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1 tell
tell [tel]dire à ⇒ 1 (a)-(g), 2 (a) expliquer à ⇒ 1 (b) raconter ⇒ 1 (d) annoncer ⇒ 1 (d) distinguer ⇒ 1 (h) voir ⇒ 1 (i) savoir ⇒ 1 (i), 2 (b) comprendre ⇒ 1 (i) se faire sentir ⇒ 2 (c)(pt & pp told [təʊld])∎ to tell sb sth dire qch à qn;∎ familiar to tell teacher rapporter□, cafarder;∎ I told him the answer/what I thought je lui ai dit la réponse/ce que je pensais;∎ to tell sb about or literary of sth dire qch à qn, parler à qn de qch;∎ I told her about the new restaurant je lui ai parlé du nouveau restaurant;∎ have you told them about the fire? leur avez-vous parlé de l'incendie?;∎ she wrote to tell me of her father's death elle m'a écrit pour m'annoncer la mort de son père;∎ literary she told me of her woes elle m'a parlé de ses malheurs;∎ they told me (that) they would be late ils m'ont dit qu'ils seraient en retard;∎ I'm pleased to tell you you've won j'ai le plaisir de vous informer ou annoncer que vous avez gagné;∎ are you telling me (that) you spent £50 on THAT? tu ne vas pas me dire que tu as payé 50 livres pour ça?;∎ let me tell you how pleased I am laissez-moi vous dire ou permettez-moi de vous dire à quel point je suis heureux;∎ it's not so easy, let me tell you! ce n'est pas si facile, je t'assure ou je te le dis!;∎ we are told that there is little hope on nous dit qu'il y a peu d'espoir;∎ it's just as I told you c'est exactement ce que je t'avais dit;∎ I'm told he's coming tomorrow j'ai entendu dire ou on m'a dit qu'il venait demain;∎ so I've been told c'est ce qu'on m'a dit;∎ it doesn't tell us much cela ne nous en dit pas très long, cela ne nous apprend pas grand-chose;∎ can you tell me the time? pouvez-vous me dire l'heure (qu'il est)?;∎ can you tell me your name/age? pouvez-vous me dire votre nom/âge?;∎ I know, Dennis told me je sais, Dennis me l'a dit;∎ a little bird told me! c'est mon petit doigt qui me l'a dit!(b) (explain to) expliquer à, dire à;∎ this brochure tells me all I need to know cette brochure m'explique tout ce que j'ai besoin de savoir;∎ I told him what to do in case of an emergency je lui ai dit ou expliqué ce qu'il fallait faire en cas d'urgence;∎ did you tell them how to get here? leur as-tu expliqué comment se rendre ici?;∎ can you tell me the way to the station/to Oxford? pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin de la gare/la route d'Oxford?;∎ do you want me to tell you again? voulez-vous que je vous le redise ou répète?;∎ who can tell me the best way to make omelettes? qui peut me dire ou m'expliquer la meilleure façon de faire des omelettes?;∎ I can't tell you how pleased I am je ne saurais vous dire combien je suis content;∎ if I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times! je te l'ai dit cent fois!;∎ (I'll) tell you what, let's play cards j'ai une idée, on n'a qu'à jouer aux cartes(c) (instruct, order)∎ to tell sb to do sth dire à qn de faire qch;∎ you can't tell me what to do! tu n'as pas à me dire ce que je dois faire!;∎ do as you are told! fais ce qu'on te dit;∎ tell her to wait outside dites-lui d'attendre dehors;∎ I told them not to interrupt je leur ai dit de ne pas interrompre;∎ I thought I told you not to run? je croyais t'avoir interdit ou défendu de courir?;∎ I told you no! je t'ai dit non!;∎ don't make me tell you twice ne m'oblige pas à te le dire deux fois;∎ he didn't need to be told twice! il ne s'est pas fait prier!, je n'ai pas eu besoin de lui dire deux fois!∎ to tell sb about sth parler à qn de qch, parler de qch à qn, raconter qch à qn;∎ to tell sb about sb parler à qn de qn, parler de qn à qn;∎ tell them about or of your life as an explorer racontez-leur votre vie d'explorateur;∎ tell me what you know about it dites-moi ce que vous en savez;∎ I'll tell you what happened je vais vous raconter ce qui est arrivé;∎ could you tell me a little about yourself? pourriez-vous me parler un peu de vous-même?;∎ what does this tell us about his character? qu'est-ce que cela nous apprend sur son caractère?;∎ I told myself it didn't matter je me suis dit que cela n'avait pas d'importance;∎ I could tell you a thing or two about his role in it je pourrais vous en dire long sur son rôle dans tout cela;∎ don't tell me you got lost! ne me dites pas que vous vous êtes perdu!;∎ don't tell me, let me guess! ne me dites rien, laissez-moi deviner!;∎ familiar tell it like it is! n'ayez pas peur de dire la vérité!