaux
to set [sb] apart
distinguer objets
to make [sth] different (de from)
ce qui distingue Paris de Londres
what makes Paris different from London, what distinguishes Paris from London
à part leur taille, rien ne les distingue
apart from their size, there's nothing that sets them apart
je vois mal ce qui les distingue
I fail to see what makes them different
aucune caractéristique physique ne les distingue
physically, they have no distinguishing features

5. distinguer (récompenser):

distinguer personne, jury: personne
to single out [sb] for an honour Brit
distinguer prix, récompense: personne, œuvre
to be awarded to

II. distinguer [distɛ̃ɡe] VB intr

il faut savoir distinguer
you have to be able to tell the difference
distinguer s'il s'agit d'un besoin réel ou d'un caprice
to judge whether it's a question of real need or of a whim
distinguer entre A et B
to distinguish ou make a distinction between A and B

III. se distinguer VB refl

1. se distinguer (différer):

se distinguer de (par ses qualités)
to differ from
se distinguer de (par ses actes)
to set oneself apart from
il vaut mieux éviter de se distinguer
it's best not to be conspicuous

2. se distinguer (s'illustrer):

se distinguer chercheur, sportif, candidat:
to distinguish oneself
il s'est surtout distingué en physique théorique
he distinguished himself especially in theoretical physics
l'auteur se distingue/ne se distingue pas par son originalité
the author is noted/isn't noted for his originality

3. se distinguer (être perçu):

se distinguer
to be distinguishable
se distinguer à peine dans le brouillard
to be barely distinguishable in the fog

4. se distinguer (se faire remarquer):

se distinguer pej
to draw attention to oneself
il faut toujours qu'elle se distingue, celle-là!
she always has to draw attention to herself!
English
English
French
French
gentlemanly appearance
distingué
distinguished
distingué
distinguished-looking
à l'air distingué
ladylike
distingué
it is not ladylike to do
il n'est pas distingué pour une femme de faire
cut-glass attr (precisely enunciated) inf accent
raffiné, distingué
upper-class
distingué
set apart
distinguer (from de)
genteel person, manners
distingué

in the PONS Dictionary

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distingué(e) [distɛ̃ge] ADJ (élégant, éminent)

distingué(e)
distinguished
ça fait très distingué
that's very elegant

I. distinguer [distɛ̃ge] VB trans

1. distinguer (percevoir, différencier):

distinguer
to distinguish

2. distinguer (caractériser):

sa grande taille le distingue
he is distinguished by his height

3. distinguer (honorer):

distinguer
to honour Brit
distinguer
to honor Am

II. distinguer [distɛ̃ge] VB intr (faire la différence)

distinguer entre qn et qn/entre qc et qc
to distinguish sb from sb else/sth from sth else

III. distinguer [distɛ̃ge] VB refl

1. distinguer (différer):

se distinguer de qn/qc par qc
to be distinguished from sb/sth by sth

2. distinguer (s'illustrer):

se distinguer par qc
to distinguish oneself by sth
English
English
French
French
ladylike
distingué(e)
undistinguished
peu distingué(e)
distinguished
distingué(e)
genteel
distingué(e)
distinguish
distinguer
to distinguish sb/sth from sb/sth
distinguer qn/qc de qn/qc
to distinguish oneself in sth
se distinguer dans qc
mark out
distinguer
to mark sb out from sth
distinguer qn de qc
discern
distinguer
to see the difference between truth and falsehood
distinguer le vrai du faux
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
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distingué(e) [distɛ͂ge] ADJ (élégant, éminent)

distingué(e)
distinguished
ça fait très distingué
that's very elegant

I. distinguer [distɛ͂ge] VB trans

1. distinguer (percevoir, différencier):

distinguer
to distinguish

2. distinguer (caractériser):

sa grande taille le distingue
he is distinguished by his height

3. distinguer (honorer):

distinguer
to honor

II. distinguer [distɛ͂ge] VB intr (faire la différence)

distinguer entre qn et qn/entre qc et qc
to distinguish sb from sb else/sth from sth else

III. distinguer [distɛ͂ge] VB refl

1. distinguer (différer):

se distinguer de qn/qc par qc
to be distinguished from sb/sth by sth

2. distinguer (s'illustrer):

se distinguer par qc
to distinguish oneself by sth
English
English
French
French
ladylike
distingué(e)
undistinguished
peu distingué(e)
distinguished
distingué(e)
genteel
distingué(e)
mark out
distinguer
discern
distinguer
distinguish
distinguer
to distinguish sb/sth from sb/sth
distinguer qn/qc de qn/qc
to distinguish oneself in sth
se distinguer en qc
to see the difference between truth and falsehood
distinguer le vrai du faux
Présent
jedistingue
tudistingues
il/elle/ondistingue
nousdistinguons
vousdistinguez
ils/ellesdistinguent
Imparfait
jedistinguais
tudistinguais
il/elle/ondistinguait
nousdistinguions
vousdistinguiez
ils/ellesdistinguaient
Passé simple
jedistinguai
tudistinguas
il/elle/ondistingua
nousdistinguâmes
vousdistinguâtes
ils/ellesdistinguèrent
Futur simple
jedistinguerai
tudistingueras
il/elle/ondistinguera
nousdistinguerons
vousdistinguerez
ils/ellesdistingueront
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