Polyglot Dictionary

distinguir

/dʒistʃĩˈɡiɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
distingo
preterite (eu)
distingui
past participle
distinguido

Meaning

  1. to distinguish

    • Distingo as cores.

      I distinguish the colours.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

distinguir

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

French

distinguer

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

Practice

1 What does distinguir mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ as cores.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches distinguir?

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