□ ;∎ familiar tell that to the marines!, tell me another! à d'autres!, mon œil!;∎ to hear tell that… entendre dire que… + indicative∎ to tell one's beads dire ou égrener son chapelet(f) (utter → truth, lie) dire, raconter;∎ to tell sb the truth dire la vérité à qn;∎ to tell lies mentir, dire des mensonges;∎ figurative I tell a lie! je me trompe!∎ didn't I tell you?, I told you so!, what did I tell you! je vous l'avais bien dit!;∎ I can tell you! c'est moi qui vous le dis!;∎ familiar you're telling me!, tell me about it! à qui le dis-tu!(h) (distinguish) distinguer;∎ to tell right from wrong distinguer le bien du mal;∎ you can hardly tell the difference between them on voit ou distingue à peine la différence entre eux;∎ how can you tell one from another? comment les distinguez-vous l'un de l'autre?;∎ you can tell him by his voice on le reconnaît à sa voix;∎ she can't tell the time elle ne sait pas lire l'heure∎ you could tell he was disappointed on voyait bien qu'il était déçu;∎ how can you tell when it's ready? à quoi voit-on ou comment peut-on savoir que c'est prêt?;∎ no one could tell whether the good weather would last personne ne pouvait dire si le beau temps allait durer;∎ I can tell it from the look in your eyes ça se lit dans tes yeux;∎ there's no telling what he might do next/how he'll react (il est) impossible de dire ce qu'il est susceptible de faire ensuite/comment il réagira∎ that would be telling! ce serait trahir un secret!;∎ I won't tell je ne dirai rien à personne;∎ time will tell qui vivra verra, le temps nous le dira;∎ more than words can tell plus que les mots ne peuvent dire∎ how can I tell? comment le saurais-je?;∎ who can tell? qui peut savoir?, qui sait?;∎ you never can tell on ne sait jamais;∎ it's difficult or hard to tell c'est difficile à dire;∎ it's too early to tell il est trop tôt pour se prononcer(c) (have effect) se faire sentir, avoir de l'influence;∎ her age is beginning to tell elle commence à accuser son âge;∎ the strain is beginning to tell la tension commence à se faire sentir;∎ her aristocratic roots told against her ses origines aristocratiques lui nuisaient∎ to tell of sth raconter qch;∎ the first volume tells of the postwar period le premier volume raconte la période d'après-guerre;∎ I've heard tell of phantom ships j'ai entendu parler de navires fantômes∎ to tell of témoigner de;∎ the scars told of his reckless life ses cicatrices témoignaient de sa vie mouvementée;∎ the stones told of battles of times past les pierres portaient les traces de batailles des temps passésdistinguer (entre);∎ I couldn't tell the twins apart je ne pouvais pas distinguer les jumeaux l'un de l'autre∎ to tell sb off for doing sth gronder ou réprimander qn pour avoir fait qch(a) (denounce) dénoncer;∎ don't tell on me ne me dénonce pas(b) (have effect on) se faire sentir sur, produire un effet sur;∎ her age is telling on her elle accuse son âge;∎ the strain soon began to tell on her health la tension ne tarda pas à avoir un effet néfaste sur sa santé -
2 distinguir
v.1 to distinguish.¿tú distingues estas dos camisas? can you tell the difference between these two shirts?me es imposible distinguirlos I can't tell them apartdistinguir algo de algo to tell something from somethingElla distingue los colores She distinguishes the colors.Ella distingue a los gemelos She distinguishes the twins.El rector distinguió al profesor The rector distinguished the professor.Ella distinguió She distinguished.2 to distinguish, to characterize.distinguir algo/a alguien de to distinguish something/somebody from, to set something/somebody apart from3 to honor.hoy nos distingue con su presencia Don… today we are honored to have with us Mr…4 to make out.¿distingues algo? can you see anything?, can you make anything out? (al mirar)5 to differentiate, to know the difference.* * *(gu changes to g before a and o)Present Indicativedistingo, distingues, distingue, distinguimos, distinguís, distinguen.Present SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to differentiate, distinguish2) honor* * *1. VT1) (=diferenciar)a) (=ver la diferencia entre) to distinguishno resulta fácil distinguir a los mellizos — it is not easy to tell the twins apart, it's not easy to distinguish between the twins
he puesto una etiqueta en la maleta para distinguirla — I've put a label on the suitcase to be able to tell it apart from o distinguish it from the others
lo sabría distinguir entre un millón — I would know it o recognize it anywhere
¿sabes distinguir un violín de una viola? — can you tell o distinguish a violin from a viola?
