Polyglot Dictionary

distinguir

/distiŋˈɡiɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
distingo
preterite (yo)
distinguí
past participle
distinguido

Meaning

  1. to distinguish

    • No distingo un color de otro.

      I can't tell one colour from another.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

distinguer

distinguer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to distinguish."

Portuguese

distinguir

distinguir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to distinguish."

Practice

1 What does distinguir mean?

2 Fill the gap: No ___ un color de otro.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches distinguir?

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