distinction

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
distinction n	(difference)	distinción nf
		diferencia nf
		desemejanza nf
	What's the distinction between an associate and assistant professor?
	¿Cuál es la distinción entre un profesor asociado y un profesor asistente?
distinction n	(award: special mention)	distinción nf
	He earned a distinction in English composition.
	Se ganó una distinción en composición inglesa.
distinction n	(special feature)	distinción nf
		cualidad nf
		mérito nm
	She had the distinction of being their very first customer.
	Tuvo la distinción de ser su primera cliente.
distinction n	(eminence, excellence)	distinción nf
		eminencia nf
		superioridad nf
		excelencia nf
	Her distinction in vocal technique sets her apart from the others.
	Su distinción en la técnica vocal la separa del resto.
distinction n	(differentiation)	distinción nf
		diferenciación nf
	His distinction of very similar sounds is excellent.
	Su distinción de sonidos muy similares es excelente.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
make a distinction v expr	(distinguish, differentiate)	distinguir⇒, diferenciar⇒ vtr
		hacer una diferencia loc verb
		discriminar⇒ vtr
	She called me cheap, but I think she needs to make a distinction between cheap and frugal.
	Most people make a distinction between flowers and weeds, but they can both be beautiful.
	Me dijo que soy un agarrado, pero yo creo que debería distinguir entre agarrado y frugal.
subtle distinction n	(very slight difference, nuance)	diferencia sutil nf + adj
	Her argument depended on a subtle distinction between ethics and morals.
	Su argumento dependía de una diferencia sutil entre la ética y la moral.
		sutil distinción adj + nf
with distinction adv	(in a notable way)	con honor loc adv
	The soldiers served their country with great distinction.
	Los soldados sirvieron a su país con honor.
		con distinción loc adv
	Los soldados sirvieron a su país con distinción.
with distinction adv	(qualification: with high grades)	con honores loc adv
	The top five percent of the class graduates with distinction.
	El cinco por cien de la clase se graduó con honores.

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