discern

erkennen, wahrnehmen

Etwas bemerken oder erkennen, das schwer zu sehen oder zu verstehen ist.

In einfachem Englisch: To notice or recognize something that is not easy to see or understand.

• I could barely discern her face.
• They discerned a pattern in the results.
• Can you discern any meaning in these marks?

So benutzt man es: discern something in something (I could discern a faint shape in the fog.)

Synonyme: detect, perceive, make out

Häufige Wendungen: discern a pattern, discern something in something, discern an outline

unterscheiden

Den Unterschied zwischen zwei Dingen erkennen.

In einfachem Englisch: To recognize the difference between two things.

• Can you discern truth from lies?
• She discerned the genuine signature from the fake one.
• They struggled to discern between the two types of stone.

So benutzt man es: discern A from B (Children learn to discern right from wrong.); discern between A and B (It is difficult to discern between fact and opinion here.)

Synonyme: distinguish, differentiate, tell apart

Häufige Wendungen: discern right from wrong, discern between things