tell apart

English

Verb

(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.

Synonyms

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Translations

to distinguish

Finnish: erottaa (fi)
Latin: internoscō

Portuguese: distinguir (pt)
Russian: различа́ть (ru) impf (različátʹ), различи́ть (ru) pf (različítʹ); отлича́ть (ru) impf (otličátʹ), отличи́ть (ru) pf (otličítʹ)

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