Polyglot Dictionary

discerner

/di.sɛʁ.ne/

verb B2

le (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
discerne
past
a discerné
perfect
discerné

Meaning

  1. to discern

    • Il discerne une légère hésitation dans sa voix.

      He discerns a slight hesitation in her voice.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

discernir

discernir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to discern."

Portuguese

discernir

discernir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to discern."

Practice

1 What does discerner mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ une légère hésitation dans sa voix.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches discerner?

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