Distinguished (fr. Distinguait)
Translation into English
Au fond, on ne distinguait plus qu'un gâchis de poutres, de briques, de fer, de plâtre, d'affreux restes pilés, enchevetrés, salis, dans cet enragement de la catastrophe.
At the bottom it was only possible to distinguish a confused mass of beams, bricks, iron, plaster, frightful remains, piled up, entangled, soiled in the fury of the catastrophe.
Example taken from data source: Books_v1 On distinguait, dans la demi-obscurité du soir d’hiver, que la table, la cheminée et même les fauteuils étaient chargés de grands vases, d’objets de prix, d’armes anciennes.
In the winter twilight one could make out that the table, the mantelpiece, and even the armchairs were covered with tall vases, objects of value, ancient weapons.
Example taken from data source: Books_v1 Ainsi Aristote distinguait quatre types de causes.
Aristotle distinguished four kinds of causes.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Le projet d'article 7 énonçait le principe de non-expulsion collective des étrangers, et distinguait à cet effet entre les expulsions collectives intervenant en temps de paix et celles intervenant en temps de guerre.
Draft article 7 set out the principle of the prohibition of the collective expulsion of aliens, and for that purpose distinguished between collective expulsions in peacetime and those occurring in wartime.
Example taken from data source: MultiUN_v1 Quant à la majoration de 50% infligée en raison du rôle joué par SGL comme chef de file de l’entente, le Tribunal estime que le comportement d’autres membres de l’entente ne se distinguait pas si nettement de celui de SGL.
As to the 50% increase imposed on account of SGL’s role as ringleader of the cartel, the Court considers that the behaviour of other members of the cartel was not so readily distinguishable from that of SGL.
Example taken from data source: TildeMODEL_v2018 Ce qui les distinguait était leur taille plus petite et un museau plus court plein de dents relativement plus petites.
They were primarily distinguished by their smaller size and a shorter snout full of comparatively smaller teeth.
Example taken from data source: TED2020_v1 Le sentiment dominant chez la plupart des Dominicains était que leur peau de métis les distinguait des Dominicains plus foncés et des Haïtiens.
The dominant perception among most Dominicans was that their mulatto skin tones distinguished them from darker-skinned Dominicans and Haitians.
Example taken from data source: MultiUN_v1 Synonyms
- differencier
- discerner
- identifier
- reconnaitre