tell apart

English

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Verb

tell apart

1. (idiomatic) To perceive things as different, or to perceive their difference itself; to differentiate, distinguish, discriminate.

   They are identical twins, and if they dress the same, everybody has trouble telling them apart.

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Translations

to distinguish

• Finnish: erottaa (fi)
• Latin: internoscō
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• Portuguese: distinguir (pt)
• Russian: различа́ть (ru) impf (različátʹ), различи́ть (ru) pf (različítʹ); отлича́ть (ru) impf (otličátʹ), отличи́ть (ru) pf (otličítʹ)