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distinción

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
distinción nf	(acción de distinguir)	favoritism n
		treating [sb] differently gerund
	Hacer distinción entre hermanos solo trae conflictos.
	Showing favoritism between siblings only causes conflict.
distinción nf	(condecoración) (UK)	honour n
	(US)	honor n
	Le otorgaron la distinción por sus méritos en campaña.
	He was awarded the honour for his campaigning merits.
distinción nf	(clase, refinamiento)	class n
		elegance, refinement n
	La actriz es famosa por su distinción y su buen gusto.
	The actress is famous for her class and good taste.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
alta distinción adj + nf	(reconocimiento)	great distinction n
		great honor, special honor n
	(academic)	cum laude n
	Recibió una alta distinción por su trabajo en la campaña.
	He was awarded a great distinction for his work on the campaign.
con distinción loc adv	(con buenas maneras)	politely, courteously adv
	Le pidió con distinción el abrigo para colgarlo en el ropero.
con distinción máxima loc adv	excepto España (con honores)	with highest honors, with distinction adv
	(academic)	summa cum laude adv
	¡Me he sacado aprobado con distinción máxima en el examen!
	I passed the exam with highest honors!
sin distinción de loc prep	(sin mirar diferencias)	regardless of expr
		without regard to expr
	Los candidatos serán seleccionados sin distinción de género.
	Candidates will be selected regardless of gender.
con distinción loc adv	(sobresaliente)	with honors prep
	(academic)	cum laude adv
	Estoy titulado con distinción en la carrera de Traducción e Interpretación.
	I graduated with honors, with a degree in Translation and Interpreting.
	I graduated cum laude, with a degree in Translation and Interpreting.
con distinción máxima loc adv	(matrícula de honor)	summa cum laude adv
		with highest honors prep
	Arturo está titulado con distinción máxima por la Universidad de Stanford.
	Arthur graduated summa cum laude from Stanford University.

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