distinguer

Signification

1. to distinguish
2. to be distinguished

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/dis.tɛ̃.ɡe/

Étymologie

From Middle French distinguer, a 14th-century borrowing from Latin distinguere.

Phrases

Il convient de distinguer explicitement la sécurité nucléaire de la sûreté nucléaire .

A clear distinction should be made between nuclear security and nuclear safety.

Il faudra alors distinguer plusieurs cas , selon le nombre de racines du polynôme caractéristique .

It will then be necessary to distinguish several cases, according to the number of roots of the characteristic polynomial.