discerner

disɛʁne

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Definition of discerner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

visionvoir clairement quelque chose pour ne pas le confondre

Je discerne une silhouette dans le brouillard.

apercevoir

distinguer

voir

distinctionreconnaître les différences entre des choses ou des personnes

Il sait discerner le vrai du faux.

différencier

distinguer

reconnaître

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Expressions with discerner

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discerner le bien du mal

distinguer ce qui est moralement bon de ce qui est mauvais

Les enfants apprennent progressivement à discerner le bien du mal.

Origin of discerner

latin, discernere (séparer, distinguer)

Terms with discerner included in their meaning

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du lard ou du cochon

exp.

flou

difficile à discerner entre vrai et faux

démêler

discerner

faire la distinction entre différents éléments

Examples of discerner in a sentence

Nous devons discerner la vérité dans ses paroles.
Elle parvient à discerner les voix dans le brouhaha.
Peux-tu discerner les nuances entre ces deux couleurs ?

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English:discern, ...
German:erkennen, differenzieren, ...
Italian:distinguere, discernere, ...
Spanish:distinguir, diferenciar, ...
Portuguese:discernir, distinguir, ...
Chinese:辨认, 辨别, ...
Japanese:見分ける, 区別する, ...
Arabic:ميّز, فرّق, ...
Hebrew:לִזְהוֹת, לְהַבְדִּיל, ...
Russian:различать, различить, ...
Ukrainian:розрізняти, відрізняти, ...
Catalan:distingir, ...
Danish:skelne, sondre, ...
Dutch:onderscheiden, verschil zien, ...
Greek:διακρίνω, ...
Khmer:សម្គាល់ឃើញ, សម្គាល់ខុសគ្នា, ...
Korean:식별하다, 분별하다, ...
Polish:dostrzec, rozróżniać, ...
Portuguese (BR):discernir, perceber a diferença, ...
Romanian:a discerne, a deosebi, ...
Swedish:urskilja, skilja mellan, ...
Thai:มองเห็นได้ชัดเจน, แยกแยะ, ...
Turkish:ayırt etmek, farkını görmek, ...
Vietnamese:nhìn rõ, phân biệt, ...

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