b) (=hacer diferente) to set apartlo que nos distingue de los animales — what distinguishes us from the animals, what sets us apart from the animals
c) (=hacer una distinción entre) to distinguish2) (=ver) [+ objeto, sonido] to make outya distingo la costa — I can see o make out the coast now
3) (=honrar) [+ amigo, alumno] to honour, honor (EEUU)4) (=elegir) to single out2.VI (=ver la diferencia) to tell the difference ( entre between)(=hacer una distinción) to make a distinction ( entre between)lo mismo le da un vino malo que uno bueno, no distingue — it's all the same to him whether it's a bad wine or a good one, he can't tell the difference
no era capaz de distinguir entre lo bueno y lo malo — he couldn't tell the difference o distinguish between good and bad
en su discurso, distinguió entre el viejo y el nuevo liberalismo — in his speech he made a distinction between the old and the new liberalism
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( diferenciar) to distinguishdistinguir una cosa de otra — to tell o distinguish one thing from another
es muy difícil distinguirlos — it's very difficult to tell them apart o to tell one from the other
b) ( caracterizar) to characterize2) ( percibir) to make outse distinguía claramente el ruido de las olas — we/he/they could clearly make out the sound of the waves
3) (con medalla, honor) to honor*2.distinguirse v pron ( destacarse)distinguirse por algo: se distinguió por su valentía he distinguished himself by his bravery; nuestros productos se distinguen por su calidad our products are distinguished by their quality; distinguirse en algo — to distinguish oneself in something
* * *= delineate, discern, distinguish, draw + distinction, segregate, sift, single out, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, mark out, tell + apart, set + Nombre + apart, tease apart, decouple, discern, make out.Ex. PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.Ex. In order to distinguish between all these subjects it is inevitable that longer notations are used.Ex. You have failed to draw the correct distinction between a discipline and a phenomenon studied by a discipline.Ex. In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.Ex. Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex. Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.Ex. To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.Ex. No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.Ex. What sets them apart is, primarily, the commercial considerations that directly affect the publishers' gatekeeper role but only indirectly affect that of the librarians.Ex. The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.Ex. The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.Ex. She could just make out that he was standing against the wall near the door, ready to jump anyone who came out the door.----* distinguir a + Nombre + de + Nombre = mark out + Nombre + from + Nombre.* distinguir de = mark + Nombre + off from.* distinguir entre... y... = draw + the line between... and..., make + distinction between... and..., discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.* distinguirse = make + Posesivo + mark, be distinguishable.* no distinguir entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* que distingue entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( diferenciar) to distinguishdistinguir una cosa de otra — to tell o distinguish one thing from another
es muy difícil distinguirlos — it's very difficult to tell them apart o to tell one from the other
b) ( caracterizar) to characterize2) ( percibir) to make outse distinguía claramente el ruido de las olas — we/he/they could clearly make out the sound of the waves
3) (con medalla, honor) to honor*2.distinguirse v pron ( destacarse)distinguirse por algo: se distinguió por su valentía he distinguished himself by his bravery; nuestros productos se distinguen por su calidad our products are distinguished by their quality; distinguirse en algo — to distinguish oneself in something
* * *= delineate, discern, distinguish, draw + distinction, segregate, sift, single out, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, mark out, tell + apart, set + Nombre + apart, tease apart, decouple, discern, make out.Ex: PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.
Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.Ex: In order to distinguish between all these subjects it is inevitable that longer notations are used.Ex: You have failed to draw the correct distinction between a discipline and a phenomenon studied by a discipline.Ex: In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.Ex: No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.Ex: What sets them apart is, primarily, the commercial considerations that directly affect the publishers' gatekeeper role but only indirectly affect that of the librarians.Ex: The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.Ex: She could just make out that he was standing against the wall near the door, ready to jump anyone who came out the door.* distinguir a + Nombre + de + Nombre = mark out + Nombre + from + Nombre.* distinguir de = mark + Nombre + off from.* distinguir entre... y... = draw + the line between... and..., make + distinction between... and..., discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.* distinguirse = make + Posesivo + mark, be distinguishable.* no distinguir entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* que distingue entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.* * *distinguir [I2 ]vtA1 (diferenciar) to distinguishno sabe distinguir una nota de otra she can't tell o distinguish one note from anotherhe aprendido a distinguir los diferentes compositores I've learnt to distinguish (between) o recognize the different composersson tan parecidos que es muy difícil distinguirlos they look so much alike it's very difficult to tell them apart o to tell one from the other o to distinguish between themyo la distinguiría entre mil I'd recognize o know her anywhere, I could pick her out in a crowd2 (caracterizar) to characterizeB (percibir) to make outa lo lejos se distingue la catedral the cathedral can be seen in the distanceentre los matorrales pudo distinguir algo que se movía she could make out o see something moving in the bushesse distinguía claramente el ruido de las olas the sound of the waves could be clearly heard, we/he/they could clearly hear o make out the sound of the wavesC (con una medalla, un honor) to honor*■ distinguirvi(discernir): hay que saber distinguir para apreciar la diferencia you have to be discerning to appreciate the difference(destacarse) distinguirse POR algo:se distinguió por su talento musical he became famous o renowned for his musical talentse distinguió por su valor en el combate he distinguished himself by his bravery in battlenuestros productos se distinguen por su calidad our products stand out for their quality, our products are distinguished by o for their qualitydistinguirse EN algo to distinguish oneself IN sth, to make a name for oneself IN sth* * *
distinguir ( conjugate distinguir) verbo transitivo
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2 ( percibir) ‹figura/sonido› to make out
3 (con medalla, honor) to honor( conjugate honor)
distinguirse verbo pronominal ( destacarse): distinguirse por algo [ persona] to distinguish oneself by sth;
[ producto] to be distinguished by sth
distinguir verbo transitivo
1 (reconocer) to recognize
2 (apreciar la diferencia) to distinguish: no soy capaz de distinguir a Juan de su hermano gemelo, I can't tell Juan from his twin brother
3 (conferir un privilegio, honor) to honour, US honor
4 (verse, apreciarse) to make out
' distinguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discriminar
- caracterizar
English:
differentiate
- discern
- distinction
- distinguish
- make out
- pick out
- separate
- single out
- tell
- tell apart
- define
- discriminate
- know
- make
- mark
- pick
- right
- set
* * *♦ vt1. [diferenciar] to distinguish, to tell the difference between;¿tú distingues estas dos camisas? can you tell the difference between these two shirts?;me es imposible distinguirlos I can't tell them apart;Kant distingue varios tipos de “razón” Kant distinguishes between several kinds of “reason”;distinguir algo de algo to tell sth from sth;por teléfono no distingo tu voz de la de tu madre I can't tell your voice from your mother's on the telephone;no distinguen el verde del azul they can't tell green from blue2. [caracterizar] to distinguish, to characterize;distinguir algo/a alguien de to distinguish sth/sb from, to set sth/sb apart from;esto lo distingue del resto de los mamíferos this distinguishes it from other mammals;¿qué es lo que distingue a un gorila? what are the main characteristics of a gorilla?;el grado de adherencia distingue los diversos tipos de neumático the different types of tyre are distinguished by their road-holding capacity;su amabilidad la distingue de las demás her kindness sets her apart from the rest3. [premiar] to honour;ha sido distinguido con numerosos premios he has been honoured with numerous prizes;hoy nos distingue con su presencia Don… today we are honoured to have with us Mr…4. [vislumbrar, escuchar] to make out;¿distingues algo? [al mirar] can you see anything?, can you make anything out?;desde aquí no distingo si es ella o no I can't see if it's her or not from here;podía distinguir su voz I could make out her voice♦ vito differentiate, to know the difference ( entre between);el público distingue entre un buen y un mal tenor the audience can tell o knows the difference between a good and a bad tenor;estudiando mucho uno aprende a distinguir after a lot of study one learns how to discriminate* * *v/t1 distinguish (de from)2 ( divisar) make out;distinguir algo lejano make out sth in the distancehonour* * *distinguir {26} vt1) : to distinguish2) : to honor* * *distinguir vblos gemelos son difíciles de distinguir the twins are hard to tell apart / it's hard to tell the twins apart -
3 distinguere
distinguish* * *distinguere v.tr.1 to distinguish, to tell*; to discriminate, to differentiate: al telefono non distinguo la tua voce da quella di tua sorella, on the telephone I can't tell your voice from your sister's; non li so distinguere, I can't tell which is which; non so distinguerlo da suo fratello, sono così simili!; he and his brother are so much alike that I can't tell them apart; stai facendo confusione; distinguiamo!, you're getting everything mixed up; let's distinguish one thing from another!; distinguere tra bene e male, to tell good from evil; non so più distinguere i diversi odori, I can't pick out the different smells any more (o I can no longer tell the difference between the smells)2 ( scorgere) to distinguish, to discern, to perceive, to make* out, to see* clearly: in quella stanza senza luce non riuscivo a distinguere i suoi lineamenti, in the darkened room I couldn't make out his features; tua sorella era troppo lontana per poter distinguere quello che succedeva, your sister was too far away to be able to see clearly what was going on3 ( caratterizzare) to distinguish, to mark, to characterize: che cosa distingue l'uomo dagli animali?, what distinguishes man from animals?; una coda molto lunga distingue questa specie, this species is characterized by a very long tail; grandi progressi nelle scienze applicate distinsero il corso del diciannovesimo secolo, enormous advances in applied science marked the course of the nineteenth century; con la grazia che lo distingue mi ha urtato violentemente, he crashed into me with all his characteristic gracefulness4 ( contrassegnare) to mark: distingue le proprie pecore con segni particolari, he marks his own sheep in a special way5 ( separare, dividere) to divide, to separate: distinguiamo le opere di questo pittore in tre periodi, let's divide the works of this painter into three periods6 ( segnalare) to distinguish, to mark: il suo coraggio lo distinse nell'ultima guerra, his courage distinguished him in the last war.◘ distinguersi v.intr.pron. to stand* out for, to distinguish oneself (by sthg.): si distingue per la sua diligenza, he distinguishes himself by his diligence; si distingue perché porta sempre dei cappelli eccentrici, she makes herself conspicuous by always wearing odd hats; le due parole si distinguono dall'accento, the two words are distinguishable by the stress pattern.* * *1. [dis'tinɡwere]vb irreg vt1) (differenziare) to distinguish, single outla sua energia lo distingue dagli altri — his energy distinguishes him o sets him apart from the others
2) (percepire) to distinguish, discernera troppo buio per distinguere la sua faccia — it was too dark to see o make out his (o her) face
3) (contrassegnare: con etichetta) to mark, indicate4) (frm : dividere) to divide, separate2. vip (distinguersi)1) (essere riconoscibile) to be distinguished2) (emergere) to stand out, be conspicuous, distinguish o.s.* * *[dis'tingwere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (separare) to distinguish ( tra between; da from)distinguere il bene dal male — to know o tell right from wrong
2) (percepire le differenze) to distinguish, to discern [ colori]; to make* out [ contorni]; to catch* [suoni, odori]3) (differenziare) [dettaglio, qualità] to set* [sb., sth.] apart [persone, animali, oggetti] (da from)ciò che distingue Parigi da Roma — what makes Paris different from Rome, what distinguishes Paris from Rome
4) (caratterizzare) to characterize [epoca, azienda]2.3.distinguere tra A e B — to discriminate o distinguish between A and B, to draw a distinction between A and B
verbo pronominale distinguersi1) (differire) [persona, organizzazione] to differ (da from)2) (farsi notare) [sportivo, candidato] to stand* out, to distinguish oneselfdeve sempre -rsi! — spreg. he always has to be different! he always wants to stand out!
3) (essere percepito) to be* distinguishable* * *distinguere/dis'tingwere/ [40]1 (separare) to distinguish ( tra between; da from); è difficile distinguere i gemelli it's difficult to tell the twins apart; distinguere il bene dal male to know o tell right from wrong2 (percepire le differenze) to distinguish, to discern [ colori]; to make* out [ contorni]; to catch* [ suoni, odori]3 (differenziare) [ dettaglio, qualità] to set* [sb., sth.] apart [ persone, animali, oggetti] ( da from); ciò che distingue Parigi da Roma what makes Paris different from Rome, what distinguishes Paris from Rome4 (caratterizzare) to characterize [ epoca, azienda](aus. avere) bisogna saper distinguere you have to be able to tell the difference; distinguere tra A e B to discriminate o distinguish between A and B, to draw a distinction between A and BIII distinguersi verbo pronominale1 (differire) [ persona, organizzazione] to differ ( da from)2 (farsi notare) [ sportivo, candidato] to stand* out, to distinguish oneself; - rsi dal gruppo to rise above the group; deve sempre -rsi! spreg. he always has to be different! he always wants to stand out!3 (essere percepito) to be* distinguishable.
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