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"distinguish" in German

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Summary

The German translation for “distinguish” is unterscheiden.

Examples of "distinguish" in use

There are 8 examples of the German word for "distinguish" being used:
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Dogs can't tell colors apart. Hunde können Farben nicht unterscheiden.
Can you tell barley from wheat? Können Sie Gerste von Weizen unterscheiden?
I cannot distinguish a frog from a toad. Ich kann einen Frosch nicht von einer Kröte unterscheiden.
Can you distinguish silver from tin? Können Sie Silber von Zinn unterscheiden?
Can you tell butter from margarine? Können Sie Butter von Margarine unterscheiden?
Reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish. Realität und Fantasie sind schwer zu unterscheiden.
The twin brothers are indistinguishable. Die Zwillingsbrüder sind nicht zu unterscheiden.
Tom couldn’t tell one twin from the other. Tom konnte die Zwillinge nicht voneinander unterscheiden.

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Can you distinguish silver from tin?,
Can you tell barley from wheat?,
Can you tell butter from margarine?,
Dogs can't tell colors apart.,
I cannot distinguish a frog from a toad.,
Reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.,
The twin brothers are indistinguishable.,
Tom couldn’t tell one twin from the other.
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https://lingopolo.org/dutch/word/distinguish